A hybrid nanostructure of platinum-nanoparticles/graphitic-nanofibers as a three-dimensional counter electrode in dye-sensitized solar cells

Chien-Kuo Hsieh; Ming-Chi Tsai; Ching-Yuan Su; Sung-Yen Wei; Ming-Yu Yen; Chen-Chi M Ma; Fu-Rong Chen; Chuen-Horng Tsai

doi:10.1039/c1cc15049a

A hybrid nanostructure of platinum-nanoparticles/graphitic-nanofibers as a three-dimensional counter electrode in dye-sensitized solar cells

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Nov 7;47(41):11528-30. doi: 10.1039/c1cc15049a. Epub 2011 Sep 26.

Authors

Chien-Kuo Hsieh¹, Ming-Chi Tsai, Ching-Yuan Su, Sung-Yen Wei, Ming-Yu Yen, Chen-Chi M Ma, Fu-Rong Chen, Chuen-Horng Tsai

Affiliation

¹ Department of Engineering and System Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan, ROC.

PMID: 21952551
DOI: 10.1039/c1cc15049a

Abstract

We directly synthesized a platinum-nanoparticles/graphitic-nanofibers (PtNPs/GNFs) hybrid nanostructure on FTO glass. We applied this structure as a three-dimensional counter electrode in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), and investigated the cells' photoconversion performance.