Conductive carbon nanoparticles hybrid PEO/P(VDF-HFP)/SiO2 nanocomposite polymer electrolyte type dye sensitized solar cells

Co-existence of LiI and KI in filler-free, quasi-solid-state electrolyte for efficient and stable dye-sensitized solar cell

“…Inorganic nanoparticles are now commonly used after Croce et al [15] successfully incorporated titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) nanoparticles in the polymer electrolyte. The performance of electrolytes using TiO 2 , SiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 and ZnO has already reached the same level as that of ionic liquid electrolytes [16][17][18][19][20]. Inorganic nanoparticles act as fillers and decrease the degree of crystallization of the polymer matrix.…”

Ionic conductivity and electrochemical properties of nanocomposite polymer electrolytes based on electrospun poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) with nano-sized ceramic fillers

“…The crosslinked network of P(VdF-HFP) with poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate and poly(methyl methacrylate) [21], PEO-modified poly(methacrylate) [22] and a blend of PEO/P(VdF-HFP) [23] have also been reported as host polymers. However, P(VdF-HFP) membranes prepared by electrospinning are suitable host polymers for preparing NCPEs due to the high affinity to the electrolyte, good electrochemical stability and desirable adhesion with the electrode.…”

Single walled carbon nanotube network electrodes for dye solar cells

“…Since they were first reported by Iijima in 1991 [1] single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) have attracted great interest across a diverse range of fields including microelectronics [2][3][4], medicine [5][6][7][8], energetic materials [9,10], polymers [11][12][13], energy storage [14,15] and more recently, light harvesting [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]. The use of SWCNTs in light harvesting devices has evolved primarily due to their unique electrical and optical properties arising as a result of one-dimensional (1D) confinement of electron and phonon states in the highly ordered SWCNT structure.…”