Abstract
A photo-rechargeable supercapacitor (photo-supercapacitor, or PSC) is studied using a N3-dye adsorbed TiO2 photoelectrode and PProDOT-Et2 poly(3,3-diethyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-thieno-[3,4-b][1,4]dioxepine) polymer films as supercapacitor materials for electron storage. The PSC device, comprising a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) and a supercapacitor (SC), can store the photo-to-electric energy. The PProDOT-Et2 films are potentiostatically electropolymerized to form thick films (ca. 0.5 mm) with a specific capacitance of ca. 6.5 F cm-2. A symmetrical (p/p) supercapacitor, with PProDOT-Et2 coated on both electrodes, is also characterized before fabricating the three-electrode PSC. The PSC is tested under light illumination of 100 mW cm-2, and attaining a photocharged voltage of 0.75 V and a discharged energy density of 21.3 μWh cm-2.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 6232-6238 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Power Sources |
| Volume | 195 |
| Issue number | 18 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 15 09 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Charge transfer
- Dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC)
- PProDOT-Et
- Photocapacitor
- Supercapacitor