Highly flexible TiO2/C nanofibrous film for flexible dye-sensitized solar cells as a platinum- and transparent conducting oxide-free flexible counter electrode

2017 ◽  
Vol 255 ◽  
pp. 256-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lixin Song ◽  
Xin Yin ◽  
Xueyao Xie ◽  
Pingfan Du ◽  
Jie Xiong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Transparent Conducting Oxide ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Transparent Conducting ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Transparent conducting oxide-free and Pt-free flexible dye-sensitized solar cells employing CuS-nanosheet networks as counter electrodes

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (17) ◽  
pp. 6569-6576 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaojia Zhang ◽  
Wenxi Guo ◽  
Caofeng Pan
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Transparent Conducting Oxide ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Nanotube Arrays ◽  
Free Standing ◽  
Counter Electrodes ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Transparent Conducting ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

We present completely transparent conducting oxide (TCO)-free and platinum (Pt)-free flexible dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) with remarkable efficiency and superior mechanical flexibility, consisting of TiO2 nanotube arrays on Ti foil (TNARs/Ti) as the photoanode and newly designed free-standing copper sulphide nanosheet (CuS NS) networks as the counter electrode (CE).

scholarly journals CuS/Graphene Nanocomposite as a Transparent Conducting Oxide and Pt-Free Counter Electrode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

2018 ◽  
Vol 166 (5) ◽  
pp. H3065-H3073 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahyar Mohammadnezhad ◽  
Gurpreet Singh Selopal ◽  
Nasser Alsayyari ◽  
Rusoma Akilimali ◽  
Fabiola Navarro-Pardo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Transparent Conducting Oxide ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Transparent Conducting ◽  
Graphene Nanocomposite ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Transparent Conducting Oxide-Free Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based Solely on Flexible Foils

2012 ◽  
Vol 51 (28) ◽  
pp. 9700-9703 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caio Bonilha ◽  
João E. Benedetti ◽  
Ana F. Nogueira ◽  
Agnaldo de Souza Gonçalves
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Transparent Conducting Oxide ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Transparent Conducting ◽  
Flexible Foils ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Completely Transparent Conducting Oxide-Free and Flexible Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Fabricated on Plastic Substrates

ACS Nano ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 3760-3771 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kicheon Yoo ◽  
Jae-Yup Kim ◽  
Jin Ah Lee ◽  
Jin Soo Kim ◽  
Doh-Kwon Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Transparent Conducting Oxide ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Plastic Substrates ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Transparent Conducting ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

scholarly journals ZnO-Nanorod Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: New Structure without a Transparent Conducting Oxide Layer

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming-Hong Lai ◽  
Auttasit Tubtimtae ◽  
Ming-Way Lee ◽  
Gou-Jen Wang
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Transparent Conducting Oxide ◽  
Zno Nanorods ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Zno Nanorod ◽  
Zno Film ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Transparent Conducting ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Conventional nanorod-based dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are fabricated by growing nanorods on top of a transparent conducting oxide (TCO, typically fluorine-doped tin oxide—FTO). The heterogeneous interface between the nanorod and TCO forms a source for carrier scattering. This work reports on a new DSSC architecture without a TCO layer. The TCO-less structure consists of ZnO nanorods grown on top of a ZnO film. The ZnO film replaced FTO as the TCO layer and the ZnO nanorods served as the photoanode. The ZnO nanorod/film structure was grown by two methods: (1) one-step chemical vapor deposition (CVD) (2) two-step chemical bath deposition (CBD). The thicknesses of the nanorods/film grown by CVD is more uniform than that by CBD. We demonstrate that the TCO-less DSSC structure can operate properly as solar cells. The new DSSCs yield the best short-current density of 3.96 mA/ and a power conversion efficiency of 0.73% under 85 mW/ of simulated solar illumination. The open-circuit voltage of 0.80 V is markedly higher than that from conventional ZnO DSSCs.

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