Stability study of carbon-based counter electrodes in dye-sensitized solar cells

2011 ◽  
Vol 56 (24) ◽  
pp. 8463-8466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Hu ◽  
Bo-Lei Chen ◽  
Cheng-Hao Bu ◽  
Qi-Dong Tai ◽  
Feng Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Stability Study ◽  
Counter Electrodes ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Carbon Based

scholarly journals Synergetic Effects of Hybrid Carbon Nanostructured Counter Electrodes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: A Review

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 2779 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manas R. Samantaray ◽  
Abhay Kumar Mondal ◽  
Govindhasamy Murugadoss ◽  
Sudhagar Pitchaimuthu ◽  
Santanu Das ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Carbon Nanomaterials ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Liquid Electrolyte ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Counter Electrodes ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Hybrid Carbon ◽  
Carbon Based

This article provides an overview of the structural and physicochemical properties of stable carbon-based nanomaterials and their applications as counter electrodes (CEs) in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The research community has long sought to harvest highly efficient third-generation DSSCs by developing carbon-based CEs, which are among the most important components of DSSCs. Since the initial introduction of DSSCs, Pt-based electrodes have been commonly used as CEs owing to their high-electrocatalytic activities, thus, accelerating the redox couple at the electrode/electrolyte interface to complete the circuit. However, Pt-based electrodes have several limitations due to their cost, abundance, complicated facility, and low corrosion resistance in a liquid electrolyte, which further restricts the large-area applications of DSSCs. Although carbon-based nanostructures showed the best potential to replace Pt-CE of DSSC, several new properties and characteristics of carbon-CE have been reported for future enhancements in this field. In this review, we discuss the detailed synthesis, properties, and performances of various carbonaceous materials proposed for DSSC-CE. These nano-carbon materials include carbon nanoparticles, activated carbon, carbon nanofibers, carbon nanotube, two-dimensional graphene, and hybrid carbon material composites. Among the CE materials currently available, carbon-carbon hybridized electrodes show the best performance efficiency (up to 10.05%) with a high fill factor (83%). Indeed, up to 8.23% improvements in cell efficiency may be achieved by a carbon-metal hybrid material under sun condition. This review then provides guidance on how to choose appropriate carbon nanomaterials to improve the performance of CEs used in DSSCs.

Low-cost carbon-based counter electrodes for dye sensitized solar cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (7) ◽  
pp. 075502 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Barberio ◽  
A Imbrogno ◽  
D R Grosso ◽  
A Bonanno ◽  
F Xu
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Counter Electrodes ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Carbon Based

Platinum-free, carbon-based materials as efficient counter electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells

2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 068001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hendri Widiyandari ◽  
Adi Prasetio ◽  
Agus Purwanto ◽  
Agus Subagio ◽  
Rachmat Hidayat
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Free Carbon ◽  
Counter Electrodes ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Carbon Based

Carbon nanotube-carbon black hybrid counter electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells and the effect on charge transfer kinetics

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Abel Cruz-Gutiérrez ◽  
Rosa María Félix-Navarro ◽  
Julio Cesar Calva-Yañez ◽  
Carolina Silva-Carrillo ◽  
Shu Wai Lin-Ho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Charge Transfer ◽  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Carbon Black ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Counter Electrodes ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells
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