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  • Title: Construction of Highly Catalytic Porous TiOPC Nanocomposite Counter Electrodes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells.
    Author: Chen M, Shao LL, Xia Y, Huang ZY, Xu DL, Zhang ZW, Chang ZX, Pei WJ.
    Journal: ACS Appl Mater Interfaces; 2016 Oct 05; 8(39):26030-26040. PubMed ID: 27617975.
    Abstract:
    Developing low-cost, durable, and highly catalytic counter electrode (CE) materials based on earth-abundant elements is essential for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). In this study, we report a highly active nanostructured compositional material, TiOPC, which contains titanium, oxygen, phosphorus, and carbon, for efficient CE in I3-/I- electrolyte. The TiOPC nanocomposites are prepared from carbon thermal transformation of TiP2O7 in an atmosphere of nitrogen at high temperature, and their catalytic performance is regulated by changing the carbon content in the nanocomposites. The TiOPC with appropriate 24.6 wt % carbon and porous structure exhibits an enhanced electrocatalytic activity in the reduction of I3-, providing a short-circuit current density of 16.64 mA cm-2, an open-circuit potential of 0.78 V, and an energy conversion efficiency of 8.65%. The photovoltaic performance of TiOPC CE-based DSSC is even superior to that of a Pt CE-based cell (13.80 mA cm-2, 0.79 V, and 6.66%). The enhanced catalytic activity of TiOPC is attributed to the presence of predominant Ti-O-P-C structure along with the continuous conductive carbon network and the porous structure.
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