Highly catalytic carbon nanotube counter electrode on plastic for dye solar cells utilizing cobalt-based redox mediator

Kerttu Aitola; Janne Halme; Sandra Feldt; Peter Lohse; Maryam Borghei; Antti Kaskela; Albert G. Nasibulin; Esko I. Kauppinen; Peter D. Lund; Gerrit Boschloo; Anders Hagfeldt

doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2013.07.202

Highly catalytic carbon nanotube counter electrode on plastic for dye solar cells utilizing cobalt-based redox mediator

Kerttu Aitola, Janne Halme, Sandra Feldt, Peter Lohse, Maryam Borghei, Antti Kaskela, Albert G. Nasibulin, Esko I. Kauppinen, Peter D. Lund, Gerrit Boschloo, Anders Hagfeldt

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Uppsala University

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A flexible, slightly transparent and metal-free random network of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) on plain polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic substrate outperformed platinum on conductive glass and on plastic as the counter electrode (CE) of a dye solar cell employing a Co(II/III)tris(2,2'-bipyridyl) complex redox mediator in 3-methoxypropionitrile solvent. The CE charge-transfer resistance of the SWCNT film was 0.60 Omega cm(2), 4.0 Omega cm(2) for sputtered platinum on indium tin oxide-PET substrate and 1.7 Omega cm(2) for thermally deposited Pt on fluorine-doped tin oxide glass, respectively. The solar cell efficiencies were in the same range, thus proving that an entirely carbon-based SWCNT film on plastic is as good CE candidate for the Co electrolyte. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Alkuperäiskieli	Englanti
Sivut	206-209
Sivumäärä	4
Julkaisu	Electrochimica Acta
Vuosikerta	111
DOI - pysyväislinkit	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2013.07.202
Tila	Julkaistu - 30 marrask. 2013
OKM-julkaisutyyppi	A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä

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Highly catalytic carbon nanotube counter electrode on plastic for dye solar cells utilizing cobalt-based redox mediator

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