Facile and quick preparation of carbon nanohorn-based counter electrodes for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

F. Lodermeyer; M. Prato; R. D. Costa; D. M. Guldi

doi:10.1039/c6nr00629a

Facile and quick preparation of carbon nanohorn-based counter electrodes for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

F. Lodermeyer
, M. Prato
, R. D. Costa
, D. M. Guldi

Friedrich-Alexander Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU)
University of Trieste Via A
CIC biomaGUNE

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For the first time, Pt-free counter electrodes based on carbon nanohorns for highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells were assembled by a facile and fast drop cast technique. These novel electrodes feature an effective catalytic behavior towards the reduction of I₃^- and, as such, afford even higher short-circuit current densities compared to Pt-based references. In a final device, solar cells with 7.7% efficiency were achieved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	7556-7561
Number of pages	6
Journal	Nanoscale
Volume	8
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c6nr00629a
State	Published - 14 Apr 2016
Externally published	Yes

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