Energy efficient, one-step microwave-solvothermal synthesis of a highly electro-catalytic thiospinel NiCo2S4/graphene nanohybrid as a novel sustainable counter electrode material for Pt-free dye-sensitized solar cells

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 3146-3155 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Krishnapriya ◽  
S. Praneetha ◽  
Arul Maximus Rabel ◽  
A. Vadivel Murugan
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cell ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Solvothermal Synthesis ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
One Step ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Counter Electrode Material

An efficient electro-catalytic NiCo2S4/graphene nanohybrid as an alternative to the Pt-free counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cell devices.

PEDOT:PSS assisted preparation of a graphene/nickel cobalt oxide hybrid counter electrode to serve in efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (121) ◽  
pp. 100159-100168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gentian Yue ◽  
Guang Yang ◽  
Fumin Li ◽  
Jihuai Wu
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Photovoltaic Performance ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Nickel Cobalt ◽  
Nickel Cobalt Oxide ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

A much higher photovoltaic performance of a dye-sensitized solar cell with a (P-A) Gr/NiCo2O4 counter electrode is achieved than that of a Pt configuration device.

Highly flexible, conductive and catalytic Pt networks as transparent counter electrodes for wearable dye-sensitized solar cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (45) ◽  
pp. 23028-23034 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ranran Zhou ◽  
Wenxi Guo ◽  
Ruomeng Yu ◽  
Caofeng Pan
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ◽  
Nanotube Arrays ◽  
Counter Electrodes ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

We present a highly flexible dye-sensitized solar cell composed of TiO2 nanotube arrays (TNARs) as the photoanode and a transparent Pt network electrode as the counter electrode (CE).

Electropolymerization of Poly (2H,2/H,4H,4/H-3,3/-SpiroBi [Thieno[3,4-b][1,4]Dioxepine on Counter Electrode for Platinum-free Dye Sensitized Solar Cells

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manik Chandra Sil ◽  
Hong-Da Chang ◽  
Jhih-Jhu Jhan ◽  
Chih-Ming Chen
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Charge Transfer ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Efficient Charge ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

A better replacement of electrocatalytic platinum on counter electrode of dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) has received increasing attention to make a balance in between efficient charge transfer and cost effectiveness....

scholarly journals One-step femtosecond laser patterning of light-trapping structure on dye-sensitized solar cell photoelectrodes

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (14) ◽  
pp. 3336-3341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xi Zhang ◽  
Hewei Liu ◽  
Xuezhen Huang ◽  
Hongrui Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cell ◽  
Femtosecond Laser ◽  
Light Trapping ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Femtosecond Laser Ablation ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Laser Patterning ◽  
One Step ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Light-trapping patterns constructed in TiO2 photoelectrodes by femtosecond laser ablation improve the efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells by up to 13.5%.

Hierarchical TiO1.1Se0.9-wrapped carbon cloth as the TCO-free and Pt-free counter electrode for iodide-based and cobalt-based dye-sensitized solar cells

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (27) ◽  
pp. 14079-14091 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun-Ting Li ◽  
Chuan-Pei Lee ◽  
I-Ting Chiu ◽  
R. Vittal ◽  
Yi-June Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ◽  
Carbon Cloth ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Hierarchical, flexible, and platinum-free TiO1.1Se0.9/carbon cloth counter electrode efficiently rendered its dye-sensitized solar cell 9.47% and 10.32% efficiencies in iodide-based and cobalt-based electrolytes, respectively.

scholarly journals Heteroatom tri-doped porous carbon derived from waste biomass as Pt-free counter electrode in dye-sensitized solar cells

RSC Advances ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (33) ◽  
pp. 18427-18433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pin Ma ◽  
Wenli Lu ◽  
Xiaoying Yan ◽  
Weidan Li ◽  
Li Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Porous Carbon ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ◽  
Waste Biomass ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Highly Efficient ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Tri-doped porous carbon derived from waste-biomass was developed for a highly efficient counter electrode in dye-sensitized solar cell with an efficiency of 7.83%.

Mesoporous NiCo2O4 networks with enhanced performance as counter electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (13) ◽  
pp. 4403-4411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chenle Zhang ◽  
Libo Deng ◽  
Peixin Zhang ◽  
Xiangzhong Ren ◽  
Yongliang Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Catalytic Performance ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ◽  
Counter Electrodes ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Mesoporous Nico2o4

The performance of a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) is strongly influenced by the catalytic performance of its counter electrode (CE) materials.

A template-free synthesis of the hierarchical hydroxymethyl PEDOT tube-coral array and its application in dye-sensitized solar cells

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 384-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi-Feng Lin ◽  
Chun-Ting Li ◽  
Kuo-Chuan Ho
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ◽  
Cell Efficiency ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Template Free ◽  
Good Cell ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

The hierarchical PEDOT-MeOH tube-coral array counter electrode (CE) gave a good cell efficiency of 9.13% to its dye-sensitized solar cell, suggesting its potential to replace the traditional expensive Pt CE.

scholarly journals A PVdF-based electrolyte membrane for a carbon counter electrode in dye-sensitized solar cells

RSC Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (34) ◽  
pp. 20908-20918 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyung Chul Sun ◽  
Alvira Ayoub Arbab ◽  
Iftikhar Ali Sahito ◽  
Muhammad Bilal Qadir ◽  
Bum Jin Choi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cell ◽  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Polyvinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ◽  
Electrolyte Membrane ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Multi Walled Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

This research demonstrates the design and operation of a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) with a multi-walled carbon nanotube counter electrode (CE) and a pore-filled membrane consisting of polyvinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene (PVdF-co-HFP) as an electrolyte.

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