A quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell based on sol-gel derived in situ gelation of a siloxane hybrid electrolyte
By Bae, Jun-Young; Lim, DaeSup; Yun, Ho-Gyeong; Kim, Myoung; Jin, JungHo & Bae, Byeong-Soo
Published in RSC Adv.
The Royal Society of Chemistry
2012
Abstract
A stable dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) was fabricated by a novel in situ gelation of the electrolyte. A highly condensed oligosiloxane gel was formed by sol-gel reaction of silane monomers. The oligosiloxane gel DSSC showed reduced charge recombination, and an efficiency of 5.8% with long-term stability.