A novel catalyst of WO2 nanorod for the counter electrode of dye-sensitized solar cells

被引:328
作者
Wu, Mingxing [1 ]
Lin, Xiao [1 ]
Hagfeldt, Anders [2 ]
Ma, Tingli [1 ]
机构
[1] Dalian Univ Technol, State Key Lab Chem, Fac Chem Environm & Biol Sci & Technol, Dalian, Peoples R China
[2] Uppsala Univ, Dept Phys & Analyt Chem, SE-75105 Uppsala, Sweden
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
LOW-COST; PERFORMANCE;
D O I
10.1039/c1cc10638d
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
Tungsten dioxide (WO2) nanorods were synthesized, which showed excellent catalytic activity for the reduction of triiodide to iodide. The dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC) using WO2 as a counter electrode (CE) reached a high energy conversion efficiency of 7.25%, which can match the performance of the DSC based on a Pt CE.
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页码:4535 / 4537
页数:3
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