Pt-free and efficient counter electrode with nanostructured CoNi(2)S(4) for dye-sensitized solar cells

The counter electrode has a great influence on the performance of the dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The research and development of Pt-free counter electrode is becoming one of the hot areas in the field of DSSCs. Herein, we successfully synthesized a ternary metal sulfide (CoNi(2)S(4)) nanost...

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Autores principales: Shi, Zhiwei, Deng, Kaimo, Li, Liang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4370042/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25799125
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep09317
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description The counter electrode has a great influence on the performance of the dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The research and development of Pt-free counter electrode is becoming one of the hot areas in the field of DSSCs. Herein, we successfully synthesized a ternary metal sulfide (CoNi(2)S(4)) nanostructure on FTO substrate by hydrothermal method and investigated its application as counter electrode. The as-synthesized sample could exhibit better electrocatalystic property than that of Pt, and corresponding DSSCs have comparable conversion efficiency with typical Pt catalyzed cells. The easy synthesis, low cost and excellent electrocatalytic property may help the CoNi(2)S(4) nanostructure stand out as an alternative counter electrode in DSSCs.
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spelling pubmed-43700422015-04-06 Pt-free and efficient counter electrode with nanostructured CoNi(2)S(4) for dye-sensitized solar cells Shi, Zhiwei Deng, Kaimo Li, Liang Sci Rep Article The counter electrode has a great influence on the performance of the dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The research and development of Pt-free counter electrode is becoming one of the hot areas in the field of DSSCs. Herein, we successfully synthesized a ternary metal sulfide (CoNi(2)S(4)) nanostructure on FTO substrate by hydrothermal method and investigated its application as counter electrode. The as-synthesized sample could exhibit better electrocatalystic property than that of Pt, and corresponding DSSCs have comparable conversion efficiency with typical Pt catalyzed cells. The easy synthesis, low cost and excellent electrocatalytic property may help the CoNi(2)S(4) nanostructure stand out as an alternative counter electrode in DSSCs. Nature Publishing Group 2015-03-23 /pmc/articles/PMC4370042/ /pubmed/25799125 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep09317 Text en Copyright © 2015, Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder in order to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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Pt-free and efficient counter electrode with nanostructured CoNi(2)S(4) for dye-sensitized solar cells
title Pt-free and efficient counter electrode with nanostructured CoNi(2)S(4) for dye-sensitized solar cells
title_full Pt-free and efficient counter electrode with nanostructured CoNi(2)S(4) for dye-sensitized solar cells
title_fullStr Pt-free and efficient counter electrode with nanostructured CoNi(2)S(4) for dye-sensitized solar cells
title_full_unstemmed Pt-free and efficient counter electrode with nanostructured CoNi(2)S(4) for dye-sensitized solar cells
title_short Pt-free and efficient counter electrode with nanostructured CoNi(2)S(4) for dye-sensitized solar cells
title_sort pt-free and efficient counter electrode with nanostructured coni(2)s(4) for dye-sensitized solar cells
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4370042/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25799125
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep09317
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