Towards Renewable Iodide Sources for Electrolytes in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Iryna Sagaidak, Guillaume Huertas, Albert Nguyen Van Nhien and Frédéric Sauvage
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Iryna Sagaidak: Laboratoire de Réactivité et Chimie des Solides, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, CNRS UMR 7314, 33 rue Saint Leu, Amiens 80039, France
Guillaume Huertas: Laboratoire de Réactivité et Chimie des Solides, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, CNRS UMR 7314, 33 rue Saint Leu, Amiens 80039, France
Albert Nguyen Van Nhien: Laboratoire de Glycochimie, des Antimicrobiens et des Agroressources, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, CNRS FRE3517, 33 rue Saint Leu, Amiens 80039, France
Frédéric Sauvage: Laboratoire de Réactivité et Chimie des Solides, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, CNRS UMR 7314, 33 rue Saint Leu, Amiens 80039, France

Energies, 2016, vol. 9, issue 4, 1-16

Abstract: A novel family of iodide salts and ionic liquids based on different carbohydrate core units is herein described for application in dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC). The influence of the molecular skeleton and the cationic structure on the electrolyte properties, device performance and on interfacial charge transfer has been investigated. In combination with the C106 polypyridyl ruthenium sensitizer, power conversion efficiencies lying between 5.0% and 7.3% under standard Air Mass (A.M.) 1.5G conditions were obtained in association with a low volatile methoxypropionitrile (MPN)-based electrolyte.

Keywords: dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC); ionic liquids; sugar-based iodide sources; liquid electrolyte (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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