A comprehensive review of filler, plasticizer, and ionic liquid as an additive in GPE for DSSCs

Mohd Fareezuan Abdul Aziz; Nur Ezyanie Safie; Mohd Asyadi Azam; Tunku Aidil Ilham Tunku Adaham; Tan Jun Yu; Akito Takasaki; Mohd Fareezuan Abdul Aziz; Nur Ezyanie Safie; Mohd Asyadi Azam; Tunku Aidil Ilham Tunku Adaham; Tan Jun Yu; Akito Takasaki

doi:10.3934/energy.2022053

AIMS Energy

2022, Volume 10, Issue 6: 1122-1145. doi: 10.3934/energy.2022053

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A comprehensive review of filler, plasticizer, and ionic liquid as an additive in GPE for DSSCs

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School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia
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Fakulti Kejuruteraan Pembuatan, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia
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Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Shibaura Institute of Technology, 3-7-5 Toyosu, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135–8548, Japan

Received: 15 June 2022 Revised: 16 October 2022 Accepted: 25 October 2022 Published: 28 October 2022

Low ionic conductivity in gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs) affects low dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) performance is a crucial issue. Generally, the GPEs contain polymer (act as solvent holder), solvent, and salt (as ions provider). Usually, the GPE-based DSSCs are assembly with three necessary compartments: working electrode, GPE, and platinum electrode. The DSSCs parameters are included open-circuit voltage, Voc; short-circuit current density, Jsc; fill factor, ff and efficiency, %. This review's main objective was to explore an additive such as plasticizer, filler, and ionic liquid effects on the ionic conductivity in GPEs by improving ions mobility and expanding the free volume of the GPE. The impact of additives in the GPE is also expected to enhance the DSSCs performance by increasing the J_sc, V_oc, ff, and efficiency. This comprehensive review discussed the latest progress of GPE utilizing the additive by listing the literature from the recent ten years.
- ionic conductivity,
- gel polymer electrolytes,
- DSSCs efficiency,
- plasticizer,
- filler,
- ionic liquid
Citation: Mohd Fareezuan Abdul Aziz, Nur Ezyanie Safie, Mohd Asyadi Azam, Tunku Aidil Ilham Tunku Adaham, Tan Jun Yu, Akito Takasaki. A comprehensive review of filler, plasticizer, and ionic liquid as an additive in GPE for DSSCs[J]. AIMS Energy, 2022, 10(6): 1122-1145. doi: 10.3934/energy.2022053

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Abstract

Low ionic conductivity in gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs) affects low dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) performance is a crucial issue. Generally, the GPEs contain polymer (act as solvent holder), solvent, and salt (as ions provider). Usually, the GPE-based DSSCs are assembly with three necessary compartments: working electrode, GPE, and platinum electrode. The DSSCs parameters are included open-circuit voltage, Voc; short-circuit current density, Jsc; fill factor, ff and efficiency, %. This review's main objective was to explore an additive such as plasticizer, filler, and ionic liquid effects on the ionic conductivity in GPEs by improving ions mobility and expanding the free volume of the GPE. The impact of additives in the GPE is also expected to enhance the DSSCs performance by increasing the J_sc, V_oc, ff, and efficiency. This comprehensive review discussed the latest progress of GPE utilizing the additive by listing the literature from the recent ten years.

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