A branching NiCuPt alloy counter electrode for high-efficiency dye-sensitized solar cell

被引:27
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作者
Yang, Peizhi [1 ]
Tang, Qunwei [2 ]
机构
[1] Yunnan Normal Univ, Key Lab Adv Tech Preparat Renewable Energy Mat, Minist Educ, Kunming 650500, Peoples R China
[2] Ocean Univ China, Inst Mat Sci & Engn, Qingdao 266100, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Dye-sensitized solar cell; Counter electrode; Alloy electrocatalyst; Branching nanostructure; LOW-COST; PLATINUM; NANOPARTICLES; PERFORMANCE; DISSOLUTION;
D O I
10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.11.216
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A rising objective for high-efficiency dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) is to create extraordinary and cost-effective counter electrode (CE) electrocatalysts. We present here a branching NiCuPt alloy CE synthesized by electrodepositing Ni on ZnO microrod templates and subsequently growing branched Cu as well as suffering from a galvanic displacement for Pt uptake. The resultant NiCuPt alloy CE displays a promising electrocatalytic activity toward redox electrolyte having I-/I-3(-) couples. An impressive power conversion efficiency of 9.66% is yielded for the liquid-junction DSSC platform. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:28 / 34
页数:7
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