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Studies on polarization effect of polyethylene-based polymer electrolyte in dye and quantum dot sensitized solar cells

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As the required energy demand of humans keep increasing rapidly, the quest for developing new and efficient alternative energy resources progresses. Keeping the future energy crisis in mind, solar cells, particularly the low-cost dye and quantum dot sensitized solar cells seem to be a promising solution. Using solid polymer electrolyte in such solar cells proves to be a viable alternative as it contributes to the overall stability of the cell. However, there are certain details pertaining to solar cells where polymer electrolyte is used which have not yet been discussed in length. In this paper, we discuss the polarization effect of PEO-based quasi-solid electrolyte in DSSC and QDSC.

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  1. Material Research Laboratory, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, 201310, India

    Karan Surana, Pramod K. Singh & B. Bhattacharya

  2. Vidya Pratishthan’s Kamalnayan Bajaj Institute of Engineering and Technology, Baramati, Pune, Maharashtra, India

    Nitin A. Jadhav

  3. Department of Physics, MMV, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India

    B. Bhattacharya

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Surana, K., Jadhav, N.A., Singh, P.K. et al. Studies on polarization effect of polyethylene-based polymer electrolyte in dye and quantum dot sensitized solar cells. Appl Nanosci 8, 2065–2069 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-018-0887-5

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