Sbb class="a-plus-plus">2b>Sb class="a-plus-plus">3b> Nanorods Based Electrochemical Catalyst for Triiodide Reduction in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

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• 作者：Krishnaiah Mokurala ; Mokurala Nagaraju…
• 关键词：Hot ; injection ; Sb2S3 nanorods ; dye ; sensitized solar cells ; cyclic voltammetry counter electrode ; J–V characteristics
• 刊名：Journal of Electronic Materials
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：March 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：46
• 期：3
• 页码：1926-1930
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• 刊物类别：Chemistry and Materials Science
• 刊物主题：Optical and Electronic Materials; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation; Solid State Physics;
• 出版者：Springer US
• ISSN：1543-186X
• 卷排序：46

文摘

In this study, we report on the synthesis of Sbb>2b>Sb>3b> nanorods by using a hot-injection process in short processing time (1 h). Synthesized Sbb>2b>Sb>3b> nanorods are used as an electrochemical catalyst (counter electrode) for triiodide reduction in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). X-ray diffraction and field emission gun-transmission electron microscopy (FEG-TEM) analysis confirm the crystallinity of synthesized nanorods. The size and shape of synthesized materials are measured with the help of FEG-TEM analysis. Electrocatalytic activity study of Sbb>2b>Sb>3b> nanorods demonstrates the suitability of this material as an alternative electrochemical catalyst for DSSCs. The photoconversion efficiency of DSSCs fabricated using Sbb>2b>Sb>3b> as counter electrodes is found to be 4.1%.