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Carbon Nanotube-based Nanohybrid Materials as Counter Electrode for Highly Efficient Dye-sensitized Solar Cells
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Kim, Jang-Hee Sim, Eunju Dao, Van-Duong Choi, Ho-Suk |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | In this study, we present an excellent approach for easily and uniformly immobilizing Pt, Au and bimetallic PtAu nanoparticles (NPs) on a multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWNT)-coated layer through dry plasma reduction. The NPs are sta- bly and uniformly immobilized on the surface of MWNTs and the nanohybrid materials are applied to counter electrode (CE) of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). The electrochemical properties of CEs are examined through cyclic voltammogram, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and Tafel measurements. As a result, both electrochemical catalytic activity and electrical conductivity are highest for PtAu/MWNT electrode. The DSC employing PtAu/MWNT CE exhibits power conversion efficiency of 7.9%. The efficiency is better than those of devices with MWNT (2.6%), AuNP/MWNT (2.7%) and PtNP/MWNT (7.5%) CEs. |
| Starting Page | 262 |
| Ending Page | 267 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.9713/kcer.2016.54.2.262 |
| Volume Number | 54 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.cheric.org/PDF/HHKH/HK54/HK54-2-0262.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.9713/kcer.2016.54.2.262 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |