Reduction of graphene oxide by an in-situ photoelectrochemical method in a dye-sensitized solar cell assembly.
Reduction of graphene oxide [GO] has been achieved by an in-situ photoelectrochemical method in a dye-sensitized solar cell [DSSC] assembly, in which the semiconductor behavior of the reduced graphene oxide [RGO] is controllable. GO and RGO were characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscope, and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. It was found that the GO film, which assembled in the DSSC assembly as the counter electrode, was partly reduced. An optimized photoelectrochemical assembly is promising for modulating the reduction degree of RGO and controlling the band structure of the resulting RGO. Moreover, this method appeared to be a green progress for the production of RGO electrodes.
School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Dongchuan Road 800, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China. long_mc@sjtu.edu.cn.
Chen
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Chen
Mingce
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Long
Min
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Xia
Chunhua
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Zhang
Weimin
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Cai