Comparison of dye solar cell counter electrodes based on different carbon nanostructures

被引：23

作者：

Aitola, Kerttu ^{[1
]}

Halme, Janne ^{[1
]}

Halonen, Niina ^{[2
]}

Kaskela, Antti ^{[1
]}

Toivola, Minna ^{[1
]}

Nasibulin, Albert G. ^{[1
]}

Kordas, Krisztian ^{[2
]}

Toth, Geza ^{[2
]}

Kauppinen, Esko I. ^{[1
,3
]}

Lund, Peter D. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Aalto Univ, Dept Appl Phys, Aalto 00076, Finland

[2] Univ Oulu, Microelect & Mat Phys Labs, Dept Elect & Informat Engn, FI-90014 Oulu, Finland

[3] VTT Biotechnol, Espoo 02044, Finland

来源：

THIN SOLID FILMS | 2011年 / 519卷 / 22期

基金：

芬兰科学院;

关键词：

Dye-sensitized solar cell; Catalyst; Conductive layer; Carbon nanostructure; Carbon nanotube; Carbon black; LOW-COST; NANOTUBE BUNDLES; TRANSPARENT; FILMS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; REDUCTION; MODULES;

D O I：

10.1016/j.tsf.2011.05.078

中图分类号：

T [工业技术];

学科分类号：

08 ;

摘要：

Three characteristically different carbon nanomaterials were compared and analyzed as platinum-free counter electrodes for dye solar cells: 1) single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) random network films on glass, 2) aligned multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) forest films on Inconel steel and quartz, and 3) pressed carbon nanoparticle composite films on indium tin oxide-polyethylene terephtalate plastic. Results from electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and electron microscopy were discussed in terms of the catalytic activity, conductivity, thickness, transparency and flexibility of the electrode films. The SWCNT films showed reasonable catalytic performance at similar series resistance compared to platinized fluorine doped tin oxide-coated glass. The MWCNTs had similar catalytic activity, but the electrochemical performance of the films was limited by their high porosity. Carbon nanoparticle films had the lowest charge transfer resistance resulting from a combination of high catalytic activity and dense packing of the material. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：8125 / 8134

页数：10

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