Intertwined Aligned Carbon Nanotube Fiber Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Chen, Tao; Qiu, Longbin; Cai, Zaisheng; Gong, Feng; Yang, Zhibin; Wang, Zhongsheng; Peng, Huisheng

doi:10.1021/nl300799d

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“…[735][736][737][738] Whereas solid-state confi guration would greatly simplify the assembly and device integration (into cloths, fabrics or mats) protocols, the manufacturing complexity constrained the realization so far to liquid electrolyte based confi gurations. Wire-shaped dye-sensitized solar cells, [739][740][741][742] nanowire based piezoelectric energy scavengers [ 251,743 ] as well as supercapacitor and batteries [ 269,281,298 ] (see Section 4.1 for a thorough description) have been actively developed over the past few years in view of their integration into smart cloth and wearable electronics. Hybridization of these technologies was a logic continuation of this effort.…”

Section: Hybrid Devicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Design Considerations for Unconventional Electrochemical Energy Storage Architectures

Vlad

Singh

Galande

et al. 2015

Advanced Energy Materials

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all need to be used in conjugation with an energy storage system to provide smooth power leveling. Currently, electrochemical energy storage systems are by far the most optimal solutions for powering a broad range of technologies, expanding from compact and light-weighted portable electronic devices to stationary gridscale energy storage applications. [3][4][5][6] These energy storage devices (batteries and supercapacitors) store the available electrical energy in the form of chemical energy and release it whenever needed, by simply reversing the electrochemical reaction. [7][8][9][10][11] Among various available battery chemistries, lithium batteries and supercapacitors are the most promising technologies. [ 7,[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] Ever since the realization of the fi rst electrochemical energy storage cell by Alessandro Volta (end of 17th century), the working principle and its function has changed very little. [ 21,22 ] Basically, two redox couples (or charge storage electrodes), electrically and physically separated, are bridged by an ion conducting medium to constitute an electrochemical cell. This holds true also for modern Li-ion batteries, although the chemistry involved is much more complex. During operation, the electrons are transferred through an external circuit while ions shuttle through the electrolyte to counterbalance the depleted charge at the electrodes. [ 23 ] So far, much of the effort has been directed towards improvement of the energy and power characteristics by downsizing the active components, re-engineering the current collectors and separators, as well as fi ne-tuning the Batteries have become fundamental building blocks for the mobility of modern society. Continuous development of novel battery chemistries and electrode materials has nourished progress in building better batteries. Simultaneously, novel device form factors and designs with multi-functional components have been proposed, requiring batteries to not only integrate seamlessly to these devices, but to also be a multi-functional component for a multitude of applications. Thus, in the past decade, along with developments in the component materials, the focus has been shifting more and more towards novel fabrication processes, unconventional confi gurations, and additional functionalities. This work attempts to critically review the developments with respect to emerging electrochemical energy storage confi gurations, including, amongst others, paintable, transparent, fl exible, wire or cable shaped, ultra-thin and ultra-thick confi gurations, as well as hybrid energy storage-conversion, or graphene-incorporated batteries and supercapacitors. The performance requirements are elaborated together with the advantages, but also the limitations, with respect to established electrochemical energy storage technologies. Finally, challenges in developing novel materials with tailored properties that would allow such confi gurations, and in designing easier manufacturing techniques that can be widely adopted ar...

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Section: Hybrid Devicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Design Considerations for Unconventional Electrochemical Energy Storage Architectures

Vlad

Singh

Galande

et al. 2015

Advanced Energy Materials

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“…An example of a TCO-free cathode is the woven carbon nanotube fiber mat [57] and the carbon fiber counter electrode [58]. A conceptually analogous device used woven fabric from carbon nanotube yarn, which was interfaced to a Ti wire photoanode coated with CdSe [59].…”

Section: Electrode Materials Engineeringmentioning

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Graphene-based cathodes for liquid-junction dye sensitized solar cells: Electrocatalytic and mass transport effects

Kavan

Yum

Gräetzel

2014

Electrochimica Acta

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“…Among various intelligent devices, fiber supercapacitors (SCs) are particularly attractive because of their high power density, long cycle life and fast charge/discharge rates [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]. Fiber SCs are shaped as one-dimensional wires with diameters ranging from micrometers to millimeters with small size and light weight.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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High-performance all-solid-state flexible supercapacitors based on manganese dioxide/carbon fibers

Zhang

Zhao

Huang

et al. 2016

Carbon

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Intertwined Aligned Carbon Nanotube Fiber Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Cited by 256 publications

References 20 publications

Design Considerations for Unconventional Electrochemical Energy Storage Architectures

Design Considerations for Unconventional Electrochemical Energy Storage Architectures

Graphene-based cathodes for liquid-junction dye sensitized solar cells: Electrocatalytic and mass transport effects

High-performance all-solid-state flexible supercapacitors based on manganese dioxide/carbon fibers

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