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Kamarulzaman U, Rahman M, Su'ait M, Umar A. NickelPalladium alloy–reduced graphene oxide as counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.115289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Self-Assembly Synthesis of the MoS 2/PtCo Alloy Counter Electrodes for High-Efficiency and Stable Low-Cost Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. NANOMATERIALS 2020; 10:nano10091725. [PMID: 32878110 PMCID: PMC7559067 DOI: 10.3390/nano10091725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Revised: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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In this work, MoS2 microspheres/PtCo-alloy nanoparticles (MoS2/PtCo-alloy NPs) were composited via a novel and facile process which MoS2 is functionalized by poly (N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) (PVP) and self-assembled with PtCo-alloy NPs. This new composite shows excellent electrocatalytic activity and great potential for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) as a counter electrode (CE) material. Benefiting from heterostructure and synergistic effects, the MoS2/PtCo-alloy NPs exhibit high electrocatalytic activity, low charge-transfer resistance and stability in the cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) test. Meanwhile, a high power-conversion efficiency (PCE) of 8.46% is achieved in DSSCs with MoS2/PtCo-alloy NP CEs, which are comparable to traditional Pt CEs (8.45%). This novel composite provides a new high-performance, stable and cheap choice for CEs in DSSCs.
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Incorporating MoFe alloys into reduced graphene oxide as counter electrode catalysts for dye-sensitized solar cells. ARAB J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2018.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Murugadoss V, Lin J, Liu H, Mai X, Ding T, Guo Z, Angaiah S. Optimizing graphene content in a NiSe/graphene nanohybrid counter electrode to enhance the photovoltaic performance of dye-sensitized solar cells. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:17579-17589. [PMID: 31553005 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr07060e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Nickel selenide (NiSe) nanoparticles were grown on graphene nanosheets (GN) with different mass ratios to obtain their corresponding NiSe/GNx (x = 0.25 to 1.00) nanohybrids by a facile in situ hydrothermal process to integrate the advantages of the high specific surface area of graphene and the homogeneously immobilized catalytic sites of NiSe. The nanohybrid with a mass ratio of 1 : 0.50 (i.e., NiSe/GN0.50) exhibited higher electrocatalytic activity and electrolyte diffusion. Thus, NiSe/GN0.50 exhibited an improved photo-conversion efficiency (PCE) of 12% (η = 8.62%) compared to a standard Pt (η = 7.68%)-based dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC). This improved PCE mainly originated from the catalytic ability of NiSe and the multiple interfacial electron transfer pathways of graphene, resulting in enhanced charge transfer and fast tri-iodide reduction kinetics at the counter electrode/electrolyte interface. The results obtained from the cyclic voltammetry (CV), electrochemical AC-impedance (EIS) and Tafel polarization studies validated the synergistic effects of NiSe and GN and the high potential of this nanohybrid as an efficient counter electrode (CE) for DSSCs.
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- Vignesh Murugadoss
- Electro-Materials Research Laboratory, Centre for Nanoscience and Technology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry - 605 014, India.
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Ghasemi S, Hosseini SR, Moalem-Banhangi M. Preparation of electrochemically reduced graphene oxide/bimetallic copper-platinum nanohybrid as counter electrode for fabrication of dye-sensitized solar cell. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2018.11.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Wu MS, Shih HC, Lin JC. High-performance counter electrode of carbon nanocubes with embedded cobalt-iron alloy nanoparticles for dye-sensitized solar cells. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.05.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ghasemi S, Hosseini SR, Kazemi Z. Electrochemical deposition of Pt-Ni on reduced graphene oxide as counter electrode material for dye-sensitized solar cell. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2017.08.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Huang S, Ma D, Hu Z, He Q, Zai J, Chen D, Sun H, Chen Z, Qiao Q, Wu M, Qian X. Synergistically Enhanced Electrochemical Performance of Ni 3S 4-PtX (X = Fe, Ni) Heteronanorods as Heterogeneous Catalysts in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:27607-27617. [PMID: 28767213 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b05418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Platinum (Pt)-based alloys are considerably promising electrocatalysts for the reduction of I-/I3- and Co2+/Co3+ redox couples in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). However, it is still challenging to minimize the dosage of Pt to achieve comparable or even higher catalytic efficiency. Here, by taking full advantages of the Mott-Schottky (M-S) effect at the metal-semiconductor interface, we successfully strategize a low-Pt-based M-S catalyst with enhanced electrocatalytic performance and stability for the large-scale application of DSSCs. The optimized M-S electrocatalyst of Ni3S4-Pt2X1 (X = Fe, Ni) heteronanorods is constructed by rationally controlling the ratio of Pt to transition metal in the hybrids. It was found that the electrons transferred from Ni3S4 to Pt2X1 at their interface under the Mott-Schottky effect result in the concentration of electrons onto Pt2X1 domains, which subsequently accelerates the regeneration of both I-/I3- and Co2+/Co3+ redox shuttles in DSSCs. As a result, the DSSC with Ni3S4-Pt2Fe1 manifests an impressive power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 8.79% and 5.56% for iodine and cobalt-based electrolyte under AM1.5G illumination, respectively. These PCEs are obviously superior over those with Ni3S4-Pt, PtFe, Ni3S4, and pristine Pt electrodes. The strategy reported here is able to be further expanded to fabricate other low-Pt-alloyed M-S catalysts for wider applications in the fields of photocatalysis, water splitting, and heterojunction solar cells.
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- Shoushuang Huang
- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University , Shanghai 200444, China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University , Shanghai 200444, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University , Shanghai 200444, China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University , Shanghai 200444, China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University , Shanghai 200444, China
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- Center for Advanced Photovoltaics, South Dakota State University , Brookings, South Dakota 57007, United States
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University , Shanghai 200444, China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200240, China
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Recent Progress on the Synthesis of Graphene-Based Nanostructures as Counter Electrodes in DSSCs Based on Iodine/Iodide Electrolytes. Catalysts 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/catal7080234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Utility of Pt in PtNi alloy counter electrodes as a new avenue for cost effective and highly efficient liquid junction photovoltaic devices. J Colloid Interface Sci 2017; 495:78-83. [PMID: 28189112 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2017.01.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2016] [Revised: 01/30/2017] [Accepted: 01/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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This study presents the synthesis of PtNi alloys with different volume ratios of Pt and Ni precursors in mixture solutions using dry plasma reduction under atmospheric pressure and low temperature. The developed materials are applied as efficient counter electrodes (CEs) in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). The investigation of the Pt utility in PtNi alloys for electrocatalytic activity, and cost effective and highly efficient DSCs are also investigated. Compared with the reference electrodes (Pt and Ni CEs), the developed PtNi alloy CEs exhibit better reversibility as indicated by the peak-to-peak separation and better catalytic activity for the regeneration of iodide ions from triiodide ions. Thus, the DSC with the developed PtNi CEs provides higher efficiency than that of the device fabricated with the reference electrodes.
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Omelianovych O, Dao VD, Larina LL, Choi HS. Optimization of the PtFe alloy structure for application as an efficient counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells. Electrochim Acta 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.06.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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