• 文献标题:   Well-dispersed PEDOT:PSS/graphene nanocomposites synthesized by in situ polymerization as counter electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   WAN L, WANG B, WANG SM, WANG XB, GUO ZG, DONG BH, ZHAO L, LI J, ZHANG QP, LUO TY
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  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
  • ISSN:   0022-2461 EI 1573-4803
  • 通讯作者地址:   Hubei Univ
  • 被引频次:   21
  • DOI:   10.1007/s10853-014-8777-z
  • 出版年:   2015

▎ 摘  要

Preparation of graphene composite material suitable for drop-coating on FTO conductive glasses in ambient conditions is reported. Highly dispersed PEDOT:PSS/graphene composites were synthesized by in situ polymerization of 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) using aqueous graphene dispersions as a precursor without the need for further reducing steps. The structural properties of the PEDOT:PSS/graphene were investigated by transmission electron microscope and FT-IR spectrometry. Graphene sheets as the support material likely provided increased active sites for the polymerization of EDOT. The graphene sheets were homogeneously coated by PEDOT:PSS. Drop-coating the solution of PEDOT:PSS/graphene nanocomposites onto FTO glass yielded graphene composite counter electrodes (CEs) useful for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Both in cyclic voltammetry measurements and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, the composite CEs exhibited good catalytic activity. The DSSCs based on PEDOT:PSS/graphene CEs showed a conversion efficiency of 4.66 %, comparable to platinum CE-based cells which showed a conversion efficiency of 5.94 %.