The development of poly(ethylene oxide) reinforced with a nanocellulose-based nanocomposite polymer electrolyte in dye-sensitized solar cells

Rani, Mohd Saiful Asmal and Abdullah, Nur Athirah and Sainorudin, Muhammad Hanif and Mohammad, Masita and Ibrahim, Salmiah (2021) The development of poly(ethylene oxide) reinforced with a nanocellulose-based nanocomposite polymer electrolyte in dye-sensitized solar cells. Materials Advances, 2 (16). pp. 5465-5470. ISSN 2633-5409, DOI https://doi.org/10.1039/d1ma00206f.

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Abstract

Here, we describe a nanocomposite polymer electrolyte prepared using a solution casting technique. Polyethylene oxide (PEO), lithium iodide (LI), and nanocellulose (NCC) extracted from palm oil empty fruit bunch (EFB) were used to prepare electrolyte films. The structural and electrical behaviors of the prepared films were studied using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. At room temperature, the device impregnated with 0.6 wt% NCC showed the optimum ionic conductivity of (1.03 +/- 0.5) x 10(-3) S cm(-1). Complexation between the PEO polymer, lithium iodide, and NCC was confirmed from infrared spectroscopy data and the XRD patterns of the nanocomposite polymer electrolytes. A photovoltaic response efficiency of 2.12% was achieved using the highest-conducting film in a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC), and this showed the film to be suitable for DSSC applications.

Item Type: Article
Funders: Malaysian Ministry of Education [FRGS/1/2019/TK10/UKM/02/1], Centre of Research and Instrument Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia [MI-2019-018]
Uncontrolled Keywords: Size fumed silica; Ionic-conductivity; Physicochemical properties; Biopolymer electrolyte; Cellulose; Performance; Efficiency; Transport; Blend; Temperature
Subjects: T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions: Centre for Foundation Studies in Science > Physics Division
Depositing User: Ms Zaharah Ramly
Date Deposited: 07 Sep 2022 00:44
Last Modified: 07 Sep 2022 00:44
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/35120

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