Dye-sensitized Solar Cell Based on Tetradodecylammonium Chloride-type Low Molecular Mass Gelator Based Gel Electrolyte

Abstract

Abstract:

Quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell(DSC) was fabricated using tetradodecylammonium chloride as a low molecular mass gelator to form gel electrolyte. The differential scanning calorimetry measurement shows the solution-to-gel transition temperature(T_SG) of the gel is 74 ℃. It is also found that the gelation decreased the apparent diffusion coefficient(D_app) values of triiodide and iodide ions in electrolyte. The influence of gelation on the charge recombination at the dyed TiO2 mesoscopic electrode/electrolyte interface was investigated by adopting electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS) technology. The result showed that the gelation increased the dark reaction at the dyed TiO₂ mesoscopic electrode/electrolyte interface. The result of the accelerated aging test showed that the gel electrolyte based DSC exhibited much better stability than the device based on the liquid electrolyte.

Key words: Low molecular mass gelator, Gel electrolyte, Stability, Dye-sensitized, Solar cell

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HUO Zhi-Peng, DAI Song-Yuan*, ZHANG Chang-Neng, LIU Wei-Qing, FANG Xia-Qin, ..... Dye-sensitized Solar Cell Based on Tetradodecylammonium Chloride-type Low Molecular Mass Gelator Based Gel Electrolyte[J]. Chem. J. Chinese Universities, 2009, 30(6): 1214.

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