Performance of dye-sensitized solar cells with (PVDF-HFP)-KI-EC-PC electrolyte and different dye materials

• Main Authors: Mohd Noor, Mazni, Buraidah, M.H., Yusuf, S. N. F., Careem, M. A., Majid, S. R., Arof, A.K.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
• Subjects: QC Physics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/40125/1/Performance_of_Dye-sensitized_Solar_cells.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/40125/; http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijp/2011/960487/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

A plasticized polymer electrolyte system composed of PVDF-HFP, potassium iodide (KI), and equal weight of ethylene carbonate (EC) and propylene carbonate (PC) has been used in a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC). The electrolyte with the composition 40wt. %PVDF-HFP-10wt.%KI-50wt.%(EC + PC) exhibits...