• 文献标题:   Dye-sensitized solar cell using nickel sulfide-reduced graphene oxide counter electrode: Effect of sulphur content
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SALLEH SA, RAHMAN MYA, AZIZ THT
  • 作者关键词:   counter electrode, dyesensitized solar cell, nickel sulphide, reduced graphene oxide, thiourea
  • 出版物名称:   INORGANIC CHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS
  • ISSN:   1387-7003 EI 1879-0259
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  • 被引频次:   2
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.inoche.2021.109086
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

The influence on sulphur content in term of thiourea (TU) concentration on the properties of nickel sulphide (NiS)-reduced graphene oxide (rGO) has been reported in this paper. The effect of sulphur content on the performance of dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) using NiS-rGO counter electrode (CE) has also been investigated. The source of sulphur is TU. The sample has been prepared via modified Hummers's method assisted with spin coating technique. The cell using NiS-rGO CE prepared with 1.20 M TU yielded the highest power conversion efficiency (eta) of 1.42%. This is due to this cell has the lowest series resistance (Rb) and charge transfer resistance at the interface of NiS-rGO CE/electrolyte (Rct) with the value of 0.44 and 4.09 ohm, respectively. It is also due to the sample with 1.20 M TU owns the highest reduction current (J). The finding of this work reveals that NiS-rGO is able to substitute platinum as CE for DSSC.