A durable SWCNT/PET polymer foil based metal free counter electrode for flexible dye-sensitized solar cells

Syed Ghufran Hashmi; Thomas Moehl; Janne Halme; Ying Ma; Tapio Saukkonen; Aswani Yella; Fabrizio Giordano; Jean David Decoppet; Shaik. M. Zakeeruddin; Peter Lund; Michael Graetzel; Mohammad K Nazeeruddin

doi:10.1039/c4ta03730h

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A durable SWCNT/PET polymer foil based metal free counter electrode for flexible dye-sensitized solar cells

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A durable SWCNT/PET polymer foil based metal free counter electrode for flexible dye-sensitized solar cells

Syed Ghufran Hashmi, Thomas Moehl, Janne Halme, Ying Ma, Tapio Saukkonen, Aswani Yella, Fabrizio Giordano, Jean David Decoppet, Shaik. M. Zakeeruddin, Peter Lund, …

Journal of materials chemistry. A, Materials for energy and sustainability, Vol.2(46), pp.19609-19615

01/01/2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/c4ta03730h

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Chemistry

Chemistry, Physical

Energy & Fuels

Materials Science

Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

Physical Sciences

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An ITO free, highly conductive PET foil is fabricated by depositing aqueous single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) ink that exhibits remarkable durability when exposed to severe mechanical stability tests. Excellent adhesion of the SWCNT film on PET was obtained by aging the ink overnight at 50 degrees C before deposition. A counter electrode for a dye-sensitized solar cell was fabricated by electro-polymerizing the PEDOT polymer over the SWCNT film which gave 7% solar cell efficiency and low (0.4 U cm(2)) charge transfer resistance.

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Title: A durable SWCNT/PET polymer foil based metal free counter electrode for flexible dye-sensitized solar cells
Creators - without role: Syed Ghufran Hashmi - Aalto University
Thomas Moehl - École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Janne Halme - Aalto University
Ying Ma - Aalto University
Tapio Saukkonen - Aalto University
Aswani Yella - École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Fabrizio Giordano - École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Jean David Decoppet - École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Shaik. M. Zakeeruddin - École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Peter Lund - Aalto University
Michael Graetzel - Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, Lab Photon & Interfaces, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Mohammad K Nazeeruddin - Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
Publication Details: Journal of materials chemistry. A, Materials for energy and sustainability, Vol.2(46), pp.19609-19615
Publisher: Royal Soc Chemistry
Number of pages: 7
Grant note: 13135143 / National Consortium for Low Cost Photovoltaic from the Academy of Finland 247404 / ECR; European Commission; European Commission Joint Research Centre Swiss National Science Foundation; Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Tekniikan edistamissaatio (Finnish Foundation for Technology Promotion)
Identifiers: 9925289808331
Academic Unit: Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article