A high temperature stable electrolyte system for dye-sensitized solar cells

Hak Soo Lee; Sang Hoon Bae; Yimhyun Jo; Kang Jin Kim; Yongseok Jun; Chi Hwan Han

doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2010.07.011

A high temperature stable electrolyte system for dye-sensitized solar cells

Hak Soo Lee, Sang Hoon Bae, Yimhyun Jo, Kang Jin Kim, Yongseok Jun, Chi Hwan Han

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Abstract

The effect of the addition of single and binary additives to a mixed solvent, ethylene carbonate + γ-butyrolactone, on the performance of dye-sensitized TiO₂ solar cells (DSSCs) has been investigated. The addition of a single additive, 2-(dimethylamino)-pyridine, to the electrolyte containing an ionic salt, 1,2-dimethyl-3-propylimidazolium iodide, in the mixed solvent results in an enhancement of the cell performance. The performance of the cell has been further enhanced by the addition of the second additive, 5-chloro-1-ethyl-2-methylimidazole. The resulting DSSC has performed better than the one based on the conventional electrolyte in acetonitrile. The dependence of the stability of the cells on the temperature has been evaluated over the range of 30-120 °C for outdoor applications.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	7159-7165
Number of pages	7
Journal	Electrochimica Acta
Volume	55
Issue number	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2010.07.011
Publication status	Published - 2010 Oct 1
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Binary additive
Dye-sensitized solar cell
Ethylene carbonate
High temperature stability
γ-Butyrolactone

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Chemical Engineering(all)
Electrochemistry

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