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Ionic liquid infused starch-cellulose derivative based quasi-solid dye-sensitized solar cell: exploiting the rheological properties of natural polymers

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dc.contributor.authorSelvanathan V.en_US
dc.contributor.authorYahya R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorShahiduzzaman M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRuslan M.H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMuhammad G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAmin N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAkhtaruzzaman M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57160057200en_US
dc.contributor.authorid6603279249en_US
dc.contributor.authorid55640096500en_US
dc.contributor.authorid6504666472en_US
dc.contributor.authorid56605566900en_US
dc.contributor.authorid7102424614en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57195441001en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-29T09:07:28Z
dc.date.available2023-05-29T09:07:28Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionAdhesives; Biopolymers; Cellulose; Cellulose derivatives; Crystallinity; Dimethylformamide; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; Gels; Ionic liquids; Ionic strength; Polyelectrolytes; Polymer solar cells; Starch; Chemically modified; Hydroxyethyl celluloses (HEC); Interfacial resistances; Polymer crystallinity; Polymer electrolyte; Recombination reactions; Rheological analysis; Rheological property; Dye-sensitized solar cells; Adhesives; Cellulose Derivatives; Crystallinity; Gels; Ionic Strengthen_US
dc.description.abstractAbstract: Starch and cellulose have long been used in various industrial applications as gelating agents. In this work, the intrinsic adhesive properties of these biopolymers are exploited for application as electrolytes in DSSC. Firstly, potato starch was chemically modified into phthaloyl starch in a facile esterification process. Fabrication of polymer electrolyte with phthaloyl starch (PhSt) and hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC) incorporated with dimethylformamide and tetrapropylammonium iodide produced homogeneous gels with diminished crystallinity. Infusion of different weight percentages of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium iodide (BMII) into the gels were revealed to further suppress polymer crystallinity and elevate ionic conductivity. Rheological analysis revealed that addition of up to 6�wt% of ionic liquid aid in elevating the rigidity, strength and tackiness of the gels. The improved adhesiveness of the gels can be correlated to effective reduction of interfacial resistance and restraining of recombination reactions based on electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Quasi-solid DSSC fabricated with PhSt-HEC with 8�wt% of BMII exhibited enhanced short-circuit current density, JSC and fill factor, contributing to an optimized efficiency of 5.20%. Graphic abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.] � 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V.en_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10570-021-03854-2
dc.identifier.epage5557
dc.identifier.issue9
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85104240992
dc.identifier.spage5545
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dc.identifier.urihttps://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/26177
dc.identifier.volume28
dc.publisherSpringer Science and Business Media B.V.en_US
dc.sourceScopus
dc.sourcetitleCellulose
dc.titleIonic liquid infused starch-cellulose derivative based quasi-solid dye-sensitized solar cell: exploiting the rheological properties of natural polymersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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