Abstract
A copper zinc tin sulfide (CZTS) semiconductor can be used as an effective counter-electrode (CE) material in place of platinum metal, yielding low-cost, high-efficiency dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). CZTS nanocrystals were synthesized and then spin-coated on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) glass. After selenization, the power conversion efficiency of the resulting DSSC was comparable that with a Pt CE.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 11739-11742 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 49 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2 Dec 2011 |
Keywords
- copper zinc tin sulfide
- counter electrodes
- dye-sensitized solar cells
- energy conversion
- photochemistry