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Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society (BKCS)

ISSN 0253-2964(Print)
ISSN 1229-5949(Online)
Volume 33, Number 12
BKCSDE 33(12)
December 20, 2012 

 
Title
Improvement in Long-Term Stability and Photovoltaic Performance of UV Cured Resin Polymer Gel Electrolyte for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell
Author
Geun Woo Park, Chul Gyun Hwang, Jae Won Jung, Young Mee Jung*
Keywords
UV-cured resin polymer gel, Electrolytes, Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), γ-Butylrolactone (GBL), Raman spectroscopy
Abstract
We introduced a new UV-cured resin polymer gel as an electrolyte for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) that is cured with UV irradiation to form a thin film of UV-cured resin polymer gel in the cells. The gel film was characterized and its potential for use as an electrolyte in DSSCs was investigated. This new UV-cured resin polymer gel was successfully applied as a gel polymer electrolyte in DSSCs overcoming the problems associated with the liquid electrolytes in typical DSSCs. The effect of γ-butylrolactone (GBL) on the long-term stability and photovoltaic performance in DSSCs using this UV-cured resin polymer gel electrolyte was also investigated. The results of the energy conversion efficiency, ionic conductivity and Raman spectra of the UVcured resin polymer gel electrolyte with the addition of 6 wt % GBL to the UV-cured resin polymer electrolyte showed good long-term stability and photovoltaic performance for the DSSCs with the UV-cured polymer gel electrolyte.
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4093 - 4097
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