@article { ISI:000345734800010,
	title = {Functionally engineered egg albumen gel for quasi-solid dye sensitized solar cells},
	journal = {ACS Sustainable Chemistry \& Engineering},
	volume = {2},
	number = {12},
	year = {2014},
	month = {DEC},
	pages = {2707-2714},
	publisher = {AMER CHEMICAL SOC},
	address = {1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USA},
	abstract = {<p>In this report, we demonstrated an interesting application of a bioderived material for the dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Egg white, the clear liquid in a hen{\textquoteright}s egg, which possesses a remarkable gelling/cross-linking ability, was applied in the form of a gel electrolyte in a DSSC architecture to enhance its durability. A hybrid gel composed of poly(acrylic acid), polyaniline and egg albumen was synthesized, and the cell efficiency, stability and durability of the corresponding DSSC device were studied in detail. The dye sensitized solar cell with the egg albumen based electrolyte demonstrated a conversion energy efficiency of 4.6\%. Further, a chemically modified egg albumen with ethylenediaminetetraacetic dianhydride showed improved cross-linking, microstructural and conductivity properties of the gel, and yielded a remarkable 5.75\% conversion efficiency. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy data showed favorable characteristics for charge transport through the modified gel and supported the efficiency observations very well.</p>},
	keywords = {dye sensitized solar cells, Egg albumen, gel electrolyte},
	issn = {2168-0485},
	doi = {10.1021/sc5004488},
	author = {Kelkar, Sarika A. and Pandey, Komal and Agarkar, Shruti A. and Saikhedkar, Nidhi and Tathavadekar, Mukta and Agrawal, Ishita and Gundloori, Rathna V. N. and Ogale, Satishchandra}
}
@article {46164,
	title = {Synthesis of ultrathin PEDOT on carbon nanotubes and shear thinning xanthan Gum-H2SO4 gel electrolyte for supercapacitors},
	journal = {ChemElectroChem},
	volume = {6},
	year = {2019},
	month = {MAR },
	pages = {1861-1869},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {<p>Resistance of the electrode material play a vital role for applications in supercapacitors, where lowering the resistance leads to improved performance. Poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene) (PEDOT) possesses high theoretical conductivity; however, the high density of grain boundaries, low accessible surface area, and low rate capability have been pervasive issues affecting the PEDOT-based supercapacitors. To this end, a hydrothermal method is proposed in this work where oxygen functional groups incorporated on the surface of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are utilized to polymerize 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT). PEDOT forms an ultrathin, well-aligned coating on the surface of CNTs. This arrangement minimizes the number of grain boundaries and increases the electrochemically active surface area. Additionally, a shear-thinning Xanthan gum-H2SO4 gel electrolyte is introduced to overcome the low impregnation of the conventional polyvinyl-based electrolyte due to the hydrophobicity of the CNT-PEDOT composite. A supercapacitor based on this material showed a very low Equivalent Series Resistance (ESR) of 0.31 which leads to a high power density of 74 W cm(-3).</p>
},
	keywords = {gel electrolyte, PEDOT, shear thinning, supercapacitor, xanthan gum},
	issn = {2196-0216},
	doi = {10.1002/celc.201801780},
	author = {Soni, Roby and Bhange, Siddheshwar N. and Athira, E. and Chetry, Rashmi and Kurungot, Sreekumar}
}
