Performances of MnWO4@AC mixed oxide composite materials as Pt-free counter electrodes for high efficiently dye sensitized solar cells

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 1686-1694
Author(s):  
Kezhong Wu ◽  
Pengyuan Fu ◽  
Bei Ruan ◽  
Mengmeng Wu ◽  
Mingxing Wu ◽  
...  

Replacing the expensive Pt catalyst of counter electrodes (CEs) with a low-cost Pt-free catalyst has been regarded as one of the crucial steps for cost effectiveness of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs).

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (48) ◽  
pp. 24232-24236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Woo-ram Lee ◽  
Young-Si Jun ◽  
Jihee Park ◽  
Galen D. Stucky

DSSCs using g-CN as an electrocatalyst exhibit photovoltaic efficiency comparable to that of conventional Pt catalyst.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. M. Al-Marzouki ◽  
S. Abdalla ◽  
S. Al-Ameer

Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are very sensitive to electrodes, due to either high cost or easy corrosion problems. To minimize these factors, we present DSSCs with cheap carbon nanotubes as counter electrodes. In addition, we suggest replacing the electrolyte (in typical DSSCs) with a solid film of powdered CsSnI3. The electrical behavior (I-Vcharacteristics) of the proposed device has been measured for different shading conditions. In the light of a theoretical model based on the presence of two diodes, the experimental data have been explained, taking into account a new equivalent circuit for the DSSC. These DSSCs may receive different levels of sun radiation, which stimulates the study of partial shading; so, we have studied the effect of different shadow rates on the solar conversion efficiency of a unit of 4-W-connected DSSCs. The validity of the present model has been examined by fitting it intoI-Vcharacteristics at different shading rates.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (7) ◽  
pp. 3604-3612
Author(s):  
Haifeng Xu ◽  
Zhong Jin

The rational design of high-performance yet low-cost counter electrodes (CEs) with exceptional catalytic activity for the I−/I3− redox couple and excellent corrosion resistance is of great importance for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs).


2014 ◽  
Vol 250 ◽  
pp. 242-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Sebastián ◽  
V. Baglio ◽  
M. Girolamo ◽  
R. Moliner ◽  
M.J. Lázaro ◽  
...  

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