A 7.72% efficient dye sensitized solar cell based on novel necklace-like polymer gel electrolyte containing latent chemically cross-linked gel electrolyte precursors.

Novel necklace-like polymer gel electrolytes containing latent chemically cross-linked gel electrolyte precursors were prepared for quasi-solid dye sensitized solar cells with a highest efficiency of 7.72% and an active area of 0.25 cm2 under AM1.5 condition at 100 mW cm(-2) irradiation.