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| Author(s): |
Congiu, Mirko
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Bonomo, Matteo
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De Marco, Maria Letizia
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Dowling, Denis P.
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Di Carlo, Aldo
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Dini, Danilo
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Graeff, Carlos F. O.
Total Authors: 7
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | CHEMISTRYSELECT; v. 1, n. 11, p. 2808-2815, JUL 16 2016. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 8 |
| Abstract | |
We proposed a novel application of cobalt sulfide (CoS) in the configuration of transparent thin film as anode in p-type dyesensitized solar cell (p-DSC). The anodes here considered have been prepared using a water-based method that is suitable for the large scale production of large-area electrodes. The photoactive cathodes of the p-DSC were mesoporous nickel oxide (NiO) thin films deposited via rapid discharge sintering. The NiO electrodes were sensitized with the benchmark dye erythrosine B (ERY), while the couple I-/I3(-) was the redox mediator. The CoS anodes showed higher electrocatalytic efficiency in comparison with the commonly used platinized Fluorine-doped Tin Oxide (Pt-FTO). This was determined by means of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy of CoS based dummy cells, with CoS showing a lower charge-transfer resistance with respect to Pt-FTO. The overall conversion efficiency of the p-DSC employing ERY-sensitized NiO as photoactive cathode and CoS anode was 0.026 %, a value very close to that obtained with PtFTO anodes (0.030 %). The external quantum efficiency spectra of the p-DSCs with CoS anodes were similar to those obtained with Pt-FTO anodes under illumination with AM 1.5 solar simulator. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/07396-7 - New Materials for Dye-sensitized Solar Cells |
| Grantee: | Mirko Congiu |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/25028-5 - Global evaluation and optimization of dye sensitized hybrid solar cells |
| Grantee: | Carlos Frederico de Oliveira Graeff |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Grants - Visiting Researcher Grant - International |
| FAPESP's process: | 08/57872-1 - National Institute for Materials Science in Nanotechnology |
| Grantee: | Elson Longo da Silva |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Projects - Thematic Grants |