3D graphene from CO 2 and K as an excellent counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells
Abstract
3D graphene, which was synthesized directly from CO2 via its exothermic reaction with liquid K, exhibited excellent performance as a counter electrode for a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC). The DSSC has achieved a high power conversion efficiency of 8.25%, which is 10 times larger than that (0.74%) of a DSSC with a counter electrode of the regular graphene synthesized via chemical exfoliation of graphite. The efficiency is even higher than that (7.73%) of a dye-sensitized solar cell with an expensive standard Pt counter electrode. This work provides a novel approach to use a greenhouse gas for DSSCs.
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[1]
- Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, MI (United States)
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1425054
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-200055-2018-JAAM
Journal ID: ISSN 0363-907X
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0012704
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- International Journal of Energy Research
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 41; Journal Issue: 15; Journal ID: ISSN 0363-907X
- Publisher:
- Wiley
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
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Wei, Wei, Stacchiola, Dario J., and Hu, Yun Hang. 3D graphene from CO 2 and K as an excellent counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1002/er.3815.
Wei, Wei, Stacchiola, Dario J., & Hu, Yun Hang. 3D graphene from CO 2 and K as an excellent counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/er.3815
Wei, Wei, Stacchiola, Dario J., and Hu, Yun Hang. Wed .
"3D graphene from CO 2 and K as an excellent counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/er.3815. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1425054.
@article{osti_1425054,
title = {3D graphene from CO 2 and K as an excellent counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells},
author = {Wei, Wei and Stacchiola, Dario J. and Hu, Yun Hang},
abstractNote = {3D graphene, which was synthesized directly from CO2 via its exothermic reaction with liquid K, exhibited excellent performance as a counter electrode for a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC). The DSSC has achieved a high power conversion efficiency of 8.25%, which is 10 times larger than that (0.74%) of a DSSC with a counter electrode of the regular graphene synthesized via chemical exfoliation of graphite. The efficiency is even higher than that (7.73%) of a dye-sensitized solar cell with an expensive standard Pt counter electrode. This work provides a novel approach to use a greenhouse gas for DSSCs.},
doi = {10.1002/er.3815},
journal = {International Journal of Energy Research},
number = 15,
volume = 41,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jul 19 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Wed Jul 19 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}
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