Journal
ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS
Volume 3, Issue 4, Pages 3704-3713Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.0c00172
Keywords
dye-sensitized solar cells; electrocatalyst; ternary alloy selenides; matched work function; reduced interface resistance; synergistic effect
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51572020]
- Ministry of Science and Technology [108-2218-E-007-045-, 107-2923-E-007-002-MY3, 107-2218-E-007-055-, 107-2112M-007-030-MY3, 109-2634-F-007-023]
- Lanzhou University of Technology [26061707]
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The high cost and instability of platinum (Pt) counter electrodes (CEs) are two persistent issues in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Here, ternary selenide NiCoSe and RuCoSe-nanostructured CEs are prepared by a simple one-step hydrothermal method. We mainly investigate the synergistic effect of ternary transition metals on the electrocatalytic properties. As a result, the photoelectric conversion efficiency (PCE) of NiCoSe CEs DSSCs with the enhanced efficiency up to 8.19% can be achieved. The excellent catalytic properties of the NiCoSe alloy selenide on I-3(-) can be attributed to the expanded active sites, matched work function, redistributed electron structures, and reduced interface resistance. The facile preparation approach and outstanding catalytic behaviors offer applications of available DSSCs with low cost, superior stability, and promising performance.
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