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Quasi‐Solid‐State Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells Containing a Charged Thermoplastic Elastomeric Gel Electrolyte and Hydrophilic/phobic Photosensitizers
Author(s) -
AlMohsin Heba A.,
Mineart Kenneth P.,
Armstrong Daniel P.,
ElShafei Ahmed,
Spontak Richard J.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
solar rrl
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.544
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2367-198X
DOI - 10.1002/solr.201770155
Subject(s) - quasi solid , elastomer , dye sensitized solar cell , materials science , electrolyte , chemical engineering , amphiphile , thermoplastic elastomer , solvent , ionomer , polymer chemistry , polymer , polymer science , chemistry , copolymer , composite material , organic chemistry , electrode , engineering
To address the increasingly alarming threat of global climate change, Richard J. Spontak and co‐workers demonstrate dye‐sensitized solar cells, which are composed of amphiphilic, thermoplastic elastomeric block ionomers in article number 1700145 . The midblock of each ionomer is hydrophilic and therefore the microphase‐ separated nanostructures are network‐forming and solvent‐templatable, consisting of continuous ionic channels that facilitate electron diffusion. The achieved effi ciency of these solar cells by using either hydrophilic or hydrophobic photosensitizers is as high as 7%.