Journal
PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS
Volume 29, Issue 2, Pages 238-261Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/pip.3350
Keywords
2D transition metal dichalcogenides; renewable energy; solar cells
Funding
- Wichita State University
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This review outlines the applications of two-dimensional graphene-like transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) WS(2) and MoS2 as counter electrode materials in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), presenting their basic properties and progress in DSSCs. There are still many prospects and development opportunities in the field of TMDs in the future.
Being confronted with the energy crisis and environmental problems, the exploration of clean and renewable energy materials as well as their devices are urgently demanded. Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have attracted widespread attention in recent years as potential cost-effective alternatives to silicon-based and thin film solar cells. Two-dimensional (2D) graphene-like transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), such as WS(2)and MoS2, have showed vast potential as novel energy materials due to their unique physicochemical properties. In this review, we outline the applications of WS(2)and MoS(2)as counter electrode materials in DSSCs. First, a brief introduction of structures and basic properties of WS(2)and MoS(2)are presented. Then, we summarize the exciting progress of these two materials for DSSCs. Finally, the prospect and further developments in these exciting fields of TMDs are also suggested.
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