Issue 20, 2013

In situ grown vertically oriented CuInS2nanosheets and their high catalytic activity as counter electrodes in dye-sensitized solar cells

Abstract

Vertically oriented CuInS2 nanosheet thin films were prepared via a facile one-step solvothermal process and used in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) as counter electrodes. The catalytic activity of the CuInS2 films based on different precursor concentrations was investigated using electrochemical methods. DSSCs based on optimized CuInS2 thin film as counter electrodes reached a power conversion efficiency of 6.33%, comparable to that of sputtering Pt (6.07%).

Graphical abstract: In situ grown vertically oriented CuInS2 nanosheets and their high catalytic activity as counter electrodes in dye-sensitized solar cells

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
09 Jan 2013
Accepted
25 Jan 2013
First published
28 Jan 2013

Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 2028-2030

In situ grown vertically oriented CuInS2 nanosheets and their high catalytic activity as counter electrodes in dye-sensitized solar cells

J. Yang, C. Bao, J. Zhang, T. Yu, H. Huang, Y. Wei, H. Gao, G. Fu, J. Liu and Z. Zou, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 2028 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC00188A

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