New polymer electrolyte for electrochemical application

Manjeet Singh; Vivek K. Singh; Karan Surana; B. Bhattacharya; Pramod K. Singh; Hee-Woo Rhee

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.19, No.3, 819-822, May, 2013

DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2012.10.023 Export Citation

New polymer electrolyte for electrochemical application

Manjeet Singh^{1, 2}, Vivek K. Singh¹, Karan Surana¹, B. Bhattacharya¹, Pramod K. Singh^{1, 3, †}, and Hee-Woo Rhee^{3, †}

¹Materials Research Laboratory, School of Engineering and Technology, Sharda University, Greater Noida 201 310, India
²Greater Noida Institute of Technology, Greater Noida 201 306, India
³Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Sogang University, Seoul, South Korea

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A solid polymer electrolyte consisting of poly vinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and potassium iodide (KI) were developed, characterized for possible application in dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC) as an electrolyte. Complex impedance spectroscopy revealed the enhancement in electrical conductivity (s) by salt doping and a conductivity maximum was obtained at 30 wt% KI concentration. Dielectric phenomena also support the s data. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) confirmed the composite nature of polymer electrolyte film. Using maximum electrical conductivity film we have fabricated a DSSC which shows 0.14% efficiency at 1 sun condition.

Keywords:Poly vinylpyrrolidone;IR;Conductivity;Dye sensitized solar cell

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Bhattacharya B, Lee JY, Geng J, Jung HT, Park JK, Langmuir, 25(5), 3276 (2009)
Nagarale RK, Bhattacharya B, Jadhav NA, Singh PK, Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics., 212, 1751 (2011)
Croce F, Appetecchi GB, Persi L, Scrosati B, Nature., 394, 456 (1998)
Macdonald JR, Impedance Spectroscopy, Wiley, New York (1987)
Kalaignan GP, Kang MS, Kang YS, Solid State Ion., 177(11-12), 1091 (2006)
Mohamad SA, Yahya R, Ibrahim ZA, Arof AK, Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells, 91(13), 1194 (2007)
Agrawal RC, Pandey GP, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics., 41, 223001 (2008)
Saxena H, Bhattacharya B, Jadhav NA, Singh VK, Shukla S, Dubey M, Singh PK, Journal of Experimental Nanoscience., http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17458080.2012.667163. (2012)
Regan BO, Gratzel M, Nature., 353, 737 (1991)
Wang YM, Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells, 93(8), 1167 (2009)
Zhou D, Mei X, Ouyang J, Journal of Physical Chemistry C., 115, 16688 (2011)
Saito M, Fujihara S, Energy & Environmental Science., 1, 280 (2008)
Nogueira AF, Durrant JR, De Paoli MA, Adv. Mater., 13(11), 826 (2001)
Singh PK, Nagarale RK, Pandey SP, Rhee HW, Bhattacharya B, Advances in Natural Sciences: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology., 2, 023002 (2011)
Kumar P, Singh PK, Bhattacharya B, Ionics., 17, 721 (2011)
Singh PK, Bhattacharya B, Nagarale RK, J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 118(5), 2976 (2010)
Singh PK, Bhattacharya B, Mehra RM, Rhee HW, Curr. Appl. Phys., 11(3), 616 (2011)
Barker RE, Thomas CR, Journal of Applied Physics., 35, 3203 (1964)

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