Effects of counter electrodes on photovoltaic performance of allsolid-state TiO2-based dye-sensitized solar cells
Abstract
In order to analyse the effects of counter electrodes on photovoltaic performance of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), different electrodes were used as the counter electrodes for all-solid-state TiO2-based DSSCs. An inorganic solid-state electrolyte, CsSnI2.95F0.05, was selected to couple with N719 dye-sensitized TiO2 nanorod arrays to fabricate the DSSCs. Fluorine doped tin oxide transparent conducting glass (FTO), platinum coated FTO (Pt/FTO), graphite coated FTO (graphite/FTO), and graphite coated common glass (graphite/glass) were investigated as the counter electrodes, and the cells composed of the corresponding electrodes above have power-conversion efficiencies of 2.17%, 9.84%, 7.62%, and 3.45%, respectively. Our findings indicate that due to its unique catalytic and conducting properties, graphite can replace both Pt and FTO as a counter electrode to reduce the fabrication cost of all-solid-state TiO2-based DSSCs.
Department(s)
Physics, Astronomy, and Materials science
Document Type
Article
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/2/3/035502
Keywords
Counter electrodes, Dye-sensitized, Solar cell
Publication Date
3-1-2015
Recommended Citation
Shang, Mingwei, Benjamin Liu, Zhenhua Dong, Zhenyu Dong, and Lifeng Dong. "Effects of counter electrodes on photovoltaic performance of all-solid-state TiO2-based dye-sensitized solar cells." Materials Research Express 2, no. 3 (2015): 035502.
Journal Title
Materials Research Express
