Photo-polymerization of methacrylate based polymer electrolyte for dye-sensitized solar cell
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Mahamed Imperiyka
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Sharina Abu Hanifah
Abstract
The ionic conductivity of poly(glycidyl methacrylate-co-ethyl methacrylate) [P(GMA-co-EMA)]-lithium perchlorate (LiClO4)-ethylene carbonate (EC) electrolyte and photovoltaic performances of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) utilizing the electrolyte were investigated. P(GMA-co-EMA) as a host material of the electrolyte was synthesized by UV-curing and characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). P(GMA-co-EMA) based solid polymer electrolyte containing 80 wt% EC exhibited the highest room temperature ionic conductivity. The crystallinity degree of the electrolyte decreases with the EC content, as confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies. The electrochemical stability investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV) reveals that the electrolyte is stable up to 4.8 V. A dye-sensitized solar cell of fluorine tin oxide (FTO)/TiO2-dye/P(GMA-co-EMA)-LiClO4-EC/Pt possessed the photovoltaic effect with a short-circuit current density (Jsc) of 4.85×10-3 mA cm-2 and open circuit voltage (Voc) of 0.4 V, respectively, under light intensity of 100 mW cm-2.
Acknowledgments
The authors are very thankful to the Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia for allowing the work to be carried out. This work was funded by the UKM-DLP-2012-021 grant.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Original articles
- Kinetic degradation and storage stability of β-carotene encapsulated by spray drying using almond gum and gum arabic as wall materials
- Photo-polymerization of methacrylate based polymer electrolyte for dye-sensitized solar cell
- Synthesis and characterization of novel hydroxyl-terminated hyperbranched polyurethanes
- Electron beam modified nylon 6-clay nanocomposites: morphology and water absorption behavior
- The effect of ultraviolet irradiation and temperature on the resilience of high density polyethylene
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- Technical feasibility of a new approach to electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding of injection molded parts using in-mold coated (IMC) nanopaper
- Study on crystallization performance of polyethylene terephthalate/polybutylene terephthalate alloys
- Numerical study of polymer melt flow in a three-dimensional sudden expansion: viscous dissipation effects
- Enhancement of mechanical properties of polypropylene by blending with styrene-(ethylene-butylene)-styrene tri-block copolymer
- Development and fabrication of cement reinforced polypropylene composite material spur gear
