A higher performance dye-sensitized solar cell based on the modified PMII/EMIMBF4 binary room temperature ionic liquid electrolyte

Additives and iodine（I₂） are used to modify the binary room temperature ionic liquid（RTIL） electrolyte to enhance the photovoltaic performance of dye-sensitized solar cells（DSSCs）. The short-circuit current density（JSC） of 17.89 m A/ cm2, open circuit voltage（VOC） of 0.71 V and fill factor（FF） of 0.50 are achieved in the optimal device. An average photoelectric conversion efficiency（PCE） of 6.35% is achieved by optimization, which is over two times larger than that of the parent device before optimization（2.06%）, while the maximum PCE can reach up to 6.63%.     

Comprehensive study of efficient dye-sensitized solar cells based on the binary ionic liquid electrolyte by modifying with additives and iodine

The photovoltaic performance of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) is enhanced by modifying the binary room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL) electrolyte with additives and iodine. The average photoelectric conversion efficiency (PCE) of 6.39% is achieved. Through electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), cyclic voltammetry scans and incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency (IPCE) data, the working principles are analyzed. The enhancement is mainly attributed to the improvement of short circuit current which is caused by the reduction of overall internal resistance of the devices. Durability tests are measured at room temperature, and the long-term stability performance can be maintained. This work has been supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.61474064). E-mail:zcliang@njupt.edu.cn