- Fabrication of High-performance Carbon Counter Electrode for Dye-sensitized Solar Cells
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Yeon-Ik Jang, Seung-Yong Lee, Dong-Hwan Kim, Jong-Ku Park
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J Korean Powder Metall Inst. 2007;14(1):44-49.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.4150/KPMI.2007.14.1.044
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Abstract
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- In the fabrication of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), carbon counter electrode has been tested for replacing the platinum counter electrode which has two drawbacks: limited surface area and high material cost. Poor mechanical stability of carbon layer due to weak bonding strength to electrically conductive TCO (transparent conducting oxide) glass substrate is a crucial barrier for practical application of carbon counter electrode. In the present study a carbon counter electrode with high conversion efficiency, comparable to Pt counter electrode, could be fabricated by adaption of a bonding layer between particulate carbon material and TCO substrate.
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