Improvement of dye sensitized solar cells efficiency utilizing diethyl carbonate in PVA based gel polymer electrolytes

• Main Authors: Abdul Aziz, Mohd Fareezuan, Mohd Abid, Mohd Asyadi 'Azam, Mohd Noor, Ikhwan Syafiq, Ali @ Buraidah, Mohd Hamdi, Mohd Arof, Abdul Kariem
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Insight Society 2022
• Online Access: http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/26430/2/2022%20MANUSCRIPT%20IJASEIT%20%28FAREEZUAN-MARCH2022%29.PDF; http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/26430/; http://ijaseit.insightsociety.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=1&article_id=13526
• Institution: Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka

Low conductivity of gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs) containing double iodide salts is critical for efficiency in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The presence of diethyl carbonate (DEC) plasticizer affects the amorphousness and ionic conductivity of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-based GPEs and DSSCs pe...