Review - Single-Walled Carbon Nanohorn-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Lodermeyer F, Costa RD, Guldi DM (2017)


Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2017

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Book Volume: 6

Pages Range: M3140-M3147

Journal Issue: 6

DOI: 10.1149/2.0241706jss

Abstract

Efforts in the broad field of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) are governed by four key challenges: i) the development of photoelectrodes with high charge injection yields and charge collection efficiencies, ii) the development of low-cost buffer layers, which effectively reduce the back reaction of electrons from the transparent conductive oxide (TCO) to the electrolyte, iii) the design of platinum-free counter electrodes (CE), which feature good electrolyte regeneration yields, and iv) the implementation of (quasi) solid-state and iodine-free electrolytes featuring excellent ionic diffusion and conductivity. The introduction of nanocarbons into each component of DSSCs has emerged as a promising strategy to tackle all the aforementioned challenges. Leading examples of nanocarbons are graphene, carbon black (CB), multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT), and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT). Here, we focus on single-walled carbon nanohorns (SWCNH), which were successfully integrated into each of the aforementioned parts of DSSCs.

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APA:

Lodermeyer, F., Costa, R.D., & Guldi, D.M. (2017). Review - Single-Walled Carbon Nanohorn-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 6(6), M3140-M3147. https://dx.doi.org/10.1149/2.0241706jss

MLA:

Lodermeyer, Fabian, Ruben Dario Costa, and Dirk Michael Guldi. "Review - Single-Walled Carbon Nanohorn-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells." ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology 6.6 (2017): M3140-M3147.

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