Microwave-assisted exfoliation method to develop platinum-decorated graphene nanosheets as a low cost counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells

RSC Advances ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (68) ◽  
pp. 36226-36233 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Saranya ◽  
N. Sivasankar ◽  
A. Subramania
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Graphene Nanosheets ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Natural Graphite ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Microwave Assisted ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Graphene nanosheets (GNs) are prepared from natural graphite by a simple ecofriendly microwave-assisted exfoliation technique.

Mesoporous Bi2S3 nanorods with graphene-assistance as low-cost counter-electrode materials in dye-sensitized solar cells

Nanoscale ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (23) ◽  
pp. 14433-14440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheng-qi Guo ◽  
Tian-zeng Jing ◽  
Xiao Zhang ◽  
Xiao-bing Yang ◽  
Zhi-hao Yuan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Electrode Materials ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Hydrothermal Conditions ◽  
Catalytic Activities ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

In this work, we report the synthesis of mesoporous Bi2S3 nanorods under hydrothermal conditions without additives, and investigated their catalytic activities as the CE in DSCs by I–V curves and tested conversion efficiency.

Enhanced photovoltage in DSSCs: synergistic combination of a silver modified TiO2 photoanode and a low cost counter electrode

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (40) ◽  
pp. 33433-33442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samim Sardar ◽  
Srabanti Ghosh ◽  
Hynd Remita ◽  
Prasenjit Kar ◽  
Bo Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Synergistic Combination ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Tio2 Photoanode

Enhanced photovoltage in the presence of silver modified TiO2 nanocomposites as a photoanode in dye-sensitized solar cells.

scholarly journals Low-cost and eco-friendly nebulizer spray coated CuInAlS 2 counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells

2018 ◽  
Vol 537 ◽  
pp. 23-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Ravi Dhas ◽  
A. Jennifer Christy ◽  
R. Venkatesh ◽  
Esther Santhoshi Monica S. ◽  
Subhendu K. Panda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Nebulizer Spray

Effects of Activated Carbon Counter Electrode on Bifacial Dye Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs)

2021 ◽  
Vol 1016 ◽  
pp. 863-868
Author(s):  
Tika Erna Putri ◽  
Yuan Hao ◽  
Fadzai Lesley Chawarambwa ◽  
Hyunwoong Seo ◽  
Min Kyu Son ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Optical Losses ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

The losses of solar cells are consisted of electrical losses and optical losses. Optical losses chiefly reduce the short-circuit current. Here we apply bifacial cell approach to increase light absorption and the short-circuit current of dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). We have employed activated carbon (AC) as a very low cost counter electrode, an alternative to Pt counter electrode. Addition of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and titanium carbonitride (TiCN) to AC increase the efficiency of bifacial DSSC at a mirror angle of from 5.10% to and , respectively. These results indicate that AC has the potential to replace Pt as a very low cost counter electrode of bifacial DSSCs. The bifacial DSSC system using double plane mirrors improve PCE to for Pt counter electrode at a mirror angle of , and for AC counter electrode at a mirror angle of , respectively.

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