High-performance dye-sensitized solar cells using edge-halogenated graphene nanoplatelets as counter electrodes

被引:78
作者
Jeon, In-Yup [4 ]
Kim, Hong Mo [1 ]
Choi, In Taek [1 ]
Lim, Kimin [2 ]
Ko, Jaejung [2 ]
Kim, Jae Cheon [3 ]
Choi, Hyun-Jung [4 ]
Ju, Myung Jong [1 ]
Lee, Jae-Joon [3 ]
Kim, Hwan Kyu [1 ]
Baek, Jong-Beom [4 ]
机构
[1] Korea Univ, Dept Adv Mat Chem, Global GET Future Lab, Sejong 339700, South Korea
[2] Korea Univ, Dept Adv Mat Chem, Sejong 339700, South Korea
[3] Konkuk Univ, Nanotechnol Res Ctr, Dept Appl Life Sci, Coll Biomed & Hlth Sci, Chungju 380701, South Korea
[4] UNIST, Sch Energy Engn, Low Dimens Carbon Mat Ctr, Ulsan 689798, South Korea
关键词
Ball-milling; Halogenations; Graohene nanoolatelets; Dye-sensitized solar cells; Counter electrode; PHOSPHORUS-DOPED GRAPHENE; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; FUNCTIONALIZED GRAPHENE; RAMAN-SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY-CONVERSION; GRAPHITE OXIDE; LOW-COST; CARBON; EFFICIENCY; CATALYST;
D O I
10.1016/j.nanoen.2015.02.037
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
Edge-selectively halogenated graphene nanoplatelets (XGnPs, X=C1, Br, and I) were prepared by the mechanochemically driven reaction between graphite and diatomic halogen molecules (Cl-2, Br-2 or 12). The contents of halogens (Cl, Br, and I) in XGnPs were 3.18, 1.77, and 0.66 at%, respectively, by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The XGnPs as counter electrodes (CEs) showed remarkably enhanced electrocatalytic activities toward Co(bpy)(3)(3+) reduction reaction in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) with an excellent electrochemical stability. Amongst XGnPs, IGnP-CE demonstrated the lowest charge-transfer resistance (R-ct of 0.46 Omega cm(2) at the CE/electrolyte interface. This value is much lower than that of Pt-CE (0.81 Omega cm(2)). In addition, the DSSC with IGnP-CE had the highest fill factor (71.3%) and cell efficiency (10.31%), whereas those of DSSCs with Pt-CE were only 70.6% and 9.92%, respectively. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页数:10
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