• 文献标题:   Hybrid n-type Sn1-xTaxO2 nanowalls bonded with graphene-like layers as high performance electrocatalysts for flexible energy conversion devices
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   DUAN YD, FU NQ, LI SB, YANG XY, ZHENG JX, LIN Y, PAN F
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  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
  • ISSN:   2050-7488 EI 2050-7496
  • 通讯作者地址:   Peking Univ
  • 被引频次:   6
  • DOI:   10.1039/c7ta00893g
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

Wereport here hybrid n-type Ta-doped SnO2 (Sn1-xTaxO2) nanowalls (as an electron-rich donor) bonded with graphene-like layers (Sn1-xTaxO2/C) as high performance electrocatalysts for flexible energy conversion devices. SnO2 possesses high electron mobility (125-250 cm(2) V-1 S-1), and Ta doping is adopted to increase the electron concentration to further improve the conductivity of the SnO2 film to allow its use as a catalyst support. Our first-principles calculations reveal that the increased electrical conductance is mainly attributed to the increased intrinsic doping effect caused by the substitution of Sn by Ta. The Ta-doped SnO2 not only acts a well conductive support for the close coated graphene-like carbon layers but also pushes electrons to the carbon electrocatalyst to enhance its catalytic performance. Advanced features of these nanowall films include not only a high specific surface area, and good adhesion to substrates, but also flexibility. One application as a counter electrode in fully flexible dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) shows that the optimal power conversion efficiency (PCE) of fully flexible DSSCs is 8.38% under AM1.5G illumination (100 mW cm(-2)), which is one of the highest PCEs for fully flexible DSSCs.