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Carbon nanotube and graphite oxide surfaces modified with polyethylene oxide for dye-sensitized solar cells

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In this study, the photovoltaic properties of the dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) were enhanced by the incorporation of the polyethylene oxide (PEO) intercalated graphite oxides sheets (GO-P) or PEO surface grafted carbon nanotubes (CNT-P) into the PEO gel electrolytes. The PEO modified carbon materials were served as the extended electron transfer materials, and the catalysts for the electrochemical reduction of I3 −. The ionic conductivity of PEO gel electrolyte was not significantly influenced by the incorporation of GO-P or CNT-P. Because of the high catalytic activities, the incorporation of GO-P or CNT-P into the gel electrolyte is favorable for decreasing the charge transfer and recombination resistances. Therefore, better PV performance was observed for the DSSCs based on the GO-P/PEO or CNT-P/PEO electrolytes as compared to the PEO electrolyte based DSSCs. The photoelectric conversion efficiencies of DSSCs were respectively enhanced by 19 % and 32 % via the incorporations of GO-P and CNT-P.

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The authors thank the National Science Council of Taiwan, ROC, for financial support (Grant NSC 101-2221-E-005-012-MY3).

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    Chun-Han Chi, Yu-Chen Hsu, Lin-Chieh Tseng, Shing-Yi Suen, Jeng-Yue Wu & Rong-Ho Lee

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FTIR spectra of (a) CNT-P, (b) CNT-COOH, and (c) PEO. (DOC 1874 kb)

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Chi, CH., Hsu, YC., Tseng, LC. et al. Carbon nanotube and graphite oxide surfaces modified with polyethylene oxide for dye-sensitized solar cells. J Polym Res 20, 269 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-013-0269-3

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