Enhanced Performance of Supported HfO2 Counter Electrodes for Redox Couples Used in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

• Mesoporous-graphitic-carbon-supported HfO2 (HfO2-MGC) nanohybrids were synthesized by using a soft-template route. Characterization and a systematic investigation of the catalytic properties, stability, and catalytic mechanism were performed for HfO2-MGC counter electrodes (CEs) in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The new HfO2-MGC as a CE in DSSCs showed a surprisingly high efficiency of 7.75% for the triiodide/iodide redox couple and 3.69% for the disulfide/thiolate redox couple, greater than the Pt electrode in the corresponding electrolyte system, which opens up a possibility for its practical application.

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Kemi -- Fysikalisk kemi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Chemical Sciences -- Physical Chemistry (hsv//eng)

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density functional calculations

dye/pigments

electrochemistry

energy conversion

hafnium

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