title: Colloidal synthesis of wurtz-stannite Cu2CdGeS4 nanocrystals with high catalytic activity toward iodine redox couples in dye-sensitized solar cells.
abstract: Wurtz-stannite Cu2CdGeS4 nanocrystals were synthesized via a facile hot-injection method at a low temperature. They exhibited low charge transfer resistance at the electrolyte-electrode interface and high electrocatalytic activity for the reduction of I3(-) in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Moreover, this DSSC showed a power conversion efficiency of 7.67%, comparable to the Pt-based device (7.54%).
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China. xfqian@sjtu.edu.cn zaijiantao@sjtu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Shoushuang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Jiantao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zai
authors.forename: Dui
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Qingquan
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Yuanyuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Qiquan
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Qiao
authors.forename: Xuefeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Qian