A dual function of high performance counter-electrode for stable quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells

作者：Xiao Yaoming; Wu Jihuai^*; Lin Jeng Yu; Yue Gentian; Lin Jianming; Huang Miaoliang; Lan Zhang; Fan Leqing

来源：Journal of Power Sources, 2013, 241: 373-378.

DOI：10.1016/j.jpowsour.2013.04.091

• Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)
• Poly(acrylic acid)
• Counter electrode
• Quasi-solid-state electrolyte
• Dye-sensitized solar cell

A dual function polymer hybrid material poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT)-poly(acrylic acid) (PAA)-poly(styrenesulfonate) (PSS) was fabricated both as a counter electrode (CE) for I-3(-) reduction and for storage of the liquid electrolyte in quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells (QS-DSSCs). To enhance the electrocatalytic activity of the nano-PEDOT CE and to improve the ionic conductivity of the three-dimensional (3D) PAA PSS network, the columnar PEDOT was electropolymerized through the 3D PAA PSS network. The QS-DSSC showed a high photovoltaic conversion efficiency of 6.35% under full sunlight illumination (100 mW cm(-2), AM1.5 G), which reduced to 6.03% after 100 days, indicating this QS-DSSC had a relatively good long-term stability.

• 出版日期2013-11-1
• 单位华侨大学