| publication name | Hybrid CuS-PEOT: PSS counter electrode for quantum sensitized solar cell |
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| Authors | Amr Hessein, Ahmed Abd El-Moneim |
| year | 2019 |
| keywords | |
| journal | Optik |
| volume | 193 |
| issue | Not Available |
| pages | 162974 |
| publisher | Elsevier |
| Local/International | International |
| Paper Link | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2019.162974 |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract
An inorganic/organic hybrid composite of CuS nanoparticles (NPs) and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) was prepared via a facile mixing process. Counter electrodes (CEs) of quantum dot sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs) were prepared by coating the hybrid CuS-PEDOT:PSS composite on fluoride-doped tin oxide (FTO) substrates using simple drop-casting technique. The SEM micrographs of CuS-PEDOT:PSS CEs revealed three-dimensional surface morphology and homogeneous dispersion of CuS NPs on the PEDOT:PSS. The electrochemical measurements of the hybrid CEs showed high electrocatalytic activity towards polysulfide electrolyte resulted from embedding the catalytic active CuS NPs into the continuous PEDOT:PSS conducting matrix. The CdS-QDSSC fabricated with CuS- PEDOT:PSS CE exhibited an remarkable stable power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 1 …