Recent Advances in Counter Electrodes for Thiolate-mediated Dye-sensitized Solar Cells

被引：51
作者：
Zhang, Taihong [1 ]
Liu, Yanfang [1 ]
Yun, Sining [1 ,2 ]
机构：
[1] Xian Univ Architecture & Technol, Sch Mat & Mineral Resources, FML, Xian 710055, Shaanxi, Peoples R China
[2] Key Lab Nanomat & Nanotechnol Shaanxi Prov, Xian, Shaanxi, Peoples R China
来源：
ISRAEL JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY | 2015年 / 55卷 / 09期
关键词：
counter electrode; dye-sensitized solar cells; electrochemistry; materials science; thiolate/disulfide; HIGH ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ORGANIC REDOX ELECTROLYTE; LOW-COST; TITANIUM NITRIDE; CATALYTIC-ACTIVITY; CARBON NANOTUBES; PERFORMANCE; PLATINUM; COUPLES; NANOCOMPOSITE;
D O I：
10.1002/ijch.201400190
中图分类号：
O6 [化学];
学科分类号：
0703 ;
摘要：
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) based on disulfide/thiolate (T-2/T-) redox couples have attracted remarkable attention due to their high efficiency and low cost. As an indispensible part of DSSCs, counter electrode (CE) design plays a crucial role in high efficiency DSSCs. This mini-review paper selectively reviews the recent advances in T-mediated DSSCs using novel CE (namely cathode) materials, mainly including noble metal platinum (Pt), carbon materials, transition metal compounds (TMCs), polymers, and hybrids, thus highlighting the merits and demerits of alternative Pt catalysts, and the prospects and challenges of Pt-free CEs for the development of high-performance and low-cost DSSCs.
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页数：12
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