Bis-imidazolium based poly(ionic liquid), poly(1-butyl-3-(1-vinylimidazolium-3-hexyl)-imidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide) (Poly[BVIm][HIm][TFSI]) and mono-imidazolium based poly(ionic liquid), poly(1-butyl-3-vinylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide) (Poly[BVIm][TFSI]), were synthesized and dissolved in room temperature ionic liquids (ILs) to form quasi-solid-state electrolytes for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), without using any volatile organic solvent. Compared with mono-imidazolium based poly[BVIm][TFSI], bis-imidazolium based poly[BVIm][HIm][TFSI] electrolytes showed a higher thermal stability and conductivity due to the charge transport networks formed in the gel electrolytes via the π–π stacked imidazolium rings. The DSSCs based on the poly[BVIm][HIm][TFSI] gel electrolyte showed a superior long-term stability and yielded a power conversion efficiency of 5.92% under the simulated air mass 1.5 solar spectrum illumination at 100 mW cm−2. This study offered a feasible method to fabricate quasi-solid-state DSSCs in future practical applications.
基于
双咪唑鎓的聚(
离子液体),聚(1-丁基-3-(
1-乙烯基咪唑鎓-3-己基)-
咪唑鎓双(三
氟甲磺酰)
亚胺)(Poly[BVIm][HIm][TFSI])和基于单
咪唑鎓的聚(
离子液体),聚(1-丁基-3-
乙烯基咪唑鎓双(三
氟甲磺酰)
亚胺)(Poly[BVIm][TFSI])被合成并溶解在室温
离子液体(ILs)中,形成了用于
染料敏化太阳能电池(DSSCs)的准固体电解质,无需使用任何挥发性有机溶剂。与基于单
咪唑鎓的Poly[BVIm][TFSI]相比,基于
双咪唑鎓的Poly[BVIm][HIm][TFSI]电解质显示出更高的热稳定性和导电性,这是由于通过π-π堆积的
咪唑鎓环在凝胶电解质中形成的电荷传输网络。基于Poly[BVIm][HIm][TFSI]凝胶电解质的DSSCs显示出优越的长期稳定性,并在模拟空气质量1.5太阳光谱照射下,功率转换效率达到5.92%,光强为100 mW cm−2。这项研究为未来实际应用中制造准固体DSSCs提供了一种可行的方法。