Effect of imidazole based polymer blend electrolytes for dye-sensitized solar cells in energy harvesting window glass applications

Manikandan, K.; Yelilarasi, A.; Saravanakumar, S. S.; Senthamaraikannan, P.; Khan, Anish

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2019.03.034

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“…It provides a powerful route to engineering new properties like ionic, electrical conductivity, and also mechanical stability in the polymers by using the available polymers. [ 55 , 56 ] The driving force for increasing the utility of blends is related to the high cost of producing entirely new polymer molecules relative to that for blends of existing materials and to the ability of blends to produce the polymers with the combination of properties superior to those of single polymer. Polymer blends employ high performance at a reasonable price and the generation of unique materials with respect to optimum balance of processability and performance.…”

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Modified Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Based Polymer Electrolyte for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs)

Sangwan

Kumar

Singh

et al. 2023

Macromolecular Symposia

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Due to increasing energy demand day by day, it must be necessary to have an alternate source of energy beside natural resources. Sun is the ultimate source of solar energy. So, from this solar energy, various types of solar cells are fabricated easily which are available in markets but these are somewhat costly. So, there is requirement of a low-cost alternative to costly crystalline solar cells, which is fulfilled by dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC). Due to many potential properties like good ionic conductivity, thin film forming ability and many more, polymer electrolyte plays a vital role in improving the efficiency of DSSC which cannot be obtained by using volatile liquid electrolytes which are used earlier. The reliance of DSSCs on liquid electrolytes imposes a limit and restriction on the manufacture of DSSC modules. Liquid electrolyte faces many problems like corrosion, leakage, and evaporation. When the photoanode comes into touch with the volatilized redox-electrolytes solution, the charge distribution at the semiconductor-electrolyte interface changes, resulting in photo corrosion on the photoelectrode. Furthermore, electron recombination at semiconductor-liquid electrolytes interfaces is discovered to cause performance losses. The concept of ionic conductivity observed in polymer materials when complexed with salt is a significant step forward in the development of DSSC devices. In this review, the fabrication of DSSC using polymer electrolyte, specifically PVA based solid polymer electrolyte is discussed. Here solid polymer electrolytes are of special interest due to thin film forming ability and overall good performance. Due to inherent properties like cost-effectiveness, better tensile strength, and high hydrophilicity, PVA is chosen as a novel applicant for host polymer. The recent advancement of DSSC using modified PVA polymer electrolyte by incorporation of nanosized fillers, plasticizers, polymer blend, by the formation of conducting polymer electrolyte are discussed in detail. The improvement in ionic conductivity and enhanced efficiency of DSSC by using above mentioned factors are also discussed.

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Modified Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Based Polymer Electrolyte for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs)

Sangwan

Kumar

Singh

et al. 2023

Macromolecular Symposia

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“…The working electrode (N719 dye adsorbed TiO 2 ) and carbon counter electrode were almost stable, leading to maintaining the J SC during the outdoor operations. In laboratoyr-scale experiments, the stability of electrolyte consisting of blending PVDF/PMMA-KI-I 2 with 40 wt % EC-imidazole for 10 days has already been explored . Photovoltaic performance slightly decayed during the 10 days due to the minor changes in V OC and J SC values caused by the solidification of electrolytes and reduced polymer blend electrolytes mobility.…”

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“…In laboratoyr-scale experiments, the stability of electrolyte consisting of blending PVDF/PMMA-KI-I 2 with 40 wt % EC-imidazole for 10 days has already been explored. 205 Photovoltaic performance slightly decayed during the 10 days due to the minor changes in V OC and J SC values caused by the solidification of electrolytes and reduced polymer blend electrolytes mobility. The stability retained ∼90% of V OC and J SC 's initial values after the long-term stability of 10 days.…”

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Review on the Revolution of Polymer Electrolytes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

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Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are a suitable replacement for conventional silicon solar cells due to their unique features, such as high energy conversion efficiency and cheap manufacturing cost. The liquid-state DSSCs, however, are poorly sustainable on a long-term basis because volatile liquids are used. The early intention of incorporating polymer into the liquid electrolytes was to curb the problem encountered by liquid electrolytes and enable the DSSCs to function as a long-term stability device. This work briefly reviews how the improvisation has been done on the polymer electrolytes formulation and the extent of how each element can affect the cell efficiency and long-term stability. The role of each component, such as the type of host polymer, iodide salts, nanoparticles, and organic additives that improve the performance of DSSCs, has also been highlighted. This clarified the main purpose of introducing various types of additives into electrolytes to enhance the transport properties as well as the performance of the DSSCs.

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“…Polymer electrolytes have been developed as possible liquid electrolyte replacements to address these flaws. [49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59] Polymer electrolytes are made out of polymer matrixes into which a variety of salts have been incorporated. The majority of polymer-salt binary systems do not have adequate conductivity for applications.…”

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Synthesis and characterization of a new phenothiazine-based sensitizer/co-sensitizer for efficient dye-sensitized solar cell performance using a gel polymer electrolyte and Ni–TiO₂as a photoanode

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Effect of imidazole based polymer blend electrolytes for dye-sensitized solar cells in energy harvesting window glass applications

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Modified Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Based Polymer Electrolyte for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs)

Modified Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Based Polymer Electrolyte for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs)

Review on the Revolution of Polymer Electrolytes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Synthesis and characterization of a new phenothiazine-based sensitizer/co-sensitizer for efficient dye-sensitized solar cell performance using a gel polymer electrolyte and Ni–TiO₂as a photoanode

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Effect of imidazole based polymer blend electrolytes for dye-sensitized solar cells in energy harvesting window glass applications

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Modified Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Based Polymer Electrolyte for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs)

Modified Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Based Polymer Electrolyte for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs)

Review on the Revolution of Polymer Electrolytes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Synthesis and characterization of a new phenothiazine-based sensitizer/co-sensitizer for efficient dye-sensitized solar cell performance using a gel polymer electrolyte and Ni–TiO2as a photoanode

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Synthesis and characterization of a new phenothiazine-based sensitizer/co-sensitizer for efficient dye-sensitized solar cell performance using a gel polymer electrolyte and Ni–TiO₂as a photoanode