Abstract
Here we report a novel transparent conductive oxide (TCO) and Pt free silver nanowire and graphene nanoplatelet (AgNW-GNP) based hybrid counter electrode (CE) for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) having appreciable photovoltaic performances compared to reference Pt-FTO based DSSCs. Simple solution processed bilayer AgNW-GNP hybrid CEs were prepared to investigate its applicability in DSSCs based on their electrocatalytic and charge transport properties. DSSCs prepared with AgNW-GNP hybrid CEs containing the GNP loading of 0.88 μg/cm2 showed the photoconversion efficiency of 1.61 ± 0.13% which is comparable with that of 1.87 ± 0.15% made of standard Pt-FTO CEs.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 115-119 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Chemical Physics Letters |
Volume | 561-562 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 13 Mar 2013 |