Highly dispersed redox-active polyoxometalates’ periodic deposition on multi-walled carbon nanotubes for boosting electrocatalytic triiodide reduction in dye-sensitized solar cells
Ting Wang, Ming Xu, Xiaohong Li, Chunlei Wang, Weilin Chen
Abstract
Highly dispersed POM nanoparticles as functional components have been deposited on CNTs to produce periodic functionalized CNTs. The obtained Co<sub>4</sub>PW<sub>9</sub>/CNTs CE exhibits the best photovoltaic performance with a PCE of 7.60%, higher than both pure CNTs and Pt CE.
Topics & Concepts
TriiodideCarbon nanotubeMaterials scienceRedoxChemical engineeringNanoparticlePhotovoltaic systemDye-sensitized solar cellNanotechnologyPhotochemistryInorganic chemistryChemistryElectrodePhysical chemistryEcologyElectrolyteMetallurgyEngineeringBiologyAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesPolyoxometalates: Synthesis and ApplicationsTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells