Electrochemical deposition of molybdenum sulfide thin films on conductive plastic substrates as platinum-free flexible counter electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells

Cheng, Chao-Kuang; Hsieh, Cheng‐Chih

doi:10.1016/j.tsf.2015.02.025

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“…Cheng et al utilizes molybdenum sulfide (MoS x ) as an alternate material for CE in DSSC . MoS x was deposited on ITO/polyethylene naphthalate (ITO/PEN) substrate via pulsed electrochemical deposition (pulsed ECD) technique, which yields to a flexible CE in DSSC.…”

Section: Tmdcs As Counter Electrodes In Scsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…B, Cyclic voltammogram plot of MoS 2 electrodes. C, Electrochemical impedance spectra of DSSC with MoS 2 CE [Colour figure can be viewed at wileyonlinelibrary.com]…”

Section: Tmdcs As Counter Electrodes In Scsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Cheng et al utilizes molybdenum sulfide (MoS x ) as an alternate material for CE in DSSC. 70 MoS x was deposited on ITO/polyethylene naphthalate (ITO/PEN) substrate via pulsed electrochemical deposition (pulsed ECD) technique, which yields to a flexible CE in DSSC. UV-visible spectroscopy was performed to analyze the optical transmittance of MoS x sample fabricated by using different pulsed cycles, which is demonstrated in Figure 10A; the electrode deposited at 100 pulse cycles reveals high transparency compared with other deposited at 300 and 500 cycles.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Recent advancement in the performance of solar cells by incorporating transition metal dichalcogenides as counter electrode and photoabsorber

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Summary Two‐dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) architectures have revealed fascinating characteristics such as direct band gap, strong light absorption, and novel electrochemical properties, which make them promising materials for photovoltaic applications. The review focuses on (1) the study of electrochemical and photovoltaic properties of TMDCs thereby using them as counter electrodes (CEs) in dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) and (2) analyzing the light absorption and charge transport performance of TMDCs heterostructures with different 3D materials. We have further investigated different materials in combination with TMDCs such as reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite, graphene flakes, and molybdenum as CEs in DSSCs. Conventionally, platinum (Pt) is used as a CE material for DSSCs that displays excellent catalytic activity and high electrical conductivity but due to the high cost and scarcity of Pt limits the large‐scale production. Therefore, the excellent electrochemical properties and cost‐effectiveness of TMDCs make them promising contender to replace Pt as CEs in DSSCs. Additionally, the photovoltaic properties of TMDCs and their heterostructures with various materials such as silicon, gallium arsenide, indium phosphate, tungsten disulfide, boron nitride, and organic polymers are reviewed. TMDCs are also investigated as hole transport layer (HTL) and electron transport layer (ETL) with various organic polymers such as P3HT, PCBM, PEDOT:PSS, PTB7, and spiro‐OmeTAD for organic and perovskite‐based solar cells (SCs). The utilization of TMDCs as CEs and photoabsorbers enhances the power conversion efficiency (PCE) to generate cost‐effective and high performance SC devices that can be exploit for future technological applications.

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Section: Tmdcs As Counter Electrodes In Scsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…B, Cyclic voltammogram plot of MoS 2 electrodes. C, Electrochemical impedance spectra of DSSC with MoS 2 CE [Colour figure can be viewed at wileyonlinelibrary.com]…”

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Section: Tmdcs As Counter Electrodes In Scsmentioning

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“…Among various TMDCs, MoS 2 is an excessively used CE due to efficient catalytic activity and high electrochemical performance. Cheng et al reported the fabrication of DSSC comprising MoS 2 as a CE deposited through electrochemical deposition method . Figure A shows the XRD pattern of the device followed by multiple pulse cycles at 100, 300, and 500.…”

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“…Cheng et al reported the fabrication of DSSC comprising MoS 2 as a CE deposited through electrochemical deposition method. 97 Figure 15A shows the XRD pattern of the device followed by multiple pulse cycles at 100, 300, and 500. The composite of MoS x /ITO/PEN as CE shows amorphous nature.…”

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Role of graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides as hole transport layer and counter electrode in solar cells

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Summary Photovoltaic (PV) technology got much attention in the past few decades in developing advanced and environment friendly solar cells (SCs). However, high cost, unstable nature, and low efficiency are major limitations towards commercialization of SCs. To overcome the issues, two‐dimensional materials (2DMs) have been exploited due to low cost, high catalytic activity, fast charge separation, and better electrochemical performance. The review emphasis on (a) the electrochemical performance of graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) as a hole transport layer (HTL) in SCs and (b) to explore low‐cost and effective counter electrode (CE) based on graphene and TMDCs for dye‐sensitized solar cell (DSSC). The review presents a comparative analysis of 2DMs as HTL and CE to attain highly efficient and low‐cost PV devices. Multiple combinations of the material with graphene, graphene oxide (GO), reduced graphene oxide (rGO), tungsten disulfide (WS2), molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) as HTL, and CE material in PV cells are discussed and comparatively analyzed. Numerous strategies are briefly discussed to enhance the efficiency of SCs by utilizing graphene and TMDCs based HTL and CEs. The review focuses on the recent progress in developing low‐cost and highly efficient PV devices by using 2DMs. Our study reveals that GO/PEDOT:PSS demonstrate a maximum power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 13.1% when fabricated at different revolutions. Moreover, our statistical analysis unveils that efficiency of the cell can be enhanced by optimizing the layer thickness, which provide a route to develop highly efficient and better performance SCs that can be exploited for future commercial applications.

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Two-Dimensional Molybdenum Disulfide Nanosheets Based Optoelectronic Devices

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Chakraborti

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Electrochemical deposition of molybdenum sulfide thin films on conductive plastic substrates as platinum-free flexible counter electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells

Cited by 29 publications

References 24 publications

Recent advancement in the performance of solar cells by incorporating transition metal dichalcogenides as counter electrode and photoabsorber

Recent advancement in the performance of solar cells by incorporating transition metal dichalcogenides as counter electrode and photoabsorber

Role of graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides as hole transport layer and counter electrode in solar cells

Two-Dimensional Molybdenum Disulfide Nanosheets Based Optoelectronic Devices

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