Gelation of ionic liquid with exfoliated montmorillonite nanoplatelets and its application for quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells

被引:31
作者
Lee, Chia-Hsin [1 ]
Liu, Ken-Yen [1 ]
Chang, Shun-Hsiang [1 ]
Lin, Keng-Jen [2 ]
Lin, Jiang-Jen [2 ]
Ho, Kuo-Chuan [2 ]
Lin, King-Fu [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Natl Taiwan Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Taipei 106, Taiwan
[2] Natl Taiwan Univ, Inst Polymer Sci & Engn, Taipei 106, Taiwan
关键词
Dye-sensitized solar cell; Ionic liquid; Gel type; Nanoclay; Electrolytes; POLY(XYLYLENE TETRAHYDROTHIOPHENIUM CHLORIDE); FREE EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; COUNTERION DISSOCIATION; CHAIN CONFORMATION; ELECTROLYTES; TEMPERATURE; PERFORMANCE; ADSORPTION; DEPENDENCE; CONVERSION;
D O I
10.1016/j.jcis.2011.08.009
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The exfoliated montmorillonite (exMMT) nanoplatelets that carry negative charges are capable of adsorbing 1-methyl-3-propyl-imidazolium cations to form a gel-type ionic liquid-based electrolyte system for dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC). Interestingly, it also increases the power conversion efficiency of DSSC from 6.58% to 7.77% at full sun. The increased efficiency is attributed to the decreased resistance of gel electrolyte system and enhanced reduction reaction rate at the counter electrode, both of which are related to the two-dimensional electrolyte nature of exMMTs that repel the I-/I-3(-) redox couples toward their major conduction pathway. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:635 / 639
页数:5
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