Nano Express
Fabrication and characterization of carbon-based counter electrodes prepared by electrophoretic deposition for dye-sensitized solar cells
Author affiliations
Department of Nano Systems Engineering, Center for Nano Manufacturing, Inje University, Gimhae, Gyungnam, 621-749, Republic of Korea
Citation and License
Nanoscale Research Letters 2012, 7:53 doi:10.1186/1556-276X-7-53
Published: 5 January 2012Abstract
Three different carbon-based counter electrodes are investigated in light of catalytic activities such as electrochemical frequencies and interface impedances. We fabricated carbon-based counter electrodes of dye-sensitized solar cells [DSSCs] using graphene, single-walled carbon nanotubes [SWNTs], and graphene-SWNT composites by electrophoretic deposition method. We observed the optical and electrochemical properties of the carbon-based counter electrodes. The DSSC with the graphene-deposited counter electrode demonstrated the best conversion efficiency of 5.87% under AM 1.5 and 1 sun condition. It could be utilized for a low-cost and high-throughput process for DSSCs.
