Solar Energy Conversion by Dye-Sensitized Photovoltaic Cells Using High Surface Area Mesoporous Carbon Counter Electrode
Joint Authors
Singh, Surya Prakash
Srinivasu, Pavuluri
Islam, Ashraful
Han, Liyuan
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-10-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Development of new counter electrode materials is vital for commercialization of efficient dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) process.
Research on DSCs has been focused mainly on using platinum as counter electrode, which makes them expensive.
In this paper, we report DSCs fabricated with high surface area mesoporous carbon thin film with uniform spherical particles as counter electrode.
An overall light-to-electricity efficiency as high as 7.6% has been achieved under illumination of air mass (AM) 1.5 sunlight (100 mW/cm2).
In comparison with activated carbon, high surface area mesoporous carbon shows superior performance.
Our results show that mesoporous carbon with high specific surface area and uniform pore size distribution proved to be better efficient electrode material for DSCs.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Srinivasu, Pavuluri& Singh, Surya Prakash& Islam, Ashraful& Han, Liyuan. 2011. Solar Energy Conversion by Dye-Sensitized Photovoltaic Cells Using High Surface Area Mesoporous Carbon Counter Electrode. Advances in OptoElectronics،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Srinivasu, Pavuluri…[et al.]. Solar Energy Conversion by Dye-Sensitized Photovoltaic Cells Using High Surface Area Mesoporous Carbon Counter Electrode. Advances in OptoElectronics No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Srinivasu, Pavuluri& Singh, Surya Prakash& Islam, Ashraful& Han, Liyuan. Solar Energy Conversion by Dye-Sensitized Photovoltaic Cells Using High Surface Area Mesoporous Carbon Counter Electrode. Advances in OptoElectronics. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-476858
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-476858