کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
189812 459686 2011 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Electropolymerization of a poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) and functionalized, multi-walled, carbon nanotubes counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells and characterization of its performance
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی شیمی مهندسی شیمی (عمومی)
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Electropolymerization of a poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) and functionalized, multi-walled, carbon nanotubes counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells and characterization of its performance
چکیده انگلیسی

Composite films of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) and functionalized, multi-walled, carbon nanotubes (PEDOT–MWCNT) were fabricated by a simple oxidative electropolymerization method. These films were formed on fluorine-doped, tin oxide, glass substrates as counter electrodes (CEs) of platinum-free, dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The surface morphology, formation mechanism and electrochemical nature of PEDOT–MWCNT films were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), cyclic voltammetry (CV) and alternating current (AC) impedance spectroscopy. The SEM and AFM images showed that PEDOT–MWCNT films were more porous than PEDOT films. CV and AC impedance spectroscopy revealed that the PEDOT–MWCNT electrode had higher electrocatalytic activity for the I3−/I− redox reaction and a smaller charge transfer resistance than the PEDOT electrodes. The energy conversion efficiency of the DSSC with a PEDOT–MWCNT CE was 13.0% higher than with a PEDOT CE using the same conditions with a ruthenium sensitizer.

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► PEDOT–MWCNT and PEDOT as the counter electrodes of DSSCs.
► The counter electrodes fabricated by a electropolymerization method.
► PEDOT–MWCNT films were more porous than PEDOT films.
► The energy conversion efficiency with PEDOT–MWCNT was 13.0% higher than with PEDOT.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Electrochimica Acta - Volume 56, Issue 9, 30 March 2011, Pages 3147–3152
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