Carbon Nanotubes Bridged with Graphene Nanoribbons and Their Use in High-Efficiency Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

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作者
Yang, Zhibin [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Liu, Mingkai [1 ,2 ]
Zhang, Chao [1 ,2 ]
Tjiu, Weng Weei [4 ]
Liu, Tianxi [1 ,2 ]
Peng, Huisheng [1 ,2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Fudan Univ, State Key Lab Mol Engn Polymers, Shanghai 200433, Peoples R China
[2] Fudan Univ, Dept Macromol Sci, Shanghai 200433, Peoples R China
[3] Fudan Univ, Adv Mat Lab, Shanghai 200438, Peoples R China
[4] ASTAR, Inst Mat Res & Engn, Singapore 117602, Singapore
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
carbon; dye-sensitized solar cells; graphene; nanoribbons; nanotubes; ELECTRODES;
D O I
10.1002/anie.201209736
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
Tie a ribbon on it: Multiwalled carbon nanotubes were partially unzipped to produce nanoribbons that bridged the nanotubes. The unique structure favors rapid charge transport when used as counter electrodes in dye-sensitized solar cells, resulting in a maximum energy conversion efficiency of 8.23 % versus 7.61 % for a conventional platinum electrode. © 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
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页码:3996 / 3999
页数:4
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