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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
Volume 170, Issue -, Pages 39-47Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.04.118
Keywords
Nickel sulfide; Molybdenum sulfide; Transparent counter electrode; Bifacial dye-sensitized solar cells; One-step hydrothermal method
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China, China [11174163, 11374168, 51302137]
- K.C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University, China
- Qiangjiang Talented Person Project of Zhengjiang, China [QJD1302008]
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Highly transparent metal sulfides (Ni3S4, MoS2) are directly deposited on fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) substrates as effective Pt-free counter electrodes (CEs) for novel bifacial dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The blocky-like Ni3S4 and petal-shaped MoS2 nanoparticles (NPs) possess large surface area, which provides amount of active site to contact with electrolyte. The films not only show high transmittance at visible wavelengths, but also exhibit prominent electrocataltytic activity and outstanding metallic conductivity in iodine/iodide based bifacial DSSCs. Under front-side irradiation (100 mW/cm(2)), the bifacial DSSC based on the transparent Ni3S4 or MoS2 CE presents remarkable photovoltaic conversion efficiency (E-ff = 6.56%, 6.11%, respectively), closing to that of conventional Pt CE (E-ff = 6.83%). Moreover, by appending an ordinary mirror as a photo reflector to achieve both-side illumination, the bifacial DSSC using the transparent Ni3S4 or MoS2 sample as CE obtained higher short-circuit current density (J(sc)) and more attractive power conversion efficiency (PCE) (E-ff = 7.06%, 6.65%, respectively). It indicates that the as-prepared transparent Ni3S4 and MoS2 CEs are promising potential candidates to explore low-cost and high-efficiency bifacial DSSCs. Crown Copyright (C) 2015 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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