title: Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotube-based bilayer thin film as transparent counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs).
abstract: Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been widely considered as one of the promising candidates for replacing fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO)/platinum (Pt) electrodes to reduce the fabrication cost of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Here, we report that a bilayer transparent film containing N-doped CNTs (which are highly catalytic) and normal CNTs (which are highly conductive) as a counter electrode in DSSCs results in efficiencies up to 2.18%, yet still maintains a good transparency with a transmittance of approximately 57% at 550 nm.
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore.
authors.forename: Hosea
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tantang
authors.forename: Aung Ko Ko
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Kyaw
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Mary B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Chan-Park
authors.forename: Alfred Iing Yoong
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Tok
authors.forename: Zheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Lain-Jong
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiao Wei
authors.initials: XW
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Qichun
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D004566:Electrodes; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000737:chemistry*; D010984:Platinum / Q000737:chemistry; D012993:Solar Energy; D017971:Tin Compounds / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D017971:Tin Compounds; D010984:Platinum; C045358:stannic oxide; D009584:Nitrogen