Herlin Pujiarti, Zahrotul Ayu Pangestu, Nabella Sholeha, Nasikhudin Nasikhudin, Markus Diantoro, Joko Utomo, Muhammad Safwan Abd Aziz
Nanofiber membranes are starting to be used as an electrolyte storage medium because of their high porosity, which causes ionic conductivity, producing high energy. The ability of nanofiber membranes to absorb electrolytes proves their stability when used for a long time. In this study, the loading of acetylene carbon black (ACB) on polyacrylonitrile (PAN) is made by the electrospun method, which in turn is applied as an electrolyte medium in DSSC. Materials characterization was carried out through FTIR to determine the functional groups formed and SEM to observe morphology and diameter distribution. Furthermore, for DSSC performance, efficiency and EIS tests were carried out. The optimum nanofiber membrane was shown by esPACB1, with the highest efficiency reaching 1.92% with a porosity of 73.43%, nanofiber diameter of 172.9 ± 2.2 nm, an absorbance of 1850, and an electron lifetime of 0.003 ms. © 2023 by the authors.
Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Malang, Jl. Semarang 5, Malang, 65145, Indonesia; Centre of Advanced Materials for Renewable Energy (CAMRY), Universitas Negeri Malang, Jl. Semarang 5, Malang, 65145, Indonesia; Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 05-07 Level 5 Block T05 Laser Center, Skudai, Johor, 81310, Malaysia
