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Preparation of a novel polymer gel electrolyte based on N-methyl-quinoline iodide and its application in quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell

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Using poly(acrylonitrile-co-styrene) as polymer host, 1,2-propanediol carbonate, dimethyl carbonate and ethylene carbonate as mixture solvent, N-methyl-quinoline iodide and iodine as the source of I−/I3 −, a novel polymer gel electrolyte with ionic conductivity of 5.12 × 10−3 S· cm−1 at 25°C was prepared by sol-gel and hydrothermal methods. Based on the polymer gel electrolyte, a quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell was fabricated. The solar cell possess better long-term stability and light-to-electrical energy conversion efficiency of 4.04% under irradiation of 100 mW· cm−2. The influences of polymer host, solvent, N-methyl-quinoline iodide and temperature on ionic conductivity of the polymer gel electrolyte and the performance of the dye-sensitized solar cell was discussed.

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The authors thank for jointly supporting by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 50572030, No. 50372022) and the Functional Nanomaterials Scientific Special Program of Fujian Province, China (No. 2005HZ01-4).

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    Miaoliang Huang, Hongxun Yang, Jihuai Wu, Jianming Lin, Zhang Lan, Pingjiang Li, Sancun Hao, Peng Han & Qiwei Jiang

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Huang, M., Yang, H., Wu, J. et al. Preparation of a novel polymer gel electrolyte based on N-methyl-quinoline iodide and its application in quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 42, 65–70 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-006-1510-x

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