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dc.contributor.authorZou, C
dc.contributor.authorChen, M
dc.contributor.authorZhou, Z
dc.contributor.authorYang, S
dc.contributor.authorHou, Y
dc.contributor.authorYang, H
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-15T23:14:57Z
dc.date.available2021-07-15T23:14:57Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.issn0957-4522
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10854-021-06208-7
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/406022
dc.description.abstractDye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are expected to be a powerful competitor of conventional silicon devices due to their simple, low-cost, and pollution-free processing. Platinum (Pt) as commonly used counter electrode (CE) material is, however, limited to its expensive cost and undesired reverses. The development of an efficient Pt-free CE material with high electrical conductivity and excellent electrocatalytic activity is a feasible strategy to solve the above limitations. Herein, we have proposed a simple two-step strategy to synthesize hierarchical Co3O4/graphene oxide composite catalysts. The as-prepared nanoporous Co3O4 cubes with hierarchical architecture may provide a mass of electrocatalytic activity sites. The combination of hierarchical structures and graphene oxide may enable the electrons to rapidly transfer on the submicron-sized graphene oxide. As a novel and low-cost CE material, DSSCs based on hierarchical Co3O4/graphene oxide composite exhibit photovoltaic performance comparable to the traditional Pt CE. This is due to the ideal combination of excellent electrocatalytic activity and high conductivity. Our finding provides a judicious strategy for nanoscale synthesis of hierarchical composites and may facilitate the preparation of efficient and low-cost CE materials for DSSCs.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom16519
dc.relation.ispartofpageto16527
dc.relation.ispartofissue12
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
dc.relation.ispartofvolume32
dc.subject.fieldofresearchElectrical engineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchElectronics, sensors and digital hardware
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMaterials engineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4008
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4009
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4016
dc.titleHighly ordered mesoporous Co3O4 cubes/graphene oxide heterostructure as efficient counter electrodes in dye-sensitized solar cells
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationZou, C; Chen, M; Zhou, Z; Yang, S; Hou, Y; Yang, H, Highly ordered mesoporous Co3O4 cubes/graphene oxide heterostructure as efficient counter electrodes in dye-sensitized solar cells, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 2021, 32 (12), pp. 16519-16527
dc.date.updated2021-07-15T21:32:40Z
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gro.griffith.authorYang, Huagui


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