Application of Polyvinyl Acetate (PVAc) in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSC)

The dye sensitized solar cells technology is one of the highly efficient, low cost and easily fabricated renewable energy technology. The highly soluble PVAc was prepared by solution polymerization. The PVAc was employed as an electrolyte in third generation, Dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC). The PVAc was characterized using SEM, XRD and conductivity measuring techniques. The prepared electrolyte behaved as gel electrolyte. SEM images shows the excellent dispersion PVAc in liquid electrolyte. The conversion efficiency achieved using gel electrolyte was 4.18%, which was comparable to liquid electrolyte with a value of 4.57%.This new technique reduces the degradation of DSCs rising from volatilization and leakage of the liquid electrolyte and endorses the commercialization process of DSSC.

Shafi ur Rehman Hizb Ullah Khan Muhammad Khitab Ahmed and Rizwan Kamal Application of Polyvinyl Acetate (PVAc) in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSC) as Electrolyte in International Journal of Engineering Works Vol. 6 Issue 07 PP. 217-220 July 2019

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