Guar gum-based polymer gel electrolyte for dye-sensitized solar cell applications

A Gunasekaran, A Sorrentino, AM Asiri, S Anandan - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
A Guar Gum-based biopolymer (GG), a characteristic non-ionic polysaccharide extracted
from guar beans, is utilized in this work as a cost-effective polymer gel electrolyte towards …

What causes the low viscosity of ether-functionalized ionic liquids? Its dependence on the increase of free volume

ZJ Chen, T Xue, JM Lee - RSC advances, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
A series of 12 ether-functionalized room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) and their alkyl
counterparts (short of an oxygen atom) were prepared and characterized to investigate the …

Mathematical modeling of dye-sensitized solar cells

J Gong, S Krishnan - Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, 2019 - Elsevier
The main objective of this chapter is to describe the different components of a macroscopic-
scale first-principles dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) mathematical model. It starts from the …

Efficiency enhancement in dye sensitized solar cells using gel polymer electrolytes based on a tetrahexylammonium iodide and MgI 2 binary iodide system

T Bandara, M Dissanayake, W Jayasundara… - Physical Chemistry …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells have drawn the attention of scientists and
technologists as a potential candidate to supplement future energy needs. The conduction of …

Printable electrolytes based on polyacrylonitrile and gamma-butyrolactone for dye-sensitized solar cell application

S Venkatesan, SC Su, WN Hung, IP Liu, H Teng… - Journal of Power …, 2015 - Elsevier
Printable electrolytes for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are prepared using a low
volatile solvent, gamma-butyrolactone (gBL). Various polymers including polyvinyl acetate …

Activated graphene nanoplatelets as a counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells

J Gong, Z Zhou, K Sumathy, H Yang… - Journal of Applied …, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
Activated graphene nanoplatelets (aGNPs) prepared by a hydrothermal method using KOH
as activating agent were used as counter electrode for high efficiency dye-sensitized solar …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative study of quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells using Z907, N719, photoactive phenothiazine dyes and PVDF-HFP gel polymer electrolytes …

RA Afre, KY Ryu, WS Shin, D Pugliese - Photonics, 2024 - mdpi.com
The present study investigates the influence of photosensitizer selection and the polymer
electrolyte composition on the performance of quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells …

[HTML][HTML] Characteristics of SnO2 nanofiber/TiO2 nanoparticle composite for dye-sensitized solar cells

J Gong, H Qiao, S Sigdel, H Elbohy, N Adhikari… - AIP Advances, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
SnO 2 nanofibers and their composites based photoanodes were fabricated and
investigated in the application of dye-sensitized solar cells. The photoanode made of SnO …

A novel poly (acrylonitrile)/poly (ethylene glycol)-based polymer gel electrolyte for high efficiency dye sensitized solar cells

MM Varishetty, M Kenji, N Tarannum, SR Damaraju… - Energy …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
This research article reports on a systematic approach to the development of polymer gel
electrolytes (PGEs) for the applications of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The authors …

Investigation of the photovoltaic effect in dye‐sensitized solar cells based on poly (ethylene glycol)‐nanofiber electrolytes

MR Kim, SS Park, J Han, TC Pham… - Bulletin of the Korean …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, the effectiveness of electrospun poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG) nanofibers as
polymer electrolytes for dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) is evaluated. Regular PEG …