Highly electrocatalytic counter electrodes based on carbon black for cobalt(iii)/(ii)-mediated dye-sensitized solar cells

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 240-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
I-Ping Liu ◽  
Yi-Chen Hou ◽  
Chiao-Wei Li ◽  
Yuh-Lang Lee
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Black ◽  
Electrode Material ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Counter Electrodes ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Commercial Carbon ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Counter Electrode Material

Commercial carbon black can replace expensive catalysts as a low cost highly electrocatalytic counter electrode material for Co(iii)/(ii)-mediated DSSC applications.

scholarly journals On the Use of PEDOT as a Catalytic Counter Electrode Material in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 3795
Author(s):  
Edoardo Marchini ◽  
Stefano Caramori ◽  
Carlo Alberto Bignozzi ◽  
Stefano Carli
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Electrode Material ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Counter Electrodes ◽  
Promising Alternative ◽  
Color Palette ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Counter Electrode Material

Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) emerged in the early 1990s as a promising alternative to the classic silicon-based solar cell due to their unique combination of low cost, ease of fabrication, color palette for building integration, and high efficiency in indoor applications. This review article describes the fabrication and the properties of poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT)-based catalytic counter electrodes (CEs) for DSSCs. In particular, the electrochemical reactivity PEDOT CEs used in conjunction with alternative redox mediators for DSSCs is outlined. Among alternative redox shuttles, cobalt and copper complexes, as well as totally organic thiolate/disulfide, have been considered. Finally, PEDOT can also be used as a hole conductor material in electrolyte-free solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells. This review clearly shows that the progress in DSSCs development is strongly linked to the introduction of PEDOT as a new counter electrode material.

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