Facile water-based spray pyrolysis of earth-abundant Cu2FeSnS4 thin films as an efficient counter electrode in dye-sensitized solar cells

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 20, 2014, Pages 17661-17667

  Prabhakar, Rajiv Ramanujam ^a   Huu Loc, Nguyen ^a   Kumar, Mulmudi Hemant ^a   Boix, Pablo P ^a   Juan, Sun ^b   John, Rohit Abraham ^a   Batabyal, Sudip K ^a   Wong, Lydia Helena ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

counter electrodes; Cu2FeSnS4; dye sensitized solar cells; earth abundant materials; photovoltaics; solution processed thin films

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; COPPER COMPOUNDS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; IRON COMPOUNDS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; THIN FILMS; TIN COMPOUNDS;

COUNTER ELECTRODES; CU2FESNS4; EARTH-ABUNDANT MATERIALS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SOLUTION-PROCESSED;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84908156264     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am503888v     Document Type: Article

References (37)

1. Polizzotti, A.; Repins, I. L.; Noufi, R.; Wei, S.-H.; Mitzi, D. B. The State and Future Prospects of Kesterite Photovoltaics Energy Environ. Sci. 2013, 6, 3171-3182
2. 4 Solar Cells Fabricated by an Ethanol-based, Particulate Precursor Ink Route Sci. Rep. 2013, 3, 3069
3. 4 Nanostructures RSC Adv. 2013, 3, 23264-23268
4. 4 Photocathodes by Introducing Porous Structures J. Mater. Chem. A 2013, 1, 15479-15485
5. 4 (CZTS) Nanoparticle Based Nontoxic and Earth-Abundant Hybrid pn-Junction Solar Cells Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2012, 14, 8090-8096
6. +) Nanocrystals J. Mater. Chem. 2012, 22, 23136-23140
7. 4 Nanoparticles Exhibiting Red-Edge-Effect: Application in Hybrid Photonic Devices J. Appl. Phys. 2013, 114, 144312
8. 4 Nanocrystals Chem. Comm 2012, 48, 2603-2605
9. 4 Nanocrystals with a Band Gap of Around 1.5 eV Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 4956-4958
10. Wu, M.; Ma, T. Platinum-Free Catalysts as Counter Electrodes in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells ChemSusChem 2012, 5, 1343-1357
11. 2 on ZnO Nanowires by Chemical Spray Pyrolysis J. Mater. Chem. 2012, 22, 13965-13968
12. Zeng, X.; Pramana, S. S.; Batabyal, S. K.; Mhaisalkar, S. G.; Chen, X.; Jinesh, K. B. Low Temperature Synthesis of Wurtzite Zinc Sulfide (ZnS) Thin Films by Chemical Spray Pyrolysis Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2013, 15, 6763-6768
13. Perednis, D.; Gauckler, L. Thin Film Deposition Using Spray Pyrolysis J. Electroceram. 2005, 14, 103-111
14. Wang, Q.; Ito, S.; Grätzel, M.; Fabregat-Santiago, F.; Mora-Seró, I.; Bisquert, J.; Bessho, T.; Imai, H. Characteristics of High Efficiency Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells J. Phys. Chem. B 2006, 110, 25210-25221
15. Powar, S.; Daeneke, T.; Ma, M. T.; Fu, D.; Duffy, N. W.; Götz, G.; Weidelener, M.; Mishra, A.; Bäuerle, P.; Spiccia, L.; Bach, U. Highly Efficient p-Type Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells based on Tris(1,2-diaminoethane)cobalt(II)/(III) Electrolytes Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 602-605
16. Listorti, A.; O'Regan, B.; Durrant, J. R. Electron Transfer Dynamics in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Chem. Mater. 2011, 23, 3381-3399
17. Yella, A.; Lee, H.-W.; Tsao, H. N.; Yi, C.; Chandiran, A. K.; Nazeeruddin, M. K.; Diau, E. W.-G.; Yeh, C.-Y.; Zakeeruddin, S. M.; Grätzel, M. Porphyrin-Sensitized Solar Cells with Cobalt (II/III)-based Redox Electrolyte Exceed 12% Efficiency Science 2011, 334, 629-634
18. Lin, J.-Y.; Tsai, Y.-T.; Tai, S.-Y.; Lin, Y.-T.; Wan, C.-C.; Tung, Y.-L.; Wu, Y.-S. Pulse-Reversal Deposition of Cobalt Sulfide Thin Film as a Counter Electrode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells J. Electrochem. Soc. 2013, 160, D46-D52
19. Wu, M.; Lin, X.; Wang, Y.; Wang, L.; Guo, W.; Qi, D.; Peng, X.; Hagfeldt, A.; Grätzel, M.; Ma, T. Economical Pt-Free Catalysts for Counter Electrodes of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 3419-3428
20. 4 Nanoparticles as an Alternative to Pt Catalysts RSC Adv. 2013, 3, 24918-24921
21. Mulmudi, H. K.; Batabyal, S. K.; Rao, M.; Prabhakar, R. R.; Mathews, N.; Lam, Y. M.; Mhaisalkar, S. G. Solution Processed Transition Metal Sulfides: Application as Counter Electrodes in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSCs) Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2011, 13, 19307-19309
22. 2 Nanocrystal Ink as a Catalytic Electrode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 6694-6698
23. Ito, S.; Murakami, T. N.; Comte, P.; Liska, P.; Grätzel, C.; Nazeeruddin, M. K.; Grätzel, M. Fabrication of Thin Film Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Solar to Electric Power Conversion Efficiency over 10% Thin Solid Films 2008, 516, 4613-4619
24. 4 Thin Films using Confocal Raman Spectroscopy J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 2011, 29, 051203
25. 4 Solid State. Commun. 2011, 151, 947-951
26. 3 Thin Films Appl. Phys. Lett. 2012, 100, 192103
27. Himmrich, M.; Haeuseler, H. Far Infrared Studies on Stannite and Wurtzstannite Type Compounds Spectrochim. Acta, Part A 1991, 47, 933-942
28. 4 Precursor Prepared by Sequential Sulfurization Processes Nanotechnology 2013, 24, 095706
29. Mitzi, D. B.; Gunawan, O.; Todorov, T. K.; Wang, K.; Guha, S. The Path Towards a High-Performance Solution-Processed Kesterite Solar Cell Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 2011, 95, 1421-1436
30. 3 with Metallic Character: Another Category of Conducting Sulfides Appl. Phys. Lett. 2007, 91, 143104
31. Woo, K.; Kim, Y.; Moon, J. A Non-Toxic, Solution-Processed, Earth Abundant Absorbing Layer for Thin-Film Solar Cells Energy Environ. Sci. 2012, 5, 5340-5345
32. Huang, Z.; Liu, X.; Li, K.; Li, D.; Luo, Y.; Li, H.; Song, W.; Chen, L.; Meng, Q. Application of Carbon Materials as Counter Electrodes of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Electrochem. Commun. 2007, 9, 596-598
33. 2 Nanorod for the Counter Electrode of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Chem. Comm 2011, 47, 4535-4537
34. 2-ZnS Heterostructured Nanomaterials as Low-Cost and High-Performance Counter Electrodes of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Energy Environ. Sci. 2013, 6, 835-840
35. Jiang, Q. W.; Li, G. R.; Liu, S.; Gao, X. P. Surface-Nitrided Nickel with Bifunctional Structure As Low-Cost Counter Electrode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells J. Phys. Chem. C 2010, 114, 13397-13401
36. Fabregat-Santiago, F.; Garcia-Belmonte, G.; Mora-Sero, I.; Bisquert, J. Characterization of Nanostructured Hybrid and Organic Solar Cells by Impedance Spectroscopy Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2011, 13, 9083-9118
37. Li, G.-R.; Wang, F.; Jiang, Q.-W.; Gao, X.-P.; Shen, P.-W. Carbon Nanotubes with Titanium Nitride as a Low-Cost Counter-Electrode Material for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 3653-3656