The effect of secondary dopants on screen-printed PEDOT:PSS
counter-electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells

J 2022

The effect of secondary dopants on screen-printed PEDOT:PSS counter-electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells

GEMEINER, Pavol; Michaela PAVLIČKOVÁ; Michal HATALA; Matej HVOJNIK; Tomáš HOMOLA et. al.

Basic information

Original name

The effect of secondary dopants on screen-printed PEDOT:PSS counter-electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells

Authors

GEMEINER, Pavol; Michaela PAVLIČKOVÁ; Michal HATALA; Matej HVOJNIK; Tomáš HOMOLA and Milan MIKULA

Edition

Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Wiley, 2022, 0021-8995

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Article in a journal

Field of Study

10404 Polymer science

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 3.000

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/22:00125046

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1002/app.51929

UT WoS

000718781600001

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-85119020898

Keywords in English

conductive polymers; counter electrode; dye-sensitized solar cell; PEDOT:PSS; printedelectronics

Abstract

In the original language

Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) gained great attention thanks to high conversion efficiency at ambient indoor light and the possibility of low-cost and eco-friendly fabrication by printing techniques (screen-printing) on different flexible or rigid substrates. These properties predetermine the use of DSSCs in current and future Internet of Things portable and wearable applications. However, one of the main problems of the standard DSSC structure lies in an expensive and unstable Pt counter-electrode (CE) in the liquid electrolyte. Printable conducting polymers, in particular doped poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) are the promising alternative. This work presents the preparation of the Pt-free counter-electrodes by screen-printing the water-based PEDOT:PSS inks and their optimization by adding secondary dopants, that is, ethylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, and dimethyl sulfoxide. Selected secondary dopants influenced the rheological and structural properties, conductivity, and electrochemical behavior of PEDOT:PSS inks and screen-printed PEDOT:PSS CE. The addition of dopants led to the decreased surface tension of PEDOT:PSS inks, with a subsequent positive effect on better wettability of FTO substrates. The lowest sheet resistance 138 Ω/sq, the highest conductivity 91 S/cm, best electrochemical activity towards triiodide reduction and the highest efficiency of DSSCs was evaluated for screen-printed PEDOT:PSS CEs doped with 6 wt% of ethylene glycol.

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GEMEINER, Pavol; Michaela PAVLIČKOVÁ; Michal HATALA; Matej HVOJNIK; Tomáš HOMOLA and Milan MIKULA. The effect of secondary dopants on screen-printed PEDOT:PSS counter-electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. Wiley, 2022, vol. 139, No 15, p. 1-10. ISSN 0021-8995. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/app.51929.

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N2  - Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) gained great attention thanks to high conversion efficiency at ambient indoor light and the possibility of low-cost and eco-friendly fabrication by printing techniques (screen-printing) on different flexible or rigid substrates. These properties predetermine the use of DSSCs in current and future Internet of Things portable and wearable applications. However, one of the main problems of the standard DSSC structure lies in an expensive and unstable Pt counter-electrode (CE) in the liquid electrolyte. Printable conducting polymers, in particular doped poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) are the promising alternative. This work presents the preparation of the Pt-free counter-electrodes by screen-printing the water-based PEDOT:PSS inks and their optimization by adding secondary dopants, that is, ethylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, and dimethyl sulfoxide. Selected secondary dopants influenced the rheological and structural properties, conductivity, and electrochemical behavior of PEDOT:PSS inks and screen-printed PEDOT:PSS CE. The addition of dopants led to the decreased surface tension of PEDOT:PSS inks, with a subsequent positive effect on better wettability of FTO substrates. The lowest sheet resistance 138 Ω/sq, the highest conductivity 91 S/cm, best electrochemical activity towards triiodide reduction and the highest efficiency of DSSCs was evaluated for screen-printed PEDOT:PSS CEs doped with 6 wt% of ethylene glycol.
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GEMEINER, Pavol; Michaela PAVLIČKOVÁ; Michal HATALA; Matej HVOJNIK; Tomáš HOMOLA and Milan MIKULA. The effect of secondary dopants on screen-printed PEDOT:PSS counter-electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells. \textit{Journal of Applied Polymer Science}. Wiley, 2022, vol.~139, No~15, p.~1-10. ISSN~0021-8995. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/app.51929.

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