The Future of Using Earth-Abundant Elements in Counter Electrodes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

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作者
Briscoe, Joe [1 ]
Dunn, Steve [1 ]
机构
[1] Queen Mary Univ London, Mat Res Inst, Sch Engn & Mat Sci, Mile End Rd, London E1 4NS, England
关键词
LEAD-ZIRCONATE-TITANATE; LOW-COST; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIVITY; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; PIEZOFORCE MICROSCOPY; BIFEO3; NANOPARTICLES; FERROELECTRIC BATIO3; CARBON NANOTUBES; RECENT PROGRESS; GRAPHENE OXIDE;
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10.1002/adma.201504085
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
摘要
With limited global resources for many of the elements that are found in some of the most common renewable energy technologies, there is a growing need to use "Earth-abundant" elements as a long-term solution to growing energy demands. The dye-sensitized solar cell has the potential to produce low-cost renewable energy, with inexpensive production and most components using Earth-abundant elements. However, the most commonly used material for the cell counter electrode (CE) is platinum, an extremely expensive and rare element. A selection of the materials investigated as alternative CEs are discussed, including metal sulfides, oxides, carbides, and nitrides and carbon-based materials such as carbon nanotubes, graphene, and conductive polymers. As well as having the potential for lower cost, these materials can also produce more-efficient devices due to their high surface area and catalytic activity. Therefore, once issues such as stability have been studied in more detail and scale-up of production methods are considered, there is a very promising future for the replacement of Pt in DSSCs with lower-cost, Earth-abundant alternatives.
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页码:3802 / 3813
页数:12
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