The search for efficient electrocatalysts as counter electrode materials for dye-sensitized solar cells: mechanistic study, material screening and experimental validation

doi:10.1038/am.2015.121

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	The search for efficient electrocatalysts as counter electrode materials for dye-sensitized solar cells: mechanistic study, material screening and experimental validation
	Wang, Lulu 1; Al-Mamun, Mohammad 1; Liu, Porun 1; Wang, Yun 1; Yang, Hua Gui 1,2; Wang, Hai Feng 3,4; Zhao, Huijun 1,5
刊名	NPG ASIA MATERIALS
	2015-11-01
卷号	7 期号:无页码:1-15
DOI	10.1038/am.2015.121
文献子类	Review
英文摘要	In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the studies on effective energy-conversion devices, including photovoltaics and fuel cells, which aim to alleviate the enormous energy demand, as well as the environmental pollution issues associated with current power consumption. Among these devices, dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) have received significant attention owing to their simple fabrication procedure, cost-effectiveness and high-power-conversion efficiency. The counter electrode (CE) of the DSCs is an important component and generally uses platinum as its benchmark material, the high cost and scarcity of which have limited the broad application of the DSCs. Thus, substantial effort has been devoted to seek active CE materials with low cost, high electrocatalytic activity and excellent stability. Nevertheless, this is generally achieved via a 'trial-and-error' method owing to the lack of information on the mechanism of the electrocatalytic reaction on the CE's surface. This report summarizes the recent advances in the mechanistic study of the interfacial electrocatalytic reaction on CE materials, as well as the establishment of a rational screening protocol for efficient CE materials. Furthermore, several outstanding CE materials developed via this protocol have been reviewed. The demonstrated combined approach can be extended to the studies of other essential electrocatalytic reactions.
WOS关键词	DENSITY-FUNCTIONAL THEORY ; OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION ; HIGH CATALYTIC-ACTIVITY ; LOW-COST ; HIGH-PERFORMANCE ; TRIIODIDE REDUCTION ; REDOX ELECTROLYTE ; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS ; HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS ; PLATINUM NANOPARTICLES
WOS研究方向	Materials Science
语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:000369818300001
资助机构	Australian Research Council (Discovery Project) ; Australian Research Council (Discovery Project) ; Australian Research Council (Discovery Project) ; Australian Research Council (Discovery Project) ; Natural Science Foundation of China ; Natural Science Foundation of China ; Natural Science Foundation of China ; Natural Science Foundation of China ; Australian Research Council (Discovery Project) ; Australian Research Council (Discovery Project) ; Australian Research Council (Discovery Project) ; Australian Research Council (Discovery Project) ; Natural Science Foundation of China ; Natural Science Foundation of China ; Natural Science Foundation of China ; Natural Science Foundation of China
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.hfcas.ac.cn:8080/handle/334002/22284]
专题	合肥物质科学研究院_中科院固体物理研究所
作者单位	1.Griffith Univ, Ctr Clean Environm & Energy, Gold Coast Campus, Gold Coast, Qld 4222, Australia 2.E China Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Mat Sci & Engn, Minist Educ, Key Lab Ultrafine Mat, Shanghai 200237, Peoples R China 3.E China Univ Sci & Technol, Ctr Computat Chem, Key Lab Adv Mat, Shanghai 200237, Peoples R China 4.E China Univ Sci & Technol, Res Inst Ind Catalysis, Shanghai 200237, Peoples R China 5.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Solid State Phys, Ctr Environm & Energy Nanomat, Hefei, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Wang, Lulu,Al-Mamun, Mohammad,Liu, Porun,et al. The search for efficient electrocatalysts as counter electrode materials for dye-sensitized solar cells: mechanistic study, material screening and experimental validation[J]. NPG ASIA MATERIALS,2015,7(无):1-15.
APA	Wang, Lulu.,Al-Mamun, Mohammad.,Liu, Porun.,Wang, Yun.,Yang, Hua Gui.,...&Zhao, Huijun.(2015).The search for efficient electrocatalysts as counter electrode materials for dye-sensitized solar cells: mechanistic study, material screening and experimental validation.NPG ASIA MATERIALS,7(无),1-15.
MLA	Wang, Lulu,et al."The search for efficient electrocatalysts as counter electrode materials for dye-sensitized solar cells: mechanistic study, material screening and experimental validation".NPG ASIA MATERIALS 7.无(2015):1-15.