A quasi core-shell nitrogen-doped graphene/cobalt sulfide conductive catalyst for highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

被引:173
作者
Bi, Enbing [1 ]
Chen, Han [1 ]
Yang, Xudong [2 ]
Peng, Wenqin [2 ]
Graetzel, Michael [3 ]
Han, Liyuan [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ, Sch Mat Sci & Engn, State Key Lab Met Matrix Composites, Shanghai 200240, Peoples R China
[2] Natl Inst Mat Sci, Photovolta Mat Unit, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3050047, Japan
[3] Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, Inst Chem Sci & Engn, Lab Photon & Interfaces, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
关键词
PERFORMANCE COUNTER ELECTRODES; LITHIUM-ION STORAGE; LOW-COST; REDOX ELECTROLYTE; NANOCRYSTAL INK; OXIDE; NANOPARTICLES; REDUCTION; CATHODE; NICKEL;
D O I
10.1039/c4ee01339e
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
A novel conductive catalyst was designed based on a quasi core shell structure of N-doped graphene/cobalt sulfide. This platinum-free catalyst shows high catalytic activity and conductivity owing to close interactions between the core (cobalt sulphide) and the shell (N-doped graphene). It enables dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) to obtain high energy conversion efficiency up to 10.71%, which is as far as we know the highest efficiency for DSSCs based on a platinum-free counter electrode.
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页码:2637 / 2641
页数:5
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