Royal Society of Chemistry, Journal of Materials Chemistry A: materials for energy and sustainability, 42(2), p. 17746-17750, 2014
DOI: 10.1039/c4ta04064c
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A simple and effective avenue to increase the energy conversion efficiency is proposed and demonstrated by increasing the ion flux with a reduction in the thickness of the solid polymer electrolyte layer and the mass transport distance of I-/I3- redox couples. Solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells employing polymer electrolyte and a bi-functional insulating layer show a power conversion efficiency of 8.9 % at 1 sun conditions.