Optimization of dye-sensitized solar cells consisting of low-temperature fabricated mesoporous carbon counter electrode

Wuji Cailiao Xuebao/Journal of Inorganic Materials

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 83-88

  Xu, Shun Jian ^a   Luo, Yu Feng ^a,b   Li, Shui Gen ^a   Zhong, Wei ^a   Huang, Ming Dao ^a  

^a XinYu University   (China)

^b NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Counter electrode; Low temperature preparation; Mesoporous carbon; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC FILMS; CATALYTIC MATERIALS; CONTACT INTERFACE; COUNTER ELECTRODES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; HIGH SURFACE AREA MESOPOROUS; LOW TEMPERATURES; MESOPOROUS CARBON; OPTIMUM EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; TIO; TRANSMISSION PATHS; TRI-BUTYL PHOSPHATE; TRITON X-100;

ADSORPTION; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROLYTES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; TEMPERATURE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CARBON;

EID: 84863115340     PISSN: 1000324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1077.2012.00083     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. 2 films. Nature, 1991, 353(24): 737-739.
2. 2 nanoparticles and their photoelectric properties sensitized by dye. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2009, 24(6): 1110-1114.
3. 2 nanorod andapplication in dye-sensitized solar cell. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2011, 26(2): 119-122.
4. Ramasamy E, Lee W J, Lee D Y, et al. Spray coated multi-wall carbon nanotube counter electrode for tri-iodide reduction in dye-sensitized solar cells. Electrochem. Commun., 2008, 10(7): 1087-1089.
5. Murakami T N, Gräetzel M. Counter electrodes for DSC: application of functional materials as catalysts. Inorg. Chim. Acta, 2008, 361(3): 572-580.
6. Murakami T N, Ito S, Wang Q, et al. Highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells based on carbon black counter electrodes. J. Electrochem. Soc., 2006, 153(12): A2255-A2261.
7. Koo B K, Lee D Y, Kim H J, et al. Seasoning effect of dye-sensitized solar cells with different counter electrodes. J. Electroceram., 2006, 17(1): 79-82.
8. Kay A, Gräetzel M. Low cost photovoltaic modules based on dye sensitized nanocrystalline titanium dioxide and carbon powder. Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. C, 1996, 44(1): 99-117.
9. Imoto K, Takahashi K, Yamaguchi T, et al. High-performance carbon counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells. Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. C, 2003, 79(4): 459-469.
10. Hino T, Ogawa Y, Kuramoto N. Preparation of functionalized and non-functionalized fullerene thin films on ITO glasses and the application to a counter electrode in a dye-sensitized solar cell. Carbon, 2006, 44(5): 880-887.
11. Hwang S, Moon J, Lee S, et al. Carbon nanotubes as counter electrode for dye-sensitised solar cells. Electron. Lett., 2007, 43(25): 1455-1456.
12. Choi H, Kim H, Hwang S, et al. Dye-sensitized solar cells using graphene-based carbon nano composite as counter electrode. Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. C, 2011, 95(1): 323-325.
13. Ramasamy E, Lee W J, Lee D Y, et al. Nanocarbon counter electrode for dye sensitized solar cells. Appl. Phys. Lett., 2007, 90(17): 173103-1.
14. Huang Z, Liu X, Li K, et al. Application of carbon materials as counter electrodes of dye-sensitized solar cells. Electrochem. Commun., 2007, 9(4): 596-598.
15. Fan S Q, Fang B, Kim J H, et al. Ordered multimodal porous carbon as highly efficient counter electrodes in dye-sensitized and quantum-dot solar cells. Langmuir, 2010, 26(16): 13644-13649.
16. XU Shun-Jian, QIAO Guan-Jun, WANG Hong-Jie, et al. Preparation of mesoporous carbon by phenol resin polymerization-dependent phase separation and pyrolysis. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2008, 23(5): 971-974.
17. Xu S J, Li J, Qiao G J, et al. Pore structure control of mesoporous carbon monoliths derived from mixtures of phenolic resin and ethylene glycol. Carbon, 2009, 47(8): 2103-2111.
18. 2008, 26(2): 125-130.
19. 2005, 26(1): 34-38.
20. 2006, 27(10): 973-978.
21. HU Lin-Hua, et al. Acta Phys-Chim Sinica, 2005, 54(4): 1914-1918.
22. SHI Cheng-Wu, et al. Acta Physchin Sinica, 2008, 24(12): 2327-2330.
23. Gräetzl M. Conversion of sunlight to electric power by nanocrystalline dye-sensitized solar cells. J. Photoch. Photobio. A, 2004, 164(1/2/3): 3-14.