Investigation on the Effect of Nitrogenous Compound Benzotriazole on the Structural, Thermal and Dielectric Properties of PEO-PMMA Blended Polymer Electrolyte System and Its Performance in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells

Jebaraj Ida; S. Austin Suthanthiraraj

Macromolecular Research, Vol.27, No.4, 346-353, April, 2019

DOI10.1007/s13233-019-7056-x Export Citation

Investigation on the Effect of Nitrogenous Compound Benzotriazole on the Structural, Thermal and Dielectric Properties of PEO-PMMA Blended Polymer Electrolyte System and Its Performance in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells

Jebaraj Ida^†, and S. Austin Suthanthiraraj

Department of Energy, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai 600025, India

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The present study reports on the performance of organic nitrogenous compound namely, benzotriazole (BTZ) in polyethylene oxide (PEO)-poly(methylmethacrylate) matrix in conjunction with potassium iodide and iodine as a blended polymer electrolyte and its application in TiO2 nanocrystalline solar cells. On comparison of electrical conductivity between five different compositions of benzotriazole, polymer matrix with 0.005 M of benzotriazole exhibited the best ionic conductivity with 1×10-5 Scm-1. The photochemical properties of the best conducting sample showed an open circuit voltage (Voc) of 7.4 V, short circuit current density (Jsc) of 6.74 mA, fill factor of 0.73 and efficiency (η) of 3.6%. The structural modifications in these doped polymer electrolyte were analysed using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The complex impedance and dielectric analyses were carried out to completely understand the relevent ion conduction mechanism.

Keywords:PEO-PMMA;benzotriazole;nitrogenous compound;dielectric studies

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