• 文献标题:   Graphene oxide hydrogel electrolyte for improving the performance of electropolymerized polyaniline solar cells
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   FERRAG C, NOROOZIFAR M, MODARRESIALAM AR, KERMAN K
  • 作者关键词:   graphene oxide, hydrogel electrolyte, polyaniline, solar cell, photovoltaic
  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
  • ISSN:   0378-7753 EI 1873-2755
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  • 被引频次:   4
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.231796 EA JUL 2022
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

In this proof-of-concept study, we reported the incorporation of a graphene oxide hydrogel (GO-gel) electrolyte as the cathode and the electropolymerized aniline (E-PANI) in situ on a titanium oxide (TiO2)-coated fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) as the anode in an organic solar cell (OSC) for the first time, to the best of our knowledge. Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), cyclic voltammetry (CV), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) were applied for characterization studies. The incorporation of GO-gel electrolyte within E-PANI significantly enhanced the power conversion efficiency (PCE) by 257.0% compared to the standard E-PANI solar cell with a liquid electrolyte. Under an AM 1.5 G (100 mW/cm(2)) illumination, the final OSC (FTO vertical bar TiO2/E-PANI/GO-gel-I-/I (3) over bar vertical bar Al) demonstrated an overall PCE of 4.35% with an open circuit voltage (V-oc) of 0.889 V and a short circuit current density (J(sc)) of 15.13 mA/cm(2). The photovoltaic properties were found to be superior to those of the previously reported E-PANI-based solar cells. Our preliminary results showed that the rheological properties, PCE and stability were significantly enhanced with the incorporation of GO-gel electrolyte. Thus, GO-gel electrolytes provide a promising platform for the development of high-efficiency photovoltaic devices in the near future.