Citation: ZHU Lei, QIANG Ying-Huai, ZHAO Yu-Long, GU Xiu-Quan, SONG Duan-Ming, SONG Chang-Bin. Facile Synthesis of Cu₂SnSe₃ as Counter Electrodes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells[J]. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica, ;2013, 29(11): 2339-2344. doi: 10.3866/PKU.WHXB201309031 shu

Facile Synthesis of Cu₂SnSe₃ as Counter Electrodes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

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1 School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, Jiangsu Province, P. R. China;
2 School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, Jiangsu Province, P. R. China

Received Date: 15 May 2013
Available Online: 3 September 2013
Fund Project: 中央高校基本科研基金(2592012184) (2592012184)

Cu₂SnSe₃ (CTSe) nanoparticles with diameters of 150-250 nm were synthesized by a facile solvothermal method. The nanoparticles drop-casted onto fluorine dope tin oxide (FTO) substrate were used as counter electrode in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The morphology, structure and composition of the CTSe nanoparticles were characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). The results indicated the formation of the nanoparticles with a single crystal phase and approximately stoichiometric composition. DSSCs fabricated with the CTSe-based counter electrodes exhibited a power conversion efficiency of 7.75%, which is similar to that of Ptbased devices (7.21%). The current-voltage curves of the DSSCs demonstrated that the thickness of the CTSe layer strongly influenced the photocurrent density and fill factor as a result of changes in the number of electrocatalytic sites and the resistance of the layers. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements were performed and the results indicated that CTSe exhibited Pt-like electrocatalytic activity for the reduction of I₃^- to I^- in DSSCs. This work presents a new approach for expanding the possibilities for developing low-cost DSSCs that do not require expensive and rare Pt counter electrodes.
- Cu₂SnSe₃,
- Nanoparticle,
- Solvothermal,
- Counter electrode,
- Dye-sensitized solar cell
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