期刊
GREEN ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
卷 2, 期 3, 页码 302-309出版社
KEAI PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.gee.2017.06.002
关键词
Solar cells; Counter electrodes; Carbon nitride; Electrocatalysis; Magnetron sputtering
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资金
- 973 Program [2015CB251100]
- NSFC [51001063]
- MOE Innovation Team [IRT13022]
Carbon nitride (CNx) films supported on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) glass are prepared by radio frequency magnetron sputtering, in which the film thicknesses are 90-100 nm, and the element components in the CNx films are in the range of x = 0.15-0.25. The as-prepared CNx is for the first time used as counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), and show a preparation-temperature dependent electrochemical performance. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) demonstrates that there is a higher proportion of sp(2) C=C and sp(3) C-N hybridized bonds in CNx-500 (the sample treated at 500 degrees C) than in CNx-RT (the sample without a heat treatment). It is proposed that the sp(2)C=C and sp(3)C-N hybridized bonds in the CNx films are helpful for improving the electrocatalytic activities in DSSCs. Meanwhile, Raman spectra also prove that CNx-500 has a relatively high graphitization level that means an increasing electrical conductivity. This further explains why the sample after the heat treatment has a higher electrochemical performance in DSSCs. In addition, the as-prepared CNx counter electrodes have a good light transmittance in the visible light region. The results are meaningful for developing low-cost metal-free transparent counter electrodes for DSSCs. (C) 2017, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Publishing services by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
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