• 文献标题:   Multi-edged wrinkled graphene-like carbon-wrapped carbon nanotubes and highly conductive Pt-free counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   BARO M, RAMAPRABHU S
  • 作者关键词:   dyesensitized solar cell, wrinkled graphene, cnt, electrochemical, energy conversion, photovoltaic performance
  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH
  • ISSN:   1388-0764 EI 1572-896X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Indian Inst Technol
  • 被引频次:   8
  • DOI:   10.1007/s11051-014-2711-9
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

Multi-edged wrinkled graphene-like carbon-wrapped carbon nanotubes (GWC) is demonstrated as a Pt-free counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). GWC, with wrinkled graphene-like surface and one-dimensional tubular structure, exhibits significant electrocatalytic activity toward the reduction of triiodide due to the highly defective multi-edges and good conductivity. Raman spectroscopy studies suggest the presence of significantly higher defects in the GWC sample in comparison to multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) and hydrogen exfoliated graphene (HEG). Four-probe measurement studies show better specific resistance (11.30 Omega cm), sheet resistance (4.52 x 10(3) Omega sq(-1)), and conductivity (8.84 Sm-1) of GWC film compared to HEG, but less compared to MWNTs. The impact of GWC properties on DSSC performance is studied by cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The GWC counter electrode shows enhanced catalytic activity and power conversion efficiency (6.15 %) compared to that of MWNTs (5.12 %) and HEG (5.42 %). We also compare the catalytic activity and power conversion efficiency of GWC with Pt and find approaching that of Pt (6.68 %).