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A novel polymer electrolyte composed of biobased polymer chitosan, poly(vinylidene fluoridehexafluoropropylene) (PVdF-HFP), 1-methyl-3-propylimidazolium iodide ionic liquid and iodide/tri-iodide redox salts in various compositions is proposed in this study as a quasi-solid state electrolyte. The quasi-solid state electrolyte tested in DSSCs with an optimised weight ratio of PVdFHFP: chitosan (6:1) with ionic liquid electrolyte PMII/KI/ I2 has shown the highest power conversion efficiencies of 1.23% with ionic conductivity of 5.367 × 10−4 S · cm−1 demonstrating the potential of using sustainable bio-based chitosan polymers in DSSCs applications.

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This page is a summary of: Bio-based chitosan/PVdF-HFP polymer-blend for quasi-solid state electrolyte dye-sensitized solar cells, e-Polymers, January 2017, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/epoly-2016-0305.
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