Reduction of graphene oxide by an in-situ photoelectrochemical method in a dye-sensitized solar cell assembly.

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Author	Chen, Chen Long, Mingce Xia, Min Zhang, Chunhua Cai, Weimin
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	Reduction of graphene oxide [GO] has been achieved by an in-situ photoelectrochemical method in a dye-sensitized solar cell [DSSC] assembly, in which the semiconductor behavior of the reduced graphene oxide [RGO] is controllable. GO and RGO were characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscope, and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. It was found that the GO film, which assembled in the DSSC assembly as the counter electrode, was partly reduced. An optimized photoelectrochemical assembly is promising for modulating the reduction degree of RGO and controlling the band structure of the resulting RGO. Moreover, this method appeared to be a green progress for the production of RGO electrodes.
ISSN	19317573
Journal	Nanoscale Research Letters
Volume Number	7
PubMed Central reference number	PMC3286408
Issue Number	1
PubMed reference number	22300349
e-ISSN	1556276X
DOI	10.1186/1556-276x-7-101
Language	English
Publisher	Springer
Publisher Date	2012-02-02
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Copyright ©2012 Chen et al; licensee Springer.
Subject Keyword	graphene oxide reduction photoelectrochemical J-V curve dye-sensitized solar cells
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Condensed Matter Physics Materials Science