Dye-sensitized solar cells based on low cost nanoscale carbon/TiO2 composite counter electrode

被引:173
作者
Joshi, Prakash [1 ]
Xie, Yu [1 ]
Ropp, Mike [1 ]
Galipeau, David [1 ]
Bailey, Shelia [2 ]
Qiao, Qiquan [1 ]
机构
[1] S Dakota State Univ, Ctr Adv Photovalta, Brookings, SD 57007 USA
[2] NASA, Glenn Res Ctr, Cleveland, OH 44135 USA
关键词
TIO2; FILMS; PERFORMANCE;
D O I
10.1039/b815947p
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
A dye-sensitized solar cell based on low cost nanoscale carbon/TiO2 composite counter electrode was fabricated and its photovoltaic performance (eta = 5.5%, AM 1.5, 91.5 mW cm(-2)) was comparable to that from platinum counter-electrode devices (eta = 6.4%, AM 1.5, 91.5 mW cm(-2)) made at similar conditions.
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页码:426 / 429
页数:4
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