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Bi and Sn Doping Improved the Structural, Optical and Photovoltaic Properties of MAPbI3-Based Perovskite Solar Cells. MATERIALS 2022; 15:ma15155216. [PMID: 35955151 PMCID: PMC9369954 DOI: 10.3390/ma15155216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/16/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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One of the most amazing photovoltaic technologies for the future is the organic–inorganic lead halide perovskite solar cell, which exhibits excellent power conversion efficiency (PCE) and can be produced using a straightforward solution technique. Toxic lead in perovskite can be replaced by non-toxic alkaline earth metal cations because they keep the charge balance in the material and some of them match the Goldschmidt rule’s tolerance factor. Therefore, thin films of MAPbI3, 1% Bi and 0%, 0.5%, 1% and 1.5% Sn co-doped MAPbI3 were deposited on FTO-glass substrates by sol-gel spin-coating technique. XRD confirmed the co-doping of Bi–Sn in MAPbI3. The 1% Bi and 1% Sn co-doped film had a large grain size. The optical properties were calculated by UV-Vis spectroscopy. The 1% Bi and 1% Sn co-doped film had small Eg, which make it a good material for perovskite solar cells. These films were made into perovskite solar cells. The pure MAPbI3 film-based solar cell had a current density (Jsc) of 9.71 MA-cm−2, its open-circuit voltage (Voc) was 1.18 V, its fill factor (FF) was 0.609 and its efficiency (η) was 6.98%. All of these parameters were improved by the co-doping of Bi–Sn. The cell made from a co-doped MAPbI3 film with 1% Bi and 1% Sn had a high efficiency (10.03%).
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Sowbakkiyavathi ES, Murugadoss V, Sittaramane R, Dhanusuraman R, Angaiah S. Cobalt selenide decorated polyaniline composite nanofibers as a newer counter electrode for dye‐sensitized solar cell. POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/pat.5326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Elindjeane Sheela Sowbakkiyavathi
- Electro‐Materials Research Laboratory, Centre for Nanoscience and Technology Pondicherry University Puducherry India
- Department of Physics Kanchi Mamunivar Govt. Institute for PG Studies and Research Puducherry India
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- Electro‐Materials Research Laboratory, Centre for Nanoscience and Technology Pondicherry University Puducherry India
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- Department of Physics Kanchi Mamunivar Govt. Institute for PG Studies and Research Puducherry India
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- Nano‐Electrochemistry Lab, Department of Chemistry National Institute of Technology Puducherry India
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- Electro‐Materials Research Laboratory, Centre for Nanoscience and Technology Pondicherry University Puducherry India
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Sakamoto D, Shiratani M, Seo H. Synergetic effect of a polymer and metalloid composite on the electrocatalytic improvement of dye-sensitized solar cells. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj03643b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Si nanoparticles exhibited significant enhancement on a polymer electrocatalyst and had comparable performance to that of conventional dye-sensitized solar cells.
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- Daisuke Sakamoto
- Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Energy Engineering, Inje University, Injero 197, Gimhae, Gyeongsangnamdo 50834, Korea
- Department of Nanoscience and Engineering, Inje University, Injero 197, Gimhae, Gyeongsangnamdo 50834, Korea
- Center for Nano Manufacturing, Inje University, Injero 197, Gimhae, Gyeongsangnamdo 50834, Korea
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A Review on the Advancement of Ternary Alloy Counter Electrodes for Use in Dye-Sensitised Solar Cells. METALS 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/met8121080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A dye-sensitised solar cell (DSSC) counter electrode (CE) plays a vital role in catalysing the conversion of triiodide ( I 3 − ) to iodide ions ( I − ), thereby ensuring the completion of the repetitive cycle of electricity generation. The platinum CE, despite being the standard counter electrode in DSSCs, has drawbacks of platinum’s rarity and high cost. Platinum is an excellent redox catalyst, and consequently, it is the most sought-after metal for catalytic conversions. The huge demand for platinum in the automotive industry for vehicular catalytic converters, the pharmaceutical industry, and in oil refining, as well as other industries, has driven its price to unprecedented levels. The prohibitive price of platinum has caused newer thin film technologies, such as the DSSC which depends on the platinum CE, to be cost-ineffective, thus meaning they cannot compete with the better-established silicon-based solar cells. These problems have stagnated the development of the DSSC, which in turn has dampened larger commercialisation prospects for this thin film technology. With this in mind, this review paper focuses on recent progress in the research and development of alternative cost-effective materials to replace Pt-based CEs. Ternary alloys are amongst the possible alternatives that have been explored, yielding varied results. Alloys, especially ternary sulphides, selenides, and oxides, are attractive as alternatives as they are cheap and are easily fabricated. Ternary alloys also have a synergistic effect produced by the coexistence of two metal ions in a crystal structure, which is believed to induce greater catalytic capability, thus making them ideal cost-effective materials to replace the Pt CE in DSSCs. This review intends to highlight the performance of ternary alloy counter electrodes through the analysis of charge transfer resistance and power conversion efficiencies. Focus is also given to the restrictions and impediments to the attainment of higher power conversion efficiency in alternative CEs. The advances in fabrication of simple ternary alloys, as well as more advanced hierarchical nanostructured counter electrodes, are discussed here in detail. Results obtained to date indicate that the efficiencies of ternary alloy counter electrodes are still below that of the platinum counter electrode, and hence more research is required to enhance their efficiencies.
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Arteshi Y, Aghanejad A, Davaran S, Omidi Y. Biocompatible and electroconductive polyaniline-based biomaterials for electrical stimulation. Eur Polym J 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.08.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Wu K, Zhao Q, Chen L, Liu Z, Ruan B, Wu M. Effect of Transition-Metal Ion Doping on Electrocatalytic Activities of graphene/polyaniline-M2+ (Mn2+, Co2+, Ni2+, and Cu2+) Composite Materials as Pt-Free Counter Electrode in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. POLYM-PLAST TECH MAT 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2018.1455864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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- Kezhong Wu
- Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nano-materials of Hebei Province, Department of Chemistry and Material Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nano-materials of Hebei Province, Department of Chemistry and Material Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nano-materials of Hebei Province, Department of Chemistry and Material Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nano-materials of Hebei Province, Department of Chemistry and Material Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nano-materials of Hebei Province, Department of Chemistry and Material Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nano-materials of Hebei Province, Department of Chemistry and Material Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, P.R. China
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Wu K, Chen L, Cui W, Ruan B, Wu M. The effect of transition metal ions (M 2+ = Mn 2+ , Ni 2+ , Co 2+ , Cu 2+ ) on the chemical synthesis polyaniline as counter electrodes in dye-sensitized solar cells. Chin J Chem Eng 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2016.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Rui W, Wei F, Dandan Z, Huiling L, Huanyu Z, Xuri H. Geometric stability of PtFe/PdFe embedded in graphene and catalytic activity for CO oxidation. Appl Organomet Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/aoc.3808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Wang Rui
- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational ChemistryJilin University Chang Chun 130023 China
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- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational ChemistryJilin University Chang Chun 130023 China
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- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational ChemistryJilin University Chang Chun 130023 China
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- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational ChemistryJilin University Chang Chun 130023 China
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- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational ChemistryJilin University Chang Chun 130023 China
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- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational ChemistryJilin University Chang Chun 130023 China
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Liu X, Yue G, Zheng H. A promising vanadium sulfide counter electrode for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra28667d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Bao C, Li F, Wang J, Sun P, Huang N, Sun Y, Fang L, Wang L, Sun X. One-Pot Solvothermal in Situ Growth of 1D Single-Crystalline NiSe on Ni Foil as Efficient and Stable Transparent Conductive Oxide Free Counter Electrodes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:32788-32796. [PMID: 27934175 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b10198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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One-dimensional single-crystal nanostructural nickel selenides were successfully in situ grown on metal nickel foils by two simple one-step solvothermal methods, which formed NiSe/Ni counter electrodes (CEs) for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The nickel foil acted as the nickel source in the reaction process, a supporting substrate, and an electron transport "speedway". Electrochemical testing indicated that the top 1D single-crystal NiSe exhibited prominent electrocatalytic activity for I3- reduction. Due to the metallic conductivity of Ni substrate and the outstanding electrocatalytic activity of single-crystal NiSe, the DSSC based on a NiSe/Ni CE exhibited higher fill factor (FF) and larger short-circuit current density (Jsc) than the DSSC based on Pt/FTO CE. The corresponding power conversion efficiency (6.75%) outperformed that of the latter (6.18%). Moreover, the NiSe/Ni CEs also showed excellent electrochemical stability in the I-/I3- redox electrolyte. These findings indicated that single-crystal NiSe in situ grown on Ni substrate was a potential candidate to replace Pt/TCO as a cheap and highly efficient counter electrode of DSSC.
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- Chao Bao
- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, College of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Hubei Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for New Energy Microgrid, China Three Gorges University , Yichang 443002, China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, College of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Hubei Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for New Energy Microgrid, China Three Gorges University , Yichang 443002, China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, College of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Hubei Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for New Energy Microgrid, China Three Gorges University , Yichang 443002, China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, College of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Hubei Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for New Energy Microgrid, China Three Gorges University , Yichang 443002, China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, College of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Hubei Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for New Energy Microgrid, China Three Gorges University , Yichang 443002, China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, College of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Hubei Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for New Energy Microgrid, China Three Gorges University , Yichang 443002, China
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- GuangXi Key Laboratory of New Energy and Building Energy Saving, Guilin University of Technology , Guilin 541004, China
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- GuangXi Key Laboratory of New Energy and Building Energy Saving, Guilin University of Technology , Guilin 541004, China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, College of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Hubei Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for New Energy Microgrid, China Three Gorges University , Yichang 443002, China
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Wu K, Chen L, Sun X, Wu M. Transition-Metal-Modified Polyaniline Nanofiber Counter Electrode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. ChemElectroChem 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201600326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Kezhong Wu
- College of Chemistry and Material Science; Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nanomaterials of Hebei Province; Hebei Normal University; No. 20 Rd. East of 2nd Ring South, Yuhua District Shijiazhuang City Hebei Province 050024 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science; Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nanomaterials of Hebei Province; Hebei Normal University; No. 20 Rd. East of 2nd Ring South, Yuhua District Shijiazhuang City Hebei Province 050024 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science; Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nanomaterials of Hebei Province; Hebei Normal University; No. 20 Rd. East of 2nd Ring South, Yuhua District Shijiazhuang City Hebei Province 050024 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science; Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nanomaterials of Hebei Province; Hebei Normal University; No. 20 Rd. East of 2nd Ring South, Yuhua District Shijiazhuang City Hebei Province 050024 P. R. China
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Anothumakkool B, Agrawal I, Bhange SN, Soni R, Game O, Ogale SB, Kurungot S. Pt- and TCO-Free Flexible Cathode for DSSC from Highly Conducting and Flexible PEDOT Paper Prepared via in Situ Interfacial Polymerization. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:553-562. [PMID: 26652291 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b09579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Here, we report the preparation of a flexible, free-standing, Pt- and TCO-free counter electrode in dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC)-derived from polyethylenedioxythiophene (PEDOT)-impregnated cellulose paper. The synthetic strategy of making the thin flexible PEDOT paper is simple and scalable, which can be achieved via in situ polymerization all through a roll coating technique. The very low sheet resistance (4 Ω/□) obtained from a film of 40 μm thick PEDOT paper (PEDOT-p-5) is found to be superior to the conventional fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) substrate. The high conductivity (357 S/cm) displayed by PEDOT-p-5 is observed to be stable under ambient conditions as well as flexible and bending conditions. With all of these features in place, we could develop an efficient Pt- and TCO-free flexible counter electrode from PEDOT-p-5 for DSSC applications. The catalytic activity toward the tri-iodide reduction of the flexible electrode is analyzed by adopting various electrochemical methodologies. PEDOT-p-5 is found to display higher exchange current density (7.12 mA/cm(2)) and low charge transfer resistance (4.6 Ω) compared to the benchmark Pt-coated FTO glass (2.40 mA/cm(2) and 9.4 Ω, respectively). Further, a DSSC fabricated using PEDOT-p-5 as the counter electrode displays a comparable efficiency of 6.1% relative to 6.9% delivered by a system based on Pt/FTO as the counter electrode.
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- Bihag Anothumakkool
- Physical and Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory , Pune 411008, Maharashtra, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) , Anusandhan Bhawan, 2, Rafi Marg, New Delhi 110 001, New Delhi India
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- Physical and Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory , Pune 411008, Maharashtra, India
- Network Institute of Solar Energy (CSIR-NISE) , 122 005New Delhi, India
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- Physical and Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory , Pune 411008, Maharashtra, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) , Anusandhan Bhawan, 2, Rafi Marg, New Delhi 110 001, New Delhi India
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- Physical and Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory , Pune 411008, Maharashtra, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) , Anusandhan Bhawan, 2, Rafi Marg, New Delhi 110 001, New Delhi India
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- Physical and Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory , Pune 411008, Maharashtra, India
- Network Institute of Solar Energy (CSIR-NISE) , 122 005New Delhi, India
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- Physical and Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory , Pune 411008, Maharashtra, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) , Anusandhan Bhawan, 2, Rafi Marg, New Delhi 110 001, New Delhi India
- Network Institute of Solar Energy (CSIR-NISE) , 122 005New Delhi, India
- Department of Physics and Centre for Energy Science, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research , Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411 008, India
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- Physical and Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory , Pune 411008, Maharashtra, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) , Anusandhan Bhawan, 2, Rafi Marg, New Delhi 110 001, New Delhi India
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Yin M, Yan Y, Li F, Liu X, Wang C, Chao D. Synthesis and electronic properties of comb-like polyamides bearing different contents of tetraaniline pendant groups. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra04759a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Tunable electronic properties could be accomplished by importing different numbers of tetraaniline pendants into the polymeric scaffolds.
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- Mingying Yin
- Alan G. MacDiarmid Institute
- College of Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- P. R. China
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- Alan G. MacDiarmid Institute
- College of Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- P. R. China
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- State Key Lab of Superhard Materials
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130012
- P. R. China
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- Alan G. MacDiarmid Institute
- College of Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- P. R. China
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- Alan G. MacDiarmid Institute
- College of Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- P. R. China
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- Alan G. MacDiarmid Institute
- College of Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- P. R. China
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Yue G, Li P, Li F, Chen C. Nickel sulfide counter electrode modified with polypyrrole nanoparticles to enhance catalytic ability for flexible dye-sensitized solar cells. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra10585h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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An efficient platinum-free counter electrode of nickel sulfide/polypyrrole/titanium foil with excellent electrochemical catalytic ability was prepared and used for flexible dye-sensitized solar cells.
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- Gentian Yue
- Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials of Henan
- School of Physics & Electronics
- Henan University
- Kaifeng
- China
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- College of Mechanical Engineering and Automation
- Huaqiao University
- Xiamen
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials of Henan
- School of Physics & Electronics
- Henan University
- Kaifeng
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials of Henan
- School of Physics & Electronics
- Henan University
- Kaifeng
- China
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Ma X, Yue G, Wu J, Lan Z. Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Made from High Catalytic Ability of Polypyrrole@Platinum Counter Electrode. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2015; 10:1015. [PMID: 26272804 PMCID: PMC4536248 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-015-1015-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2015] [Accepted: 07/18/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Polypyrrole@platinum (PPy@Pt) composite film was successfully synthesized by using a one-step electrochemical method and served as counter electrode (CE) for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The PPy@Pt CE with one-dimensional structure exhibited excellent electrocatalytic activity and superior charge transfer resistance for I(-)/I3 (-) electrolyte after being the cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy tested. The photocurrent-photovoltage curves were further used to calculate the theoretical photoelectric performance parameters of the DSSCs. The DSSC based on the PPy@Pt CE achieved a remarkable power conversion efficiency of 7.35 %, higher about 19.9 % than that of conventional Pt CE (6.13 %). This strategy provides a new opportunity for fabricating low-cost and highly efficient DSSCs.
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- Xingping Ma
- />Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials of Henan and School of Physics & Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004 China
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- />Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials of Henan and School of Physics & Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004 China
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- />Institute of Material Physical Chemistry, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou, 362021 China
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- />Institute of Material Physical Chemistry, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou, 362021 China
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Li ZQ, Ding Y, Mo LE, Hu LH, Wu JH, Dai SY. Fine Tuning of Nanocrystal and Pore Sizes of TiO2 Submicrospheres toward High Performance Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2015; 7:22277-83. [PMID: 26393366 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b06556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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In general, the properties and performance of mesoporous TiO2 are greatly dependent on its crystal size, crystallinity, porosity, surface area, and morphology; in this regard, design and fine-tuning the crystal and pore sizes of the TiO2 submicrospheres and investigating the effect of these factors on the properties and photoelectric performance of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) is essential. In this work, uniform TiO2 submicrospheres were synthesized by a two-step procedure containing hydrolysis and solvothermal process. The crystal and pore sizes of the TiO2 submicrospheres were fine-tuned and controlled in a narrow range by adjusting the quantity of NH4OH during the solvothermal process. The effect of crystal and pore size of TiO2 submicrosphere on the performance of the DSSCs and their properties including dye-loading capacity, light scattering effect, power conversion efficiency (PCE), incident photon-to-electron conversion efficiencies (IPCEs), and electron recombination were compared and analyzed. The results show that increasing pore size plays a more significant role in improving the dye-loading capacity and PCE than increasing surface area, and an overall PCE value of 8.62% was obtained for the device with a 7.0 μm film thickness based on the TiO2 submicrospheres treated with 0.6 mL of NH4OH. Finally, the best TiO2 submicrosphere based photoanode film was optimized by TiCl4 treatment, and increasing film thickness and a remarkable PCE up to 11.11% were achieved.
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- Zhao-Qian Li
- Key Laboratory of Novel Thin-Film Solar Cells, Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Hefei, Anhui 230031, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Novel Thin-Film Solar Cells, Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Hefei, Anhui 230031, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Novel Thin-Film Solar Cells, Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Hefei, Anhui 230031, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Novel Thin-Film Solar Cells, Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Hefei, Anhui 230031, P. R. China
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- Institute of Materials Physical Chemistry, Huaqiao University , Quanzhou 362021, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Novel Thin-Film Solar Cells, Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Hefei, Anhui 230031, P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Novel Thin-Film Solar Cells, North China Electric Power University , Beijing 102206, P. R. China
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Li ZQ, Que YP, Mo LE, Chen WC, Ding Y, Ma YM, Jiang L, Hu LH, Dai SY. One-Pot Synthesis of Mesoporous TiO₂ Micropheres and Its Application for High-Efficiency Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2015; 7:10928-34. [PMID: 25945694 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b02195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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TiO2 microspheres are of great interest for a great deal of applications, especially in the solar cell field. Because of their unique microstructure and light-scattering effect, TiO2 microsphere-based solar cells often exhibit superior photovoltaic performance. Hence, exploring new suitable TiO2 microspheres for high-efficiency solar cells is essential. In this work, we demonstrate a facile one-pot solvothermal approach for synthesis of TiO2 microspheres using acetone as solvent. The as-prepared TiO2 microspheres are composed of densely interconnected nanocrystals and possess a high specific surface area up to 138.47 m(2) g(-1). As the photoanode, the TiO2 microsphere-based DSSC gives higher dye loading and light adsorption ability as well as longer electron lifetime, resulting in higher short-circuit current value and superior power conversion efficiency (PCE) compared with Dyesol 18 nm TiO2 nanoparticle paste. Finally, the TiO2 microsphere-based DSSC were optimized by adding a TiO2 nanocrystal underlayer and TiCl4 post-treatment, giving a high PCE of 10.32%.
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- Zhao-Qian Li
- †Key Laboratory of Novel Thin-Film Solar Cells, Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, PR China
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- †Key Laboratory of Novel Thin-Film Solar Cells, Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, PR China
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- †Key Laboratory of Novel Thin-Film Solar Cells, Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, PR China
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- †Key Laboratory of Novel Thin-Film Solar Cells, Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, PR China
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- †Key Laboratory of Novel Thin-Film Solar Cells, Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, PR China
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- †Key Laboratory of Novel Thin-Film Solar Cells, Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, PR China
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- †Key Laboratory of Novel Thin-Film Solar Cells, Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, PR China
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- †Key Laboratory of Novel Thin-Film Solar Cells, Institute of Applied Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, PR China
- ‡Beijing Key Laboratory of Novel Thin-Film Solar Cells, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, PR China
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Yue G, Yang G, Li F, Wu J. PEDOT:PSS assisted preparation of a graphene/nickel cobalt oxide hybrid counter electrode to serve in efficient dye-sensitized solar cells. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra18526b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A much higher photovoltaic performance of a dye-sensitized solar cell with a (P-A) Gr/NiCo2O4 counter electrode is achieved than that of a Pt configuration device.
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- Gentian Yue
- Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials of Henan and School of Physics & Electronics
- Henan University
- Kaifeng 475004
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials of Henan and School of Physics & Electronics
- Henan University
- Kaifeng 475004
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials of Henan and School of Physics & Electronics
- Henan University
- Kaifeng 475004
- China
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- Institute of Material Physical Chemistry
- Huaqiao University
- Xiamen 361021
- China
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Kukunuri S, Krishnan MR, Sampath S. The effect of structural dimensionality on the electrocatalytic properties of the nickel selenide phase. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:23448-59. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cp03900b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Synthesis of different morphologies of nickel selenide structures and their activities in various applications.
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- Suresh Kukunuri
- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Science
- Bangalore 560012
- India
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- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Science
- Bangalore 560012
- India
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- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Science
- Bangalore 560012
- India
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Şişman İ, Can M, Ergezen B, Biçer M. One-step anion-assisted electrodeposition of ZnO nanofibrous networks as photoanodes for dye-sensitized solar cells. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra13623g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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An efficient ZnO photoanode consisting of nanofibrous networks for DSSCs was synthesized using a one-step electrodeposition in a solution containing Zn(NO3)2, KCl, NaCH3COO, and Na3C6H5O7.
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- İlkay Şişman
- Department of Chemistry
- Faculty of Arts and Sciences
- Sakarya University
- Sakarya
- Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry
- Faculty of Arts and Sciences
- Sakarya University
- Sakarya
- Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry
- Faculty of Arts and Sciences
- Sakarya University
- Sakarya
- Turkey
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- Department of Energy Systems Engineering
- Faculty of Technology in Elbistan
- Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University
- Kahramanmaraş
- Turkey
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