High-temperature and long-term stable solid-state electrolyte for dye-sensitized solar cells by self-assembly

  • Hong Yang
  • , Chengzhong Yu
  • , Qunliang Song
  • , Yongyao Xia
  • , Fuyou Li*
  • , Zhigang Chen
  • , Xianghong Li
  • , Tao Yi
  • , Chunhui Huang
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate was solidified by silica nanoparticles (>2 wt%) even up to 85°C. The mechanism of solid-state composites was inferred to self-assemble through hydrogen bond networks between the anion BF4- and the hydroxyl group in the surface of silica nanoparticles, which was characterized by differential scanning calorimetry measurement and Fourier transition infrared spectra. The solid-state composite was introduced to form high-temperature solid-state electrolytes for highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells with an overall energy-conversion efficiency of 4.7% at room temperature and 5.0% at 60°C under AM 1.5 sunlight illumination (75 mW cm-2).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5173-5177
Number of pages5
JournalChemistry of Materials
Volume18
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - 31 Oct 2006
Externally publishedYes

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