TY - JOUR
T1 - Synergetic effect of a polymer and metalloid composite on the electrocatalytic improvement of dye-sensitized solar cells
AU - Sakamoto, Daisuke
AU - Shiratani, Masaharu
AU - Seo, Hyunwoong
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by a 2019 Inje University research grant.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Royal Society of Chemistry and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 2021.
PY - 2021/10/14
Y1 - 2021/10/14
N2 - A conductive polymer, poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS), is often used as a counter electrode in low-cost dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). However, its low electrocatalytic activity causes a low fill factor, leading to a decrease in photoconversion efficiency. Here, a PEDOT:PSS solution and silicon nanoparticles (Si NPs) were mixed uniformly to form a PEDOT:PSS/Si NP electrocatalyst. In order to attain higher electrocatalytic activity, both the particle size and amount of Si NPs were controlled, and their effect on the electrocatalytic activity was investigated. Their electrocatalytic characteristics were analyzed by cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Finally, a DSSC based on the PEDOT:PSS/Si NP electrocatalyst containing 120 mg of Si NPs achieved an efficiency of 6.645% under standard solar irradiation of 100 mW cm−2. The performance was comparable to that of a conventional DSSC based on a Pt electrocatalyst.
AB - A conductive polymer, poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS), is often used as a counter electrode in low-cost dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). However, its low electrocatalytic activity causes a low fill factor, leading to a decrease in photoconversion efficiency. Here, a PEDOT:PSS solution and silicon nanoparticles (Si NPs) were mixed uniformly to form a PEDOT:PSS/Si NP electrocatalyst. In order to attain higher electrocatalytic activity, both the particle size and amount of Si NPs were controlled, and their effect on the electrocatalytic activity was investigated. Their electrocatalytic characteristics were analyzed by cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Finally, a DSSC based on the PEDOT:PSS/Si NP electrocatalyst containing 120 mg of Si NPs achieved an efficiency of 6.645% under standard solar irradiation of 100 mW cm−2. The performance was comparable to that of a conventional DSSC based on a Pt electrocatalyst.
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U2 - 10.1039/d1nj03643b
DO - 10.1039/d1nj03643b
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85116559511
SN - 1144-0546
VL - 45
SP - 18202
EP - 18207
JO - New Journal of Chemistry
JF - New Journal of Chemistry
IS - 38
ER -