화학공학소재연구정보센터
Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol.510, 323-328, 2009
Optimization of Liquid Crystal Concentration in the Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell for High Efficiency
In this paper we optimize the liquid crystal (LC) concentration in the polymer electrolyte for high power conversion efficiency (PCE) of the DSSC. We measured the PCE of the dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) as a function of the concentration rate of the liquid crystal, E7. The concentration of the LC has been mixed with 0, 5, 10, 15, and 20wt% in the polymer electrolyte, respectively. In addition, we also measured current-voltage curve for measuring the fill factor of the DSSC in each concentration of the LC material. As a result, we found that the DSSC with 10wt% of the LC concentration in polymer electrolyte can provide maximum PCE value for high photovoltaic performance in the experiment.