Research Article

Electrochemically Deposited Polypyrrole for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Counter Electrodes

Table 1

Summary of polymer film thickness, open-circuit voltage ( ), short-circuit current density ( ), fill factor (FF), solar cell efficiency (η) of the Pt and PPy DSSCs.

DSSCThickness ( ) ( ) (V)FFη (%)

AC-1R-PPy0.3014.580.740.434.72
AC-2R-PPy1.2016.040.770.324.07
AC-3R-PPy2.0414.620.740.293.25
DC-4s-PPy0.2713.920.740.384.02
DC-8s-PPy5.6315.120.730.303.36
PtN/A14.630.730.707.59