Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Optimal Gel Electrolyte Using the Taguchi Design Method
The Taguchi method was adopted to determine the optimal gel electrolyte used in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Since electrolyte is a very important factor in fabrication of high performance and long-term stability DSSCs, to find the optimal composition of gel electrolyte is desired. In this pa...
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| description | The Taguchi method was adopted to determine the optimal gel electrolyte used in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Since electrolyte is a very important factor in fabrication of high performance and long-term stability DSSCs, to find the optimal composition of gel electrolyte is desired. In this paper, the common ingredients used in the liquid electrolyte were chosen. The ingredients then mixed with cheap ionic liquids and poly(vinylidenefluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF-HFP) were added to form colloidal electrolyte (gel). The optimal composition of each materials in the gel electrolyte determined by Taguchi method consists of 0.03 M I2, 0.15 M KI, 0.6 M LiI, 0.5 M 4-tertbutylpyridine (TBP), and 10% PVDF-HFP dissolved in the acetonitrile and 3-methoxypropionitrile (MPN) solution with volume ratio of 2 : 1. The short circuit current density of 14.11 mA/cm2, the conversion efficiency (η) of 5.52%, and the lifetime of over 110 days were observed for the dye-sensitized solar cell assembled with optimal gel electrolyte. The lifetime increases 10 times when compared with the conventional dye-sensitized solar cell assembled with liquid electrolyte. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4574c835e8884a3c915b143f9d0162ce2025-02-03T00:59:22ZengWileyInternational Journal of Photoenergy1110-662X1687-529X2013-01-01201310.1155/2013/617126617126Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Optimal Gel Electrolyte Using the Taguchi Design MethodJenn-Kai Tsai0Wen Dung Hsu1Tian-Chiuan Wu2Jia-Song Zhou3Ji-Lin Li4Jian-Hao Liao5Teen-Hang Meen6Department of Electronic Engineering, National Formosa University, Yunlin 632, TaiwanDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City 701, TaiwanDepartment of Electronic Engineering, National Formosa University, Yunlin 632, TaiwanDepartment of Electronic Engineering, National Formosa University, Yunlin 632, TaiwanDepartment of Electronic Engineering, National Formosa University, Yunlin 632, TaiwanDepartment of Electronic Engineering, National Formosa University, Yunlin 632, TaiwanDepartment of Electronic Engineering, National Formosa University, Yunlin 632, TaiwanThe Taguchi method was adopted to determine the optimal gel electrolyte used in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Since electrolyte is a very important factor in fabrication of high performance and long-term stability DSSCs, to find the optimal composition of gel electrolyte is desired. In this paper, the common ingredients used in the liquid electrolyte were chosen. The ingredients then mixed with cheap ionic liquids and poly(vinylidenefluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF-HFP) were added to form colloidal electrolyte (gel). The optimal composition of each materials in the gel electrolyte determined by Taguchi method consists of 0.03 M I2, 0.15 M KI, 0.6 M LiI, 0.5 M 4-tertbutylpyridine (TBP), and 10% PVDF-HFP dissolved in the acetonitrile and 3-methoxypropionitrile (MPN) solution with volume ratio of 2 : 1. The short circuit current density of 14.11 mA/cm2, the conversion efficiency (η) of 5.52%, and the lifetime of over 110 days were observed for the dye-sensitized solar cell assembled with optimal gel electrolyte. The lifetime increases 10 times when compared with the conventional dye-sensitized solar cell assembled with liquid electrolyte.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/617126 |
| spellingShingle | Jenn-Kai Tsai Wen Dung Hsu Tian-Chiuan Wu Jia-Song Zhou Ji-Lin Li Jian-Hao Liao Teen-Hang Meen Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Optimal Gel Electrolyte Using the Taguchi Design Method International Journal of Photoenergy |
| title | Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Optimal Gel Electrolyte Using the Taguchi Design Method |
| title_full | Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Optimal Gel Electrolyte Using the Taguchi Design Method |
| title_fullStr | Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Optimal Gel Electrolyte Using the Taguchi Design Method |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Optimal Gel Electrolyte Using the Taguchi Design Method |
| title_short | Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Optimal Gel Electrolyte Using the Taguchi Design Method |
| title_sort | dye sensitized solar cells with optimal gel electrolyte using the taguchi design method |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/617126 |
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