Title: Porous nanocrystalline TiO2 electrode and poly(N-methyl 4-vinylpyridine iodide): ionic liquid solid polymer electrolyte for device application

Authors: Bhaskar Bhattacharya; S.K. Tomar; S.P. Pandey; H.W. Rhee; Pramod K. Singh

Addresses: Department of Physics, School of Engineering and Technology, Sharda University, Greater Noida 201 306, India ' Department of Chemistry Institute of Engineering and Technology, JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur - 302026, India ' Department of Physics Galgotia College of Engineering and Technology, Knowledge Park-II, Greater Noida - 201306, India ' Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Sogang University, Mapo-Gu, Seoul 121-742, South Korea ' Department of Physics, School of Engineering and Technology, Sharda University, Greater Noida 201 306, India

Abstract: The aim of this work is to synthesise a porous nanocrystalline TiO2 electrode and a new kind of solid polymer electrolyte poly(N-methyl 4-vinylpyridine iodide) (PVPI) doped with an Ionic Liquid (IL) 1-ethyl 3-methylimidazolium thiocyanate (EMImSCN) for Dye-Sensitised Solar Cell (DSSC) application. The fabrication process of nanoporous TiO2 electrode as well as electrical, structural and photoelectrochemical properties of polymer electrolytes have been examined using various experimental tools. A novel DSSC has also been fabricated, which shows overall efficiency of 0.76% at 1 sun condition.

Keywords: nanoporous TiO2; SEM; TEM; AFM; solid electrolytes; DSSC; dyesensitised solar cells; porous TiO2; nanocrystalline TiO2 electrodes; poly(N-methyl 4-vinylpyridine iodide; PVPI; polymer electrolytes; nanotechnology; titanium dioxide; titania.

DOI: 10.1504/IJNT.2012.049464

International Journal of Nanotechnology, 2012 Vol.9 No.10/11/12, pp.1030 - 1039

Published online: 04 Oct 2012 *

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