Comparison of chitosan and chitosan nanoparticles on the performance and charge recombination of water-based gel electrolyte in dye sensitized solar cells

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In commercialization of liquid dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), whose leakage, evaporation and toxicity of organic solvents are limiting factors, replacement of organic solvents with water-based gel electrolyte is recommended. This work reports on utilizing and comparison of chitosan and chitosan nanoparticle as different gelling agents in preparation of water-based gel electrolyte in fabrication of dye sensitized solar cells. All photovoltaic parameters such as open circuit voltage (Voc), fill factor (FF), short circuit current density (Jsc) and conversion efficiency (η) were measured. For further characterization, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) was used to study the charge transfer at Pt/electrolyte interface and charge recombination and electron transport at TiO2/dye/electrolyte interface. Significant improvements in conversion efficiency and short circuit current density of DSSCs fabricated by chitosan nanoparticle were observed that can be attributed to the higher mobility of I3-due to the lower viscosity and smaller size of chitosan nanoparticles.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:175

Enthalten in:

Carbohydrate polymers - 175(2017) vom: 01. Nov., Seite 1-6

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Khalili, Malihe [VerfasserIn]
Abedi, Mohammad [VerfasserIn]
Amoli, Hossein Salar [VerfasserIn]
Mozaffari, Seyed Ahmad [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

059QF0KO0R
9012-76-4
Biopolymer
Chitosan
Chitosan nanoparticle
Dye sensitized solar cells
Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
Electrolytes
Journal Article
Water
Water based electrolyte

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Date Completed 12.06.2018

Date Revised 02.12.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.07.061

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM27588516X