An optimized poly(vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene)–NaI gel polymer electrolyte and its application in natural dye sensitized solar cells

• Main Authors: Mohd. Noor, Mazni, Buraidah, M.H., Careem, M.A., Majid, S.R., Arof, A.K.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2014
• Subjects: QC Physics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/40107/1/1-s2.0-S0013468613025899-main.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/40107/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00134686
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Gel type polymer electrolytes with PVDF-HFP as polymer host, NaI salt and EC/PC as plasticizers have been prepared and optimized for use in a dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC). The polymer electrolyte containing 48 wt. % (PVDF-HFP)–32 wt. % NaI–20 wt. % (EC/PC) exhibits the highest room temperature...