Dye-sensitized solar cells with ionic gel electrolytes prepared from imidazolium salts and agarose

被引:38
作者
Suzuki, Kazuharu
Yamaguchi, Makoto
Kumagai, Mikio
Tanabe, Nobuo
Yanagida, Shozo
机构
[1] Inst Res & Innovat, Photon & Mat Res Dept, Chiba 2270861, Japan
[2] Fujikura Ltd, Elect Mat Dept, Koto Ku, Tokyo 1358512, Japan
[3] Osaka Univ, Ctr Adv Sci & Innovat, Suita, Osaka 5650871, Japan
关键词
dye-sensitized solar cells; ionic liquid; room temperature molten salt; ionic geld; gel electrolyte; semi-solid electrolyte; agarose; imidazolium iodide;
D O I
10.1016/j.crci.2005.06.034
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
New ionic gel electrolytes, semi-solid state electrolytes comprised of ionic liquid and gelator were investigated in order to improve the durability of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). The ionic gels were prepared from agarose, natural polysaccharide, and 1-alkyl-3-methyl-imidizolium salts. The gels showed sufficient mechanical strength even though a very small amount of agarose was added (1.0-1.5 wt%). The photon to electron conversion efficiency of the DSCs containing ionic gel electrolyte was 2.93% under simulated sunlight (air mass 1.5) with a light intensity of 100 mW cm(-2).
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页码:611 / 616
页数:6
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