High-Efficiency Glass and Printable Flexible Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Water-Based Electrolytes

Autor: Silvia Villarroya-Lidon, Omar Moudam
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of Solar Energy, Vol 2014 (2014)
ISSN: 2314-6230
2356-7635
DOI: 10.1155/2014/426785
Popis: The performance of a flexible and glass dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) with water-based electrolyte solutions is described. High concentrations of alkylamidazoliums were used to overcome the deleterious effect of water and, based on this variable, pure water-based electrolyte DSSCs were tested displaying the highest recorded efficiency so far of 3.45% and 6% for flexible and glass cells, respectively, under a simulated air mass 1.5 solar spectrum illumination at 100 mWcm−2. An improvement in the Jsc with high water content and the positive impact of GuSCN on the enhancement of the performance of pure water-based electrolytes were also observed.
Databáze: OpenAIRE