TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of concentrated light on the performance and stability of a quasi-solid electrolyte in dye-sensitized solar cells
AU - Chawarambwa, Fadzai Lesley
AU - Putri, Tika Erna
AU - Attri, Pankaj
AU - Kamataki, Kunihiro
AU - Itagaki, Naho
AU - Koga, Kazunori
AU - Shiratani, Masaharu
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2021/10/16
Y1 - 2021/10/16
N2 - In this study, a quasi-solid dye-sensitized solar cell (QSDSSC) and a liquid DSSC were coupled with a concentric mirror. Under focused concentrated light, the QSDSSC exhibited higher performance stability when compared to the liquid DSSC, which showed remarkably low stability due to the leakage and evaporation of the liquid electrolyte. The QSDSSC retains ~91.4% of its initial efficiency after 120 mins, while the liquid DSSC retains only ~73.2%. The enhanced stability of the QSDSSC is attributed to the 3D frame formed by the nanofillers and polymers, which effectively prevent evaporation and leakage of the electrolyte.
AB - In this study, a quasi-solid dye-sensitized solar cell (QSDSSC) and a liquid DSSC were coupled with a concentric mirror. Under focused concentrated light, the QSDSSC exhibited higher performance stability when compared to the liquid DSSC, which showed remarkably low stability due to the leakage and evaporation of the liquid electrolyte. The QSDSSC retains ~91.4% of its initial efficiency after 120 mins, while the liquid DSSC retains only ~73.2%. The enhanced stability of the QSDSSC is attributed to the 3D frame formed by the nanofillers and polymers, which effectively prevent evaporation and leakage of the electrolyte.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cplett.2021.138986
DO - 10.1016/j.cplett.2021.138986
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85113459754
SN - 0009-2614
VL - 781
JO - Chemical Physics Letters
JF - Chemical Physics Letters
M1 - 138986
ER -