Effect of electrode materials on the photo-electric response of a hybrid solar cell-supercapacitor with a photoactive gel electrolyte

Reza Amirabad; Arash Takshi

doi:10.1117/12.2676938

26 September 2023 Effect of electrode materials on the photo-electric response of a hybrid solar cell-supercapacitor with a photoactive gel electrolyte

Reza Amirabad, Arash Takshi

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Proceedings Volume 12668, New Concepts in Solar and Thermal Radiation Conversion V; 1266806 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2676938
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2023, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Due to the increasing demand for using compact and low-power wireless sensors, the interest in designing hybrid cells with the dual properties of energy harvesting and storage has been growing in recent years. Among different designs, twoelectrode hybrid cells are more suitable for low-voltage and low-power electronics. Using a redox-active polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/polyaniline (PANI)-based gel electrolyte, a two-terminal device was fabricated and tested in this study. The performance of the gel electrolyte was assessed in different devices made from a carbon nanotube-based cathode and four different anodes. All the tested anodes were made from a conductive glass coated with mesoporous TiO₂, transparent TiO₂, opaque TiO₂, or mesoporous ZrO2. Cyclic voltammetry (CV), open circuit voltage (OCV), and short circuit current (SCC) were conducted to investigate the properties of the devices. The fabricated device with the transparent TiO₂ coating has shown a capacitance of 0.363 mF and with the opaque TiO2 coating has shown a photovoltaic potential of 244 mV. The results suggest further studies on materials nanostructure to achieve higher energy conversion efficiency and larger storage capacitances for future applications in wireless devices.

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Reza Amirabad and Arash Takshi "Effect of electrode materials on the photo-electric response of a hybrid solar cell-supercapacitor with a photoactive gel electrolyte", Proc. SPIE 12668, New Concepts in Solar and Thermal Radiation Conversion V, 1266806 (26 September 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2676938

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