• 文献标题:   Polyaniline/graphene nanocomposites as counter electrode materials for platinum free dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCSs)
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   MEHMOOD U, KARIM NA, ZAHID HF, ASIF T, YOUNAS M
  • 作者关键词:   polymeric composite, solar energy material, dssc, efficiency
  • 出版物名称:   MATERIALS LETTERS
  • ISSN:   0167-577X EI 1873-4979
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Engn Technol
  • 被引频次:   5
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.matlet.2019.126651
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

The objective of this work is to fabricate the efficient and Pt-free DSSCs. Nanocomposites of PANi/graphene have been synthesized via in-situ polymerization of aniline in the graphene acidic dispersion. The morphology and the distribution of particles in composites have been analyzed by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The electrochemical performance of PANi/Graphene nanocomposites has been investigated by Tafel test. Results found here show that the graphene/polyaniline composites as catalyst materials show an outstanding electrochemical activity in DSSCs. Under optimal conditions, DSSC with PANi/Graphene shows the power-conversion-efficiency (PCE) of 7.45%, which is slightly lower than that of Pt-based DSSC (7.63%) fabricated under similar conditions. (C) 2019 Published by Elsevier B.V.