In situ chemical vapor deposition growth of carbon nanotubes on hollow CoFe2O4 as an efficient and low cost counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells

2016 ◽  
Vol 325 ◽  
pp. 417-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Yuan ◽  
Qingze Jiao ◽  
Shenli Zhang ◽  
Yun Zhao ◽  
Qin Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Vapor Deposition ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Chemical Vapor Deposition Growth ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

p-Doped three-dimensional graphene nano-networks superior to platinum as a counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells

2014 ◽  
Vol 50 (19) ◽  
pp. 2412-2415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyo-Jin Ahn ◽  
Ik-Hee Kim ◽  
Jong-Chul Yoon ◽  
Sun-I Kim ◽  
Ji-Hyun Jang
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Vapor Deposition ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Photoconversion Efficiency ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

A chemical vapor deposition-grown p-doped three-dimensional graphene nano-network-based DSSC exhibits 6% greater photoconversion efficiency than a Pt-based DSSC.

NiCo2S4 nanotube arrays grown in situ on Ni foam as a low-cost counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells

Solar Energy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 225 ◽  
pp. 297-304
Author(s):  
Lidong Li ◽  
Xiaoyu Zhang ◽  
Yuhang Fu ◽  
Xiao Han ◽  
Yu Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Nanotube Arrays ◽  
Ni Foam ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

scholarly journals Improvement of Efficiency of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells by Incorporating Carbon Nanotubes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan ◽  
Fahmid Kabir ◽  
Md. Serajum Manir ◽  
Md. Saifur Rahaman ◽  
Prosenjit Barua ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Low Viscosity ◽  
Strength And Durability ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have aroused intense attention over the past three decades owing to their low cost, inexpensive raw materials, simple fabrication process, and employment of eco-friendly materials. Recently, to take advantage of their lower electrical resistance, excellent electrocatalytic operation, mechanical integrity, low cost, and flexibility, carbon nanotubes CNTs have been incorporated into DSSCs with a view to improve the efficiency further. CNT can be used in the anode, electrolyte, and counter electrode. The incorporation of CNTs into the anode’s semiconductor material decreases the host material’s resistance and increases thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, mechanical strength, and durability. CNTs in ionic liquids have been investigated as a potential alternative for traditional liquid electrolytes for DSSC application because of low viscosity, low vapor pressure, high diffusion coefficient, high electrochemical, and thermal stability. CNT based counter electrode has attracted considerable interest because of its fast electron transfer kinetics and large surface area. This book chapter provides an insight into the fabrication of DSSCs by incorporating CNT and its effects on cell conversion efficiencies.

scholarly journals Carbon Nanotubes Counter Electrode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Application

2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 803-806 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Drygała ◽  
L. A. Dobrzański ◽  
M. Szindler ◽  
M. Prokopiuk vel Prokopowicz ◽  
M. Pawlyta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Counter Electrodes ◽  
Glass Substrates ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

AbstractThe influence of the carbon nanotubes counter electrode deposited on the FTO glass substrates on the structure and optoelectrical properties of dye-sensitized solar cells counter electrode (CE) was analysed. Carbon materials have been applied in DSSC s in order to produce low-cost solar cells with reasonable efficiency. Platinum is a preferred material for the counter electrode because of its high conductivity and catalytic activity. However, the costs of manufacturing of the platinum counter electrode limit its use to large-scale applications in solar cells. This paper presents the results of examining the structure and properties of the studied layers, defining optical properties of conductive layers and electrical properties of dye-sensitized solar cells manufactured with the use of carbon nanotubes.Such counter electrodes are promising for the future fabrication of stable, low-cost and effective dye-sensitized solar cells.

Mesoporous Bi2S3 nanorods with graphene-assistance as low-cost counter-electrode materials in dye-sensitized solar cells

Nanoscale ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (23) ◽  
pp. 14433-14440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheng-qi Guo ◽  
Tian-zeng Jing ◽  
Xiao Zhang ◽  
Xiao-bing Yang ◽  
Zhi-hao Yuan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Electrode Materials ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Hydrothermal Conditions ◽  
Catalytic Activities ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

In this work, we report the synthesis of mesoporous Bi2S3 nanorods under hydrothermal conditions without additives, and investigated their catalytic activities as the CE in DSCs by I–V curves and tested conversion efficiency.

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