Journal
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
Volume 3, Issue 16, Pages 8890-8895Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c5ta00527b
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- National 863 Program of China [2013AA050901]
- Tianjin Committee of Science and Technology [14JCZDJC32400]
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Activated graphene nanoplatelets (a-GNPs) were first prepared by a hydrothermal method with KOH as the activating agent. The effects of the preparation conditions on the morphology and structure of the a-GNPs were studied in detail. Morphological observations and N-2 adsorption-desorption isotherms indicate that the a-GNPs exhibit a uniform pore size distribution and have a larger specific surface area (113.5 m(2) g(-1)) compared to graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs). The incorporation of a-GNPs (0.02 wt%) into a TiO2 film photoanode in a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) enhances the short circuit current and energy conversion of the cell by 35.8% and 26.8%, respectively. The TiO2/a-GNP composite photoanodes were characterized by UV-vis spectroscopy and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The results reveal that the three-dimensional porous structure of a-GNPs serves as an efficient pathway for electrolyte ions and electrons, which accelerates the electron transfer and charge separation, and suppresses the electron recombination and back transport reaction in DSSCs. However, excessive a-GNP incorporation leads to a decrease in the dye adsorption and thus a low energy conversion efficiency of DSSCs.
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