Positively charged polysilsesquioxane/iodide ionic liquid as a quasi solid-state redox electrolyte for dye-sensitized photo electrochemical cells: Infrared, 29Si NMR, and electrical studies

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A new sol-gel precursor based on 1-methyl-3- [3-(trimethoxy- λ4-silyl)propyl]-1H-imidazolium iodide (MTMSPI +I-) was synthesized and investigated as a potential novel quasi solid-state ionic liquid redox electrolyte for dye-synthesized photoelectrochemical (DSPEC) cells of the Graetzel type. MTMSPI +I- was hydrolyzed with acidified water and the reaction products of the sol-gel condensation reactions assessed with the help of 29Si NMR and infrared spectroscopic techniques. Results of the time-dependent spectra analyses showed the formation of positively charged polyhedral cube-like silsesquioxane species that still contained a small amount of silanol end groups, which were removed after heating at 200°C. After cooling, the resulting material formed is a tough, yellowish, and transparent solid, which could be reheated again and used for assembling DSPEC cells. The addition of iodine increased the specific conductivity of the hydrolyzed and nonhydrolyzed MTMSPI+I-, which we attributed to the formation of triiodide ions contributed to the conductivity via the Grotthus mechanism. DSPEC cells based on a titania-dye system with MTMSPI +I- electrolyte containing iodine (0.1 M) reached an overall efficiency between 3.3-3.7%. Copyright © 2006 Vasko Jovanovski et al.

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Jovanovski, V., Orel, B., Ješe, R., Mali, G., Stathatos, E., & Lianos, P. (2006). Positively charged polysilsesquioxane/iodide ionic liquid as a quasi solid-state redox electrolyte for dye-sensitized photo electrochemical cells: Infrared, 29Si NMR, and electrical studies. International Journal of Photoenergy, 2006. https://doi.org/10.1155/IJP/2006/23703

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