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...

scholarly journals CoSe2@N-Doped Graphene Nanocomposite High-Efficiency Counter Electrode For Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tansir Ahamad
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Photoelectric Conversion ◽  
Counter Electrodes ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Doped Graphene ◽  
Graphene Nanocomposite ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Abstract Photovoltaics is defined as a group of solar cells that convert solar energy into electricity. Among these cells, dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have received considerable attention due to of their low cost and high efficiency for energy conversion. In present study, CoSe2@N-doped graphene nanocomposite has been prepared in an inert atmosphere and used as a DSSC counter electrode. The fabricated nanocomposite was characterised using analytical techniques including FTIR, TGA, XRD, Raman, XPS, and BET. The assembled DSSC obtains a photoelectric conversion efficiency (PCE) of 7.65%, which is higher than the PCE (7.19%) of the Pt electrode assembly cell under the same conditions. The promising performance of the fabricated counter electrodes may be due to the excellent surface area of the nanocomposites, the doping of hetroatomes which provide the active sites to boost the catalytic activities towards I3- reduction.

Facile preparation of hierarchical TiO2nanowire–nanoparticle/nanotube architecture for highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (40) ◽  
pp. 20366-20374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nianqing Fu ◽  
Yan Liu ◽  
Yanchun Liu ◽  
Wei Lu ◽  
Limin Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Light Scattering ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
One Step ◽  
Facile Preparation ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Light Scattering Effect

Hierarchical TiO2architecture with a remarkably improved surface area and light scattering effect was preparedviaone-step post-treatment for dye-sensitized solar cells, achieving a high efficiency of 8.82%.

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.

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