• 文献标题:   Bi2S3 microspheres grown on graphene sheets as low-cost counter-electrode materials for dye-sensitized solar cells
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LI G, CHEN XS, GAO GD
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  • 出版物名称:   NANOSCALE
  • ISSN:   2040-3364 EI 2040-3372
  • 通讯作者地址:   Chinese Acad Sci
  • 被引频次:   44
  • DOI:   10.1039/c3nr06093d
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

In this work, we synthesized 3D Bi2S3 microspheres comprised of nanorods grown along the (211) facet on graphene sheets by a solvothermal route, and investigated its catalytic activities through I-V curves and conversion efficiency tests as the CE in DSSCs. Although the (211) facet has a large band gap for a Bi2S3 semiconductor, owing to the introduction of graphene into the system, its short-circuit current density, open-circuit voltage, fill factor, and efficiency were J(sc) = 12.2 mA cm(-2), V-oc = 0.75 V, FF = 0.60, and eta = 5.5%, respectively. By integrating it with graphene sheets, our material achieved the conversion efficiency of 5.5%, which is almost triple the best conversion efficiency value of the DSSCs with (211)-faceted 3D Bi2S3 without graphene (1.9%) reported in the latest literature. Since this conversion-efficient 3D material grown on the graphene sheets significantly improves its catalytic properties, it paves the way for designing and applying low-cost Pt-free CE materials in DSSC from inorganic nanostructures.