Organic molecule controlled synthesis of three-dimensional rhododendron-like cobalt sulfide hierarchitectures as counter electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells

RSC Advances ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (79) ◽  
pp. 42087-42091 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lijuan Sun ◽  
Yu Bai ◽  
Kening Sun
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Organic Molecule ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Cobalt Sulfide ◽  
Controlled Synthesis ◽  
Counter Electrodes ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Organic molecule controlled synthesis of three-dimensional rhododendra-like CoS and its application as counter electrode in DSSCs.

Cobalt sulfide thin film as an efficient counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells

2014 ◽  
Vol 133 ◽  
pp. 174-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Srinivasa Rao ◽  
Chandu. V.V.M. Gopi ◽  
Soo-Kyoung Kim ◽  
Min-Kyu Son ◽  
Myeong-Soo Jeong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Cobalt Sulfide ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Improved Efficiency of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Using Aligned Carbon Nanotubes

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A. Sayer ◽  
Stephen L. Hodson ◽  
Timothy S. Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Microwave Plasma ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Planar Geometry ◽  
Counter Electrodes ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Cnt Arrays ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) offer many advantages in comparison to their Si-based counterparts, including lower cost of raw materials, faster manufacturing time, and the ability to be integrated with flexible substrates. Although many advances have been made in DSSC fabrication over recent years, their efficiency remains lower than commercially available Si photovoltaic cells. Here we report improved efficiency of TiO2/anthocyanin dye solar cell using aligned arrays of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as a counter electrode. Dense vertically oriented CNT arrays are grown directly on the counter electrode using microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition and a tri-layer (Ti/Al/Fe) catalyst. The resulting arrays are 30 micrometers in height and have a number density of approximately five hundred million per square millimeter. By directly growing the CNTs on the counter electrode substrate, electrical interface conductance is enhanced. The performance of both as-grown and N-doped (using a nitrogen plasma) CNT arrays is reported. The fabricated DSSCs are tested under AM1.5 light. Increased short circuit current is observed in comparison to graphite and Pt counter electrodes. We attribute this improvement to the large surface area created by the 3D structure of the arrays in comparison to the planar geometry of the graphite and Pt electrodes as well as the excellent electrical properties of the CNTs.

scholarly journals Three-dimensional graphene networks and RGO-based counter electrode for DSSCs

RSC Advances ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (28) ◽  
pp. 15678-15685 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Tang ◽  
Haogang Yu ◽  
Weiqiu Huang ◽  
Yunfei Sun ◽  
Xufei Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Graphene is considered to be a potential replacement for the traditional Pt counter electrode (CE) in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs).

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).

Three-dimensional nanocomposite formed by hydrophobic multiwalled carbon nanotubes threading titanium dioxide as the counter electrode of enhanced performance dye-sensitized solar cells

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (60) ◽  
pp. 55071-55078 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhichun Yang ◽  
Waqar Ahmad ◽  
Liang Chu ◽  
Majid Raissan Al-bahrani ◽  
Fanfan Tu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Multiwalled Carbon ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Novel Strategy ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

A novel strategy of fast solvent induced assembly is used to synthesize a three-dimensional (3D) nanocomposite of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and TiO2, as the counter electrode (CE) of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs).

Polyoxometalate modified transparent metal selenide counter electrodes for high-efficiency bifacial dye-sensitized solar cells

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lu Zhang ◽  
Wei-Chao Chen ◽  
Ting Wang ◽  
Yun-Jiang Li ◽  
Chun-Hui Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Counter Electrodes ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
One Step ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

In the development of bifacial dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), the exploration of cost-benefit transparent counter electrode is a permanent target. Herein, we put forward a simple one-step strategy to load...

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