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Application and Development of Quasi-Solid Electrolytes in Dye-sensitized Solar Cells

  • CHEN Jiu-bin ,
  • XU Xue-qing ,
  • SHI Ji-fu ,
  • XU Gang ,
  • XU Jia-you
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  • 1. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China; 2. Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
     

Received date: 2013-06-13

  Revised date: 2013-07-28

  Online published: 2013-10-31

Abstract

Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) have become a research hotspot. On the DSCs efficiency and stability, electrolytes play an important role. Common acetonitrile based liquid electrolytes are difficultly encapsulated and easily leakage, especially in high temperature. To adopt quasi-solid electrolytes (QSEs) can solve above problem in DSCs, therefore QSEs have been attracting widespread interest. According to curing method, QSEs are divided into micro-molecular organic gelator, polymer gelator and nano-powder gelator. This paper reviewed the lastest research progress of QSEs and the feature and problem of each kind of QSEs are particularly discussed. Finally. the prospects of the future development of QSEs are presented.

Cite this article

CHEN Jiu-bin , XU Xue-qing , SHI Ji-fu , XU Gang , XU Jia-you . Application and Development of Quasi-Solid Electrolytes in Dye-sensitized Solar Cells[J]. Advances in New and Renewable Energy, 2013 , 1(2) : 137 -144 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-560X.2013.02.003

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