--- res: bibo_abstract: - " To overcome the long-term stability problems of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) due to solvent evaporation and leakage, gelling the electrolyte with polymers is an appropriate option. Especially for future applications of textile-based DSSCs, which require cost-effective and environmentally friendly materials, such an improvement of the electrolyte is necessary. Therefore, the temporal progressions of efficiencies and fill factors of non-toxic glass-based DSSCs resulting from different gel electrolytes with poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) are investigated over 52 days comparatively. Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) proved to be a suitable non-toxic solvent for the proposed gel electrolyte without ionic liquids. A PEO concentration of 17.4 wt% resulted in an optimal compromise with a relatively high efficiency over the entire period. Lower concentrations resulted in higher efficiencies during the first days but in a poorer long-term stability, whereas a higher PEO concentration resulted in an overall lower efficiency. Solvent remaining in the gel electrolyte during application was found advantageous compared to previous solvent evaporation. In contrast to a commercial liquid electrolyte, the long-term stability regarding the efficiency was improved successfully with a similar fill factor and thus equal quality.\r\n @eng" bibo_authorlist: - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Jan Lukas foaf_name: Storck, Jan Lukas foaf_surname: Storck foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=221157 orcid: 0000-0002-6841-8791 orcid_put_code_url: https://api.orcid.org/v2.0/0000-0002-6841-8791/work/95037562 - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Marius foaf_name: Dotter, Marius foaf_surname: Dotter foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=242889 orcid: 0000-0001-8398-1809 orcid_put_code_url: https://api.orcid.org/v2.0/0000-0001-8398-1809/work/95141270 - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Sonia foaf_name: Adabra, Sonia foaf_surname: Adabra - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Michelle foaf_name: Surjawidjaja, Michelle foaf_surname: Surjawidjaja - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Bennet foaf_name: Brockhagen, Bennet foaf_surname: Brockhagen foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=237316 - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Timo foaf_name: Grothe, Timo foaf_surname: Grothe foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=221330 orcid: 0000-0002-9099-4277 orcid_put_code_url: https://api.orcid.org/v2.0/0000-0002-9099-4277/work/94758793 bibo_doi: 10.3390/polym12123035 bibo_issue: '12' bibo_volume: 12 dct_date: 2020^xs_gYear dct_isPartOf: - http://id.crossref.org/issn/2073-4360 dct_language: eng dct_publisher: MDPI AG@ dct_title: Long-Term Stability Improvement of Non-Toxic Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells via Poly(ethylene oxide) Gel Electrolytes for Future Textile-Based Solar Cells@ ...