Solid-state nanocrystalline dye-sensitized solar cell using 2-mercapto benzimidazole doped poly(ethylene oxide) as a new polymer electrolyte
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2009
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New composite doped poly (ethylene oxide) polymer electrolyte was developed using 2-mercapto benzimidazole as plasticizer and iodide/triiodide as redox couple. The fabrication of the cell involves Poly(ethylene oxide)/ 2-mercapto benzimidazole / iodide/triiodide as polymer electrolyte in dye-sensitized solar cell fabricated with N3 dye and TiO2 nanoparticles as the photoanode and Platinum coated FTO (fluorine doped SnO2) as counter electrode. The current-volatage characteristics under simulated sunlight AM1.5 shows a short circuit current Isc of 8.7mA and open circuit photovoltage 508 mV. The conductivity measurements for the new polymer electrolyte and the photoelectrochemical measurments were carried out systematically. In 2-mercapto benzimidazole the electron rich sulphur and nitrogen atoms, act as pi-electron donors that form good interaction with iodine which plays a vital role in the performance of the fabricated dye-sensitized solar cells. The resonance effect increases the stability of the cell to a considerable extent. These results suggest that the new composite polymer electrolyte performs as a promising new doped polymer-electrolyte. |
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http://www.dsc-ic.com/page/DSC-IC09Info Achari, M. B., Ganesan, S., Latha, S., Maruthamuthu, P., Suthanthiraraj, S. A., Bell, J. M., & Moonie, P. (2009) Solid-state nanocrystalline dye-sensitized solar cell using 2-mercapto benzimidazole doped poly(ethylene oxide) as a new polymer electrolyte. In The 3rd International Solar Energy Society Conference, Asia Pacific Region, 22-24 April 2009, Nara, Japan. (Unpublished) |
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Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering; School of Engineering Systems |
Palavras-Chave | #091305 Energy Generation Conversion and Storage Engineering #100799 Nanotechnology not elsewhere classified #Tolidine #Polymer Electrolyte #Dye-sensitized Solar Cell #Electrochemical Impedence Spectroscopy |
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