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PERFORMANCE OF DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL BASED ON POLYANILINE COMPOSITES
Pages : [71] - [98]
Received : November 26, 2013
Communicated by : Professor Fujun Zhang
Abstract
Two series of polyaniline (PANI) are prepared by using HCL (PANI-1) or oxalic acids (PANI-2) as dopants. Polymer composites of PANI-1 are synthesized by using polyethylene oxide 300 (PEO300-PANI-1), polyethylene oxide 2000 (PEO2000-PANI-1), 
in different ratios, and ZnO nanoparticles. The hybrid of water soluble PANI-2 with polyethylene oxide 2000 (PEO2000-PANI-2) was also prepared. Polymer samples and composites are characterized by using FTIR, UV and their morphology was examined by TEM. Electrical conductivity measurements for polymer composites showed that addition of 
to PANI increases its electrical conductivity value from 
to 
while the water soluble PANI (PANI-2) has moderate electrical conductivity value of 
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) 
are assembled using polymer electrolytes based on polyaniline (PANI) and its nanocomposites as gel electrolytes and a synthetic dye (N3) as a sensitizer. The DSSC showed short-circuit current (Isc) of 
and open-circuit voltage (Voc) 0.50V with cell efficiency 2.63% on using PANI-2.
Keywords
conductive polymers, nanocomposites, dye-sensitized solar cells.