Issue 16, 2021

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

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) × 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.

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

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
08 Mar 2021
Accepted
07 Jul 2021
First published
27 Jul 2021
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Mater. Adv., 2021,2, 5465-5470

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

M. S. A. Rani, N. A. Abdullah, M. H. Sainorudin, M. Mohammad and S. Ibrahim, Mater. Adv., 2021, 2, 5465 DOI: 10.1039/D1MA00206F

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