02004nas a2200229 4500008004100000022001400041245012300055210006900178260000800247300001200255490000600267520117600273653002201449653003101471653003001502653001401532653002701546100002401573700002301597700002601620856012801646 2020 eng d a2637-611300aNanoporous reduced graphene oxide and polymer composites as efficient counter electrodes in dye-sensitized solar cells0 aNanoporous reduced graphene oxide and polymer composites as effi cMAR a626-6340 v23 a
The introduction of an efficient and precious platinum (Pt) free counter electrode (CE) for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) is an important aspect to address. In this report, we have employed nanoporous reduced graphene oxide (PG) containing PEDOT:PSS-PG composite on FTO substrate as CEs, which have shown excellent diffusion of I-3(-), remarkable photocatalytic activity, and better device performance along with desired stability. The investigated cathode material has been prepared by mixing PGs and highly conducting PEDOT:PSS. Experimental measurements and analyses such as electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), cyclic voltammetry (CV), and so on indicate that PEDOT:PSS-PG is a promising cathode material for a Pt-free CE in DSSCs. EIS indicates that the PEDOT:PSS-PGs have lower interfacial charge-transfer resistance because of their high electrical conductivity and superior electrocatalytic activity. The achieved photoconversion efficiency (eta) of a DSSC employing the Pt-free PEDOT:PSS-PG/FTO CE is 9.57%, which is found to be comparable to that of Pt/FTO CE based DSSC (9.64%) under a simulated solar light illumination of 100 mW/cm(2).
10acounter electrode10aDye-sensitized solar cells10aelectrocatalytic activity10aPEDOT:PSS10aReduced graphene oxide1 aSudhakar, Vediappan1 aSingh, Anup, Kumar1 aChini, Mrinmoy, Kumar uhttp://library.ncl.res.in/content/nanoporous-reduced-graphene-oxide-and-polymer-composites-efficient-counter-electrodes-dye