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Recent Progress of Counter Electrode Catalysts in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Mingxing Wu,Tingli Ma,Tingli Ma +2 more
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A review of the recent progress of counter electrode (CE) catalysts involving Pt, carbon materials, inorganic materials, multiple compounds, polymers, and composites is presented in this article.Abstract:
To realize long-term developments and practical application of the dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) requires a robust increase of the power conversion efficiency (PCE) and a significant decrease of the production cost. Fortunately, a new record PCE value of 12.3% was achieved by using cobalt-based redox couples combined with organic dye. Evidently, dye design is the key path to improve the PCE, while developing low cost counter electrode (CE) catalysts is one of the promising paths to reduce the production cost of DSCs by replacing the expensive Pt CE. In this article, we review the recent progress of CE catalysts involving Pt, carbon materials, inorganic materials, multiple compounds, polymers, and composites. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each catalyst and put forward ideas for designing new CE catalysts in future research for DSCs and other application fields.read more
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A low-cost, high-efficiency solar cell based on dye-sensitized colloidal TiO2 films
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Porphyrin-Sensitized Solar Cells with Cobalt (II/III)–Based Redox Electrolyte Exceed 12 Percent Efficiency
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TL;DR: Mesoscopic solar cells that incorporate a Co(II/III)tris(bipyridyl)–based redox electrolyte in conjunction with a custom synthesized donor-π-bridge-acceptor zinc porphyrin dye as sensitizer are reported, enabling attainment of strikingly high photovoltages approaching 1 volt.
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Nanowire dye-sensitized solar cells
Matt Law,Lori E. Greene,Lori E. Greene,Justin C. Johnson,Richard J. Saykally,Peidong Yang,Peidong Yang +6 more
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