NiS/rGO nanohybrid: An excellent counter electrode for dye sensitized solar cell

By A. Sarkar, A. Chakraborty, S. Bera. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2018

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Abstract We report the synthesis of a novel nanohybrid based on nickel sulfide (NiS) nanoparticles decorated reduced graphene oxide (rGO) following a facile hydrothermal approach for application as Pt-free counter electrode (CE) in dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC). The DSSC devices fabricated using this NiS/rGO nanohybrid film as CE showed an impressive power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 9.5% and a fill factor of about 0.78 when illuminated by AM 1.5 G simulated solar light. These values are well above those reported previously for DSSCs fabricated with Pt free CE and thus establishes the potential of the NiS/rGO nanohybrid as an excellent low-cost CE material for DSSC fabrication. The improvement in the PCE is due to improved electro-catalytic activity of the NiS/rGO nanohybrid for reduction of the triiodide caused by the synergistic effects of highly catalytic NiS nanoparticles and electrically conductive rGO.

Subfields: Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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