Issue 14, 2016

Facile and quick preparation of carbon nanohorn-based counter electrodes for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

Abstract

For the first time, Pt-free counter electrodes based on carbon nanohorns for highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells were assembled by a facile and fast drop cast technique. These novel electrodes feature an effective catalytic behavior towards the reduction of I3 and, as such, afford even higher short-circuit current densities compared to Pt-based references. In a final device, solar cells with 7.7% efficiency were achieved.

Graphical abstract: Facile and quick preparation of carbon nanohorn-based counter electrodes for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
24 Jan 2016
Accepted
24 Feb 2016
First published
04 Mar 2016

Nanoscale, 2016,8, 7556-7561

Facile and quick preparation of carbon nanohorn-based counter electrodes for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

F. Lodermeyer, M. Prato, R. D. Costa and D. M. Guldi, Nanoscale, 2016, 8, 7556 DOI: 10.1039/C6NR00629A

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