The origin of high open-circuit voltage in solid state dye-sensitized solar cells with PEO-based polymer electrolyte has been firstly unveiled.
New quantitative analysis of TiO2 conduction band shift was introduced by measuring the change in the Fermi voltage with varying the concentration of the salts.
PEO containing the EO groups captured cations in electrolyte and also coordinatively adsorbed on the surface of the TiO2 layer.