• 文献标题:   Cu2S Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite for High-Efficiency Quantum Dot Solar Cells. Overcoming the Redox Limitations of S-2(-)/S-n(2-) at the Counter Electrode
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   RADICH JG, DWYER R, KAMAT PV
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  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
  • ISSN:   1948-7185
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Notre Dame
  • 被引频次:   378
  • DOI:   10.1021/jz201064k
  • 出版年:   2011

▎ 摘  要

Polysulfide electrolyte that is employed as a redox electrolyte in quantum dot sensitized solar cells provides stability to the cadmium chalcogenide photoanode but introduces significant redox limitations at the counter electrode through undesirable surface reactions. By designing reduced graphene oxide (RGO)-Cu2S composite, we have now succeeded in shuttling electrons through the RGO sheets and polysulfide-active Cu2S more efficiently than Pt electrode, improving the fill factor by similar to 75%. The composite material characterized and optimized at different compositions indicates a Cu/RGO mass ratio of 4 provides the best electrochemical performance. A sandwich CdSe quantum dot sensitized solar cell constructed using the optimized RGO-Cu2S composite counter electrode exhibited an unsurpassed power conversion efficiency of 4.4%. SECTION: Energy Conversion and Storage