화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.71, 378-386, March, 2019
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2018.11.049  Export Citation
Preparation of quasi-solid-state electrolytes using a coal fly ash derived zeolite-X and -A for dye-sensitized solar cells
Jeong Min Lim, Jaehyeong Park1, Jung Tae Park, and Sungjun Bae1, †
  • Department of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
  • 1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Konkuk Univesity, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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We successfully synthesized three zeolites (i.e., zeolite-XF7, zeolite-X&AF, and zeolite-XF12) by new synthesis methods using acetic acid treatment of non-magnetic coal fly ash (FA). The synthesized zeolites were characterized by various surface analysis and used as quasi-solid-state electrolytes for dye- sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Compared to nano-gel electrolytes based DSSCs showing almost 3.8% of cell efficiency, the enhanced cell efficiencies were obtained from zeolite-XF12 (6.0%), XF7 (5.0%) and X&A (4.8%), respectively. The enhanced performance by zeolite-XF12 was resulted from effective light harvesting properties of quasi-solid-state electrolyte, reduction of resistance at photoanode/electrolyte interface, and decrease in charge recombination.
Keywords:Coal fly ash;Zeolite;Quasi-solid-state electrolyte;Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs)
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