Efficient monolithic quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells based on poly(ionic liquids) and carbon counter electrodes

Yaoguang Rong; Zhiliang Ku; Mi Xu; Linfeng Liu; Min Hu; Ying Yang; Jiangzhao Chen; Anyi Mei; Tongfa Liu; Hongwei Han

doi:10.1039/C3RA47084A

Efficient monolithic quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells based on poly(ionic liquids) and carbon counter electrodes†

Yaoguang Rong,^a Zhiliang Ku,^a Mi Xu,^a Linfeng Liu,^a Min Hu,^a Ying Yang,^a Jiangzhao Chen,^a Anyi Mei,^a Tongfa Liu^a and Hongwei Han*^a

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^a Michael Grätzel Center for Mesoscopic Solar Cells, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, P.R. China
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Abstract

A poly(ionic liquid) (PIL), poly(1-alkyl-3-vinylimidazolium iodide), was synthesized and employed to prepare a quasi-solid-state electrolyte for dye-sensitized solar cells. The PIL functioned as the charge transfer intermediate, the source of the redox couple and also the gelator in the electrolyte. Assembled with this electrolyte and a carbon counter electrode, a power conversion efficiency of 6.18% was obtained.

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Efficient monolithic quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells based on poly(ionic liquids) and carbon counter electrodes†

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