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Electrospinning of Photocatalytic Electrodes for Dye-sensitized Solar Cells
Published on: June 28, 2017
Highly efficient telluride electrocatalysts for use as Pt-free counter electrodes in dye-sensitized solar cells
Jiahao Guo1, Yantao Shi, Yuting Chu
1State Key laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China. tinglima@dlut.edu.cn shiyantao@dlut.edu.cn.
Abstract:
Two transition metal tellurides, CoTe and NiTe2, were synthesized and for the first time employed as the counter electrodes (CEs) with high catalytic activity for reduction of I3(-) in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). Using CoTe and NiTe2-based CEs, photoelectric conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of 6.92% and 7.21% were achieved for DSCs, respectively, comparable to that of 7.04% achieved when using a Pt-based CE. The results indicated that, serving as a CE in DSCs, telluride could be a cost-effective and efficient alternative to the noble metal Pt.
