%0 Journal Article
%A Leu, Yow-An
%A Lu, Yen-An
%A Yeh, Min-Hsin
%A Shih, Po-Ta
%A Shen, Sheng-Yen
%A Ho, Kuo-Chuan
%A Lin, Jiang-Jen
%D 2018
%T Designing
Novel Poly(oxyalkylene)-Segmented Ester-Based
Polymeric Dispersants for Efficient TiO2 Photoanodes of
Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
%U https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Designing_Novel_Poly_oxyalkylene_-Segmented_Ester-Based_Polymeric_Dispersants_for_Efficient_TiO_sub_2_sub_Photoanodes_of_Dye-Sensitized_Solar_Cells/7259270
%R 10.1021/acsami.8b09852.s001
%2 https://acs.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/13372916
%K electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
%K homogenizing TiO 2 nanoparticles
%K electron lifetime
%K Efficient TiO 2 Photoanodes
%K X-ray diffraction
%K TiO 2 nanoparticles
%K PTT
%K trimellitic anhydride adduct
%K gel permeation chromatography
%K Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
%K weight fraction
%K PEG 1000
%K electron transit time
%K intensity-modulated photovoltage spectroscopy
%K poly
%K photoanode film
%K dye-loading amount measurements
%K as-prepared TiO 2
%K photogenerated electron
%K transmission electron microscopy
%K TiO 2 dispersibility
%K dispersant structures
%K TiO 2 photoanode
%K intensity-modulated photocurrent spectroscopy
%K DSSC
%K acid value determination
%X A family of new polymeric
dispersants, branched poly(oxyethylene)-segmented
esters of trimellitic anhydride adduct (polyethylene glycol–trimethylolpropane–trimellitic
anhydride, designated as PTT), were synthesized and utilized to homogeneously
disperse TiO2 nanoparticles. The weight fraction of poly(oxyethylene)-segment
in the dispersants and the molecular architecture in favoring the
branched shape are two predominant factors for designing the effective
dispersants. In particular, the poly(oxyethylene) block of 1000 g/mol
from PEG1000 as the starting material and a total molecular weight
of 12 000 g/mol have constituted the polymeric dispersants for the
best performance for homogenizing TiO2 nanoparticles. The
dispersant structures were characterized by using Fourier-transform
infrared spectroscopy, acid value determination, and gel permeation
chromatography. The TiO2 dispersibility was evaluated by
dynamic light scattering and transmission electron microscopy. The
synthesized dispersants were utilized to homogenize the as-prepared
TiO2, further fabricated into films of photoanodes for
dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The ultimate performance of DSSC
was measured to be 8.17 ± 0.13% for the device efficiency (η)
which was significantly higher than the conventional TiO2 photoanode at η = 7.14 ± 0.12%. The photoanode film was
characterized by X-ray diffraction, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller
surface area, and dye-loading amount measurements. The kinetics of
photogenerated electron in the photoanode, including electron lifetime
and electron transit time of the film, was studied via electrochemical
impedance spectroscopy, intensity-modulated photocurrent spectroscopy,
and intensity-modulated photovoltage spectroscopy.
%I ACS Publications