title: Morphology-Tuned Synthesis of Nickel Cobalt Selenides as Highly Efficient Pt-Free Counter Electrode Catalysts for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells.
abstract: In this work, morphology-tuned ternary nickel cobalt selenides based on different Ni/Co molar ratios have been synthesized via a simple precursor conversion method and used as counter electrode (CE) materials for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The experimental facts and mechanism analysis clarified the possible growth process of product. It can be found that the electrochemical performance and structures of ternary nickel cobalt selenides can be optimized by tuning the Ni/Co molar ratio. Benefiting from the unique morphology and tunable composition, among the as-prepared metal selenides, the electrochemical measurements showed that the ternary nickel cobalt selenides exhibited a more superior electrocatalytic activity in comparison with binary Ni and Co selenides. In particular, the three-dimensional dandelion-like Ni0.33Co0.67Se microspheres delivered much higher power conversion efficiency (9.01%) than that of Pt catalyst (8.30%) under AM 1.5G irradiation.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University , Xueyuan Road No. 2, Fuzhou 350116, China.
authors.forename: Xing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University , Xueyuan Road No. 2, Fuzhou 350116, China.
authors.forename: Hongmei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University , Xueyuan Road No. 2, Fuzhou 350116, China.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University , Xueyuan Road No. 2, Fuzhou 350116, China.
authors.forename: Xiancai
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University , Xueyuan Road No. 2, Fuzhou 350116, China.
authors.forename: Linxi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hou
keywords: counter electrode; dandelion-like structure; dye-sensitized solar cells; electrocatalytic activity; nickel cobalt selenides