Published August 2018 | Version v1
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Electrospinning synthesis of high performance carbon nanofiber coated flower-like MoS2 nanosheets for dye-sensitized solar cells counter electrode

Creators

  • 1. State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024 (China)
  • 2. Hebei Key Lab of Optic-electronic Information and Materials, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding 071002 (China)
  • 3. Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190 (China)
  • 4. School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049 (China)
  • 5. Collaborative Innovation Center of Quantum Matter, Beijing 100190 (China)
  • 6. State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Institute of Artificial Photosynthesis, DUT-KTH Joint Education and Research Center on Molecular Devices, Dalian University of Technology (DUT), Dalian, 116024 (China)
  • 7. College of Chemistry and Material Science, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nano-materials of Hebei Province, Hebei Normal University, No. 20 Rd. East of 2nd Ring South, Yuhua District, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, 050024 (China)

Description

Molybdenum sulfide/carbon nanofibers (MoS2/CNFs) composite with high density of flower-like nanosheets are prepared via the combination of electrospinning technology and hydrothermal method. The MoS2/CNFs composite exhibits good performance as a counter electrode (CE) in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The DSSCs employing MoS2/CNFs delivers a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 8.46%, which is higher than that of the devices with CNFs CE (6.59%) and platinum CE (7.65%) under the same conditions. Thus, the excellent stability and facile preparation of the MoS2/CNFs electrode provide precondition for DSSCs application, while greatly enhancing the electrocatalytic activities of the DSSCs.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2018.05.113

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.electacta.2018.05.113;
PII
S0013468618311587;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Electrochimica Acta
Journal Volume
280
Journal Page Range
p. 94-100
ISSN
0013-4686
CODEN
ELCAAV

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
53033874
Subject category
S77: NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
CARBON; DYES; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRODES; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; MOLYBDENUM SULFIDES; NANOFIBERS; PLATINUM; SOLAR CELLS
Descriptors DEC
CHALCOGENIDES; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS; ELEMENTS; EQUIPMENT; METALS; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NONMETALS; PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PLATINUM METALS; REFRACTORY METAL COMPOUNDS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SULFIDES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS

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