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Porous N-doped-carbon coated CoSe2 anchored on carbon cloth as 3D photocathode for dye-sensitized solar cell with efficiency and stability outperforming Pt

Wenli Lu§, Rui Jiang§, Xiong Yin( ), Leyu Wang( )
State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering,Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology,Beijing,100029,China;

§ Wenli Lu and Rui Jiang contributed equally to this work.

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Photocathode with superior catalytic activity, long-term stability, and fast mass/electron transfer is highly desirable but challenging for dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC). Herein, the ZIF-67 grown on carbon cloth is successfully transformed into CoSe2 embedded in N-doped carbon nanocage (CoSe2/N-C) via a growth-carbonization-selenization process. The carbon cloth supported CoSe2/N-C, as photocathode of DSC, demonstrates a good long-term stability and high photovoltaic efficiency (8.40%), outperforming Pt. The good efficiency can be attributed to the high catalytic activity of CoSe2, fast mass transfer of porous three-dimensional (3D) structure, and good electron transport derived from the intimate contact between CoSe2 and highly conductive carbon cloth. The high stability would be ascribed to N-doped carbon coating that perfectly prevents CoSe2 from decomposition. This work will pave the way to develop highly efficient and stable Pt-free photocathode for DSC.

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three-dimensional (3D) photocathodemetal-organic frameworkselenization processCoSe2carbon clothtri-iodide reduction reaction

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Nano Research
Volume 12 Issue 1,
January 2019
Pages 159-163
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-018-2195-5
Cite this article:
Lu W, Jiang R, Yin X, et al. Porous N-doped-carbon coated CoSe2 anchored on carbon cloth as 3D photocathode for dye-sensitized solar cell with efficiency and stability outperforming Pt. Nano Research, 2019, 12(1): 159-163. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-018-2195-5
Topics:
CarbonCatalyst activityCrystalline materials Doping (additives)OrganometallicsPhotocathodesSelenium compounds

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Received: 29 June 2018
Revised: 29 August 2018
Accepted: 04 September 2018
Published: 17 September 2018
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