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Platinum counter electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells prepared by one-step dipping process
摘要： When designing counter electrodes (CEs) to enhance the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), facile routes are important features. Platinum (Pt) metal is one of the most-promising CE designs for DSSCs. Herein, we developed a simple, and cost-effective one-step dipping process for preparing Pt CEs in DSSCs. The Pt CEs were prepared by dipping fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) in a 3-mercaptopropyl triethoxysilane (MTS)-Pt suspension. We tested and compared MTS-1-Pt, MTS-10-Pt, and sputtered-Pt as CEs in DSSCs. MTS-1-Pt and MTS-10-Pt refer to samples prepared with 1 and 10 ml of MTS, respectively. DSSCs with MTS-1-Pt CEs exhibited power conversion efficiency (PCE) values as high as 8.28%, which was superior to the DSSCs using MTS-10-Pt as the CEs (1.61%). Additionally, the DSSCs with MTS-1-Pt CE showed mostly similar PCEs compared to those with sputtered-Pt (8.55%) because of the same catalytic activity with iodide. Thus, this modified Pt CE facile process can be used to further enhance the performance of DSSCs.
关键词： one-step dipping process,catalytic activity,power conversion efficiency,Platinum counter electrodes,dye-sensitized solar cells
更新于2025-09-16 10:30:52
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[IEEE 2019 26th International Workshop on Active-Matrix Flatpanel Displays and Devices (AM-FPD) - Kyoto, Japan (2019.7.2-2019.7.5)] 2019 26th International Workshop on Active-Matrix Flatpanel Displays and Devices (AM-FPD) - PEDOT:PSS Transparent Electrode for ITO-Free Polymer:Fullerene Bulk-Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells
摘要： Conducting poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) films have high potential as flexible transparent conductive electrodes in various devices. In this study, two simple robust methanol-based treatment methods, namely, dipping process (DP) and solvent vapor annealing (SVA), were used to improve the electrical conductivity of PEDOT:PSS films in order to make them suitable as electrodes in organic solar cells (OSCs). Then, the characteristics of the methanol-treated PEDOT:PSS films were investigated. After the methanol treatments, the sheet resistance of the PEDOT:PSS films (ca. 100 ?/Sq) were improved by more than 200 times, and the work function (~5.0 eV) was nearly unchanged in both methods. Two completely different possible origins of the improved conductivity of the methanol-treated PEDOT:PSS films were addressed for DP and SVA approaches. Both methods were suitable for preparing methanol-treated PEDOT:PSS films that can be used as anodes for polymer–fullerene-based OSCs. The photovoltaic performance of the modified PEDOT:PSS-based devices was comparable to that of indium tin oxide (ITO)-based devices, thus demonstrating their practicality. The methanol-treated PEDOT:PSS films show great potential as flexible transparent conductive electrodes for ITO-free and metal-free devices.
关键词： dipping process,solvent vapor annealing,organic solar cells,methanol treatment,transparent electrode,PEDOT:PSS
更新于2025-09-11 14:15:04