Graphene-beaded carbon nanofibers with incorporated Ni nanoparticles as efficient counter-electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells
2019/11/27 21:19:22
Zhou, Z. P., S. Sigdel, J. W. Gong, B. Vaagensmith, H. Elbohy, H. J. Yang, S. Krishnan, X. F. Wu and Q. Q. Qiao
A novel porous three dimensional (3D) hierarchical graphene-beaded carbon nanofibers with incorporated Ni nanoparticles (G/CNFs-Ni) were used for the first time as cost-effective counter-electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). G/CNFs-Ni was synthesized by electrospinning G/PAN/Ni(AcAc)2 precursor nanofibers, followed by carbonization and activation. The introduction of graphene nanosheets and Ni nanoparticles in CNF networks significantly increased the cells' stability and decreased the charge-transfer resistance at the interface between electrolyte and counter-electrode, leading to the high electrocatalytic activity/efficiency for triiodide reduction. The G/CNFs-Ni composite counter-electrodes possessed larger capacitance than that of Pt counter-electrodes due to larger specific surface area, leading to significantly higher electrocatalytic activity/efficiency for triiodide reduction at the interface between electrolyte and counter-electrode. The dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) fabricated using G/CNFs-Ni composite as counter-electrodes were tested at 100 mW/cm(2) AM 1.5 illumination. The G/CNFs-Ni composite exhibited an overall power conversion efficiency of 7.14% as compared to 7.59% for reference platinum (Pt) counter-electrodes. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
- Journal: Nano Energy
- Volume: 22
- Issue:
- Pages: 558-563
- ISSN: 2211-2855
- DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2016.03.003
- Year: 2016
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