Dye-sensitized solar cells made by using a polysilsesquioxane polymeric ionic fluid as redox electrolyte

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作者
Stathatos, Elias
Jovanovski, Vasko
Orel, Boris
Jerman, Ivan
Lianos, Panagiotis [1 ]
机构
[1] Technol Inst Patras, Dept Elect Engn, Patras 26334, Greece
[2] Natl Inst Chem, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia
[3] Univ Patras, Dept Engn Sci, Patras 26500, Greece
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10.1021/jp068812q
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Dye-sensitized solar cells have been made by using electrolytes based on a polysilsesquioxane ionic fluid. This is a nanocomposite organic-inorganic material synthesized by the sol-gel route using 1-methyl-3-[3-(trimethoxy-lambda(4)-silyl)propyl]-1H-imidazolium iodide as precursor. This compound is an imidazolium iodide derivatized with covalent attachment of a trimethoxysilane group. Condensation was obtained by formic acid solvolysis at 120 degrees C in the absence of water. The obtained materials have been characterized by IR, Si-29 NMR and conductivity measurements. Cells have been constructed by using several variants of the above electrolyte and have been characterized by current-voltage measurements.
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