Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotube-based bilayer thin film as transparent counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs)

Hosea Tantang; Aung Ko Ko Kyaw; Yu Zhao; Mary B. Chan-Park; Alfred Iing Yoong Tok; Zheng Hu; Lain Jong Li; Xiao Wei Sun; Qichun Zhang

doi:10.1002/asia.201100670

Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotube-based bilayer thin film as transparent counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs)

Hosea Tantang, Aung Ko Ko Kyaw, Yu Zhao, Mary B. Chan-Park, Alfred Iing Yoong Tok, Zheng Hu, Lain Jong Li, Xiao Wei Sun^*, Qichun Zhang

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Abstract

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been widely considered as one of the promising candidates for replacing fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO)/platinum (Pt) electrodes to reduce the fabrication cost of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Here, we report that a bilayer transparent film containing N-doped CNTs (which are highly catalytic) and normal CNTs (which are highly conductive) as a counter electrode in DSSCs results in efficiencies up to 2.18 %, yet still maintains a good transparency with a transmittance of approximately 57 % at 550 nm.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	541-545
Number of pages	5
Journal	Chemistry - An Asian Journal
Volume	7
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.201100670
State	Published - Mar 5 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

DSSCs
carbon
doping
electron transport
energy conversion

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Biochemistry
Organic Chemistry

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