Characterizations of Chitosan-Based Polymer Electrolyte Photovoltaic Cells

Table 3

Characteristics of PEC cells using plasticized polymer-salt systems.

Polymer electrolyte Sample	Dye	Intensity (mW cm^−2)	Redox couple	𝜎 (S cm^−1)	𝐽sc (mA cm^−2)	OCV (V)	ff	𝜂 (%)	Ref.
27.2 wt.% PEO + 2.8 wt.%   Pr4N^+I^−+70 wt.% EC	Ru(dcbpy)2(NCS)2	100	I^−/I3^−	4.9×10^−5	0.051	0.44	0.48	0.01	[40]
PEO+LiI+EC+PC	Ru(dcbpy)2(NCS)2	27	I^−/I3^−	1.2×10^−3	2.10	0.60	0.62	2.90	[41]
13.5 wt.% PAN + 7.3 wt.%   Pr4N^+I^−+32.3 wt.% EC + 46.9 wt.% PC	Ru(dcbpy)2(NCS)2	60	I^−/I3^−	3.0×10^−3	3.73	0.69	—	2.99	[42]
43.5 wt.% P(EPI-EO) + 13 wt.% NaI + 43.5 wt.% P(EGME)	Ru(dcbpy)2(NCS)2	100	I^−/I3^−	1.7×10^−4	1.88	0.7	—	0.52	[9]
33 wt.% chitosan + 27 wt.%  NH4I+40 wt.% EC	None	56.4	I^−/I3^−	7.3×10^−6	0.007	0.22	0.18	—	[35]