Cost-effective counter electrode electrocatalysts from iron@palladium and iron@platinum alloy nanospheres for dye-sensitized solar cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 297 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qunwei Tang ◽  
Juan Liu ◽  
Huihui Zhang ◽  
Benlin He ◽  
Liangmin Yu
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Platinum Alloy ◽  
Iron Platinum ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Iron Palladium

Facile and cost-effective methodology to fabricate MoS 2 counter electrode for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

2018 ◽  
Vol 151 ◽  
pp. 7-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dhanasekaran Vikraman ◽  
Supriya A. Patil ◽  
Sajjad Hussain ◽  
Naveed Mengal ◽  
Hyun-Seok Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

scholarly journals An Efficient Metal-Free Hydrophilic Carbon as a Counter Electrode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mojgan Kouhnavard ◽  
Norasikin Ahmad Ludin ◽  
Babak Vazifehkhah Ghaffari ◽  
Kamaruzzaman Sopian ◽  
Norshazlinah Abdul Karim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Metal Free ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

This study presents a new cost-effective metal-free counter electrode (CE) for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). CE was prepared by doctor blading a hydrophilic carbon (HC) particle on a fluorine-doped tin oxide substrate. Thereafter, HC CE was characterized using X-ray diffraction, profilometry, four-point probe testing, and cyclic voltammetry. A 2 µm thick HC CE revealed a comparable catalytic activity to that of the Pt electrode under the same experimental conditions. DSSC based on HC CE was analyzed and showedJscof 6.87 mA/cm2close to that of DSSC with Pt CE (7.0 mA/cm2). More importantly, DSSC based on HC CE yielded a power conversion efficiency (η) of 2.93% under AM 1.5 irradiation (100 mW/cm2), which was comparable to that of DSSC based on standard Pt CE. These findings suggest that HC CE could be a promising CE for low-cost DSSCs.

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