Journal
ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
Volume 367, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.137451
Keywords
Morphology-controlled; Carbon nanofibers; NiCo2S4 nanorods; Counter electrode; Dye-sensitized solar cell
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21875084, 51773075]
- Project of Department of Science and Technology of Jilin Province, China [20190101013JH]
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In this study, morphology-controlled NiCo2S4 nanoparticles (NPs) and nanorods (NRs) decorating carbon nanofibers (CNFs) were prepared and utilized as counter electrodes (CEs) in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The DSSC device based on NiCo2S4 NRs/CNFs CE demonstrated excellent power conversion efficiency and electrochemical stability, showcasing a versatile approach for designing efficient counter electrode catalysts for high-performance CEs application.
The development of highly efficient, earth-abundant and low-cost counter electrode materials is of significant importance and challenge for practical application in dye-sensitized solar cells. In this work, morphology-controlled NiCo2S4 nanoparticles (NPs) and nanorods (NRs) decorating carbon nanofibers (CNFs) have been prepared via an electrospinning and hydrothermal or solvothermal strategy, which are further utilized as counter electrodes (CEs) in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Benefitting from the rich nickel and cobalt ions redox chemistry and more exposed catalytically active sites from NiCo2S4 NRs grown vertically on the surface of CNFs as well as faster electron transporting capability providing by the highly conductive CNFs, the DSSC device based on NiCo2S4 NRs/CNFs CE yields an excellent power conversion efficiency of 9.47%, which is higher than that of the devices with NiCo2S4 NPs/CNFs (8.63%), Pt (8.18%) and CNFs (6.06%) as CEs under AM 1.5 G irradiation. Furthermore, the NiCo2S4 NRs/CNFs CE shows an excellent electrochemical stability in an iodine-based electrolyte. This study highlights a controllable and versatile route to rational design efficient counter electrode catalysts for high-performance CEs application. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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