In situ photopolymerization of a gel ionic liquid electrolyte in the presence of iodine and its use in dye sensitized solar cells

Orawan Winther-Jensen; Vanessa Armel; Maria Forsyth; Douglas Robert Macfarlane

doi:10.1002/marc.200900701

In situ photopolymerization of a gel ionic liquid electrolyte in the presence of iodine and its use in dye sensitized solar cells

Orawan Winther-Jensen
, Vanessa Armel
, Maria Forsyth
, Douglas Robert Macfarlane

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Abstract

We report for the first time an in situ photopolymerization of model co-monomers, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) and tetra (ethylene glycol) diacrylate (TEGDA), in an IL electrolyte containing I₂ for DSSCs. TiO₂ nanoparticles were used as the photo-initiator and co-gelator in a charge transfer polymerization reaction. The gel-IL polymer obtained was characterized in terms of the diffusion properties of the electrolyte. Preliminary results from DSSCs assembled using the gel-IL electrolyte showed energy conversion efficiency of 3.9% at 1 sun (AM1.5) and 5.0% at 0.39 sun illumination.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	479 - 483
Number of pages	5
Journal	Macromolecular Rapid Communications
Volume	31
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/marc.200900701
Publication status	Published - 2010

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