The Future of Using Earth-Abundant Elements in Counter Electrodes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.). - 1998. - 28(2016), 20 vom: 14. Mai, Seite 3802-13
1. Verfasser:	Briscoe, Joe (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser:	Dunn, Steve
Format:	Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	2016
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:	Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
Schlagworte:	Journal Article counter electrodes dye-sensitized solar cells earth abundant materials photovoltaic devices solar cells

Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:	© 2016 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. With limited global resources for many of the elements that are found in some of the most common renewable energy technologies, there is a growing need to use "Earth-abundant" elements as a long-term solution to growing energy demands. The dye-sensitized solar cell has the potential to produce low-cost renewable energy, with inexpensive production and most components using Earth-abundant elements. However, the most commonly used material for the cell counter electrode (CE) is platinum, an extremely expensive and rare element. A selection of the materials investigated as alternative CEs are discussed, including metal sulfides, oxides, carbides, and nitrides and carbon-based materials such as carbon nanotubes, graphene, and conductive polymers. As well as having the potential for lower cost, these materials can also produce more-efficient devices due to their high surface area and catalytic activity. Therefore, once issues such as stability have been studied in more detail and scale-up of production methods are considered, there is a very promising future for the replacement of Pt in DSSCs with lower-cost, Earth-abundant alternatives
Beschreibung:	Date Completed 02.06.2017 Date Revised 01.10.2020 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:	1521-4095
DOI:	10.1002/adma.201504085