research article
Solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells using polymerized ionic liquid electrolyte with platinum-free counter electrode
A polymerized ionic liquid electrolyte and platinum-free counter electrode are employed for solid-state DSSCs. We are able to prepare a thin polymer electrolyte layer on nanocrystalline TiO2 in order to reduce the cell resistance. In addition, an electron conductive polymer (PEDOT/PSS) or a single-wall carbon nanotube gel is used with the cell as an inexpensive counter electrode instead of platinum. The overall photon-to-current conversion efficiency was 3.7% in this study.
Type
research article
Web of Science ID
WOS:000274405100032
Author(s)
Kawano, Ryuji
Katakabe, Toru
Shimosawa, Hironobu
Matsui, Hiroshi
Kitamura, Takayuki
Tanabe, Nobuo
Watanabe, Masayoshi
Date Issued
2010
Published in
Volume
12
Start page
1916
End page
1921
Editorial or Peer reviewed
REVIEWED
Written at
EPFL
EPFL units
Available on Infoscience
December 16, 2011
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