Colloidal synthesis of wurtz-stannite Cu2CdGeS4nanocrystals with high catalytic activity toward iodine redox couples in dye-sensitized solar cells

2016 ◽  
Vol 52 (72) ◽  
pp. 10866-10869 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shoushuang Huang ◽  
Jiantao Zai ◽  
Dui Ma ◽  
Qingquan He ◽  
Yuanyuan Liu ◽  
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Wurtz-stannite Cu2CdGeS4nanocrystals were synthesizedviaa facile hot-injection method at a low temperature.

2013 ◽  
Vol 544 ◽  
pp. 101-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ya Qi Wang ◽  
Qing Hong Zhang ◽  
Hong Zhi Wang ◽  
Yao Gang Li

Pt counter electrodes (CE) were been prepared using ion sputtering method on indium-doped tinoxide coated polyethylene terephthalate (ITO-PET) for flexible dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The effect of sputtering time on the properties was characterized by Feld emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), electrochemical impedance (EIS) and UV-vis absorption spectra. The flexible CE show increased catalytic activity but reduced transmittance when the sputtering time is increased from 0 to 80 s. The light-to-electricity conversion efficiency of the DSSCs assembled with the high catalytic activity flexible CE attained a conversion efficiency of 4.0% by using Ti foil as the photoanode substrate under the simulated AM 1.5 sunlight. The results reveal that ion sputtering is an effective method for depositing platinum nanoparticles on plastic substrates with low cost under room-temperature.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (12) ◽  
pp. 4347-4354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huawei Zhou ◽  
Yantao Shi ◽  
Qingshun Dong ◽  
Yanxiang Wang ◽  
Chao Zhu ◽  
...  

Sufficient contact, high catalytic activity, free electron transport and ionic diffusion are desired for liquid–solid heterogeneous electrocatalysis.


2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (10) ◽  
pp. 6182-6189
Author(s):  
Dariusz M. Niedzwiedzki

Photophysical properties of N719 and Z907, benchmark Ru-dyes used as sensitizers in dye-sensitized solar cells, were studied by static and time-resolved optical spectroscopy at room temperature and 160 K.


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