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Hierarchical NiO/CMK-3 Photocathode for a p-Type Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell with Improved Photoelectrochemical Performance and Fast Hole Transfer.

Qu, J., Fan, Z., Mira, H., Wang, J., Abdelkader, A.M. and Ding, S., 2020. Hierarchical NiO/CMK-3 Photocathode for a p-Type Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell with Improved Photoelectrochemical Performance and Fast Hole Transfer. Molecules, 25 (7), 1638.

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DOI: 10.3390/molecules25071638

Abstract

The sluggish photoelectrochemical performance of p-type dye-sensitized solar cells (p-DSSCs) has hindered its commercial use. In this work, we introduce a novel hierarchical nanocomposite of NiO nanoparticles anchored on highly ordered mesoporous carbons CMK-3 (NiO/CMK-3). Using CMK-3 as a backbone effectively prevented the self-aggregation of NiO nanoparticles and subsequently increased the total specific surface area of the composite for more dye adsorption. The interconnected conductive networks of CMK-3 also served as a split-flow high-speed channel, which was beneficial for hole spin-flow to accelerate hole transfer. The hierarchical NiO/CMK-3 photocathode improved the photovoltaic conversion efficiency to 1.48% in a cell with a Cobalt(II)/(III) electrolyte and a PMI-6T-TPA dye.

Item Type:Article
ISSN:1420-3049
Uncontrolled Keywords:CMK-3 ; Fast hole transport ; NiO ; Solar cell
Group:Faculty of Science & Technology
ID Code:34098
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:03 Jun 2020 14:58
Last Modified:14 Mar 2022 14:22

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