research article
A durable SWCNT/PET polymer foil based metal free counter electrode for flexible dye-sensitized solar cells
An ITO free, highly conductive PET foil is fabricated by depositing aqueous single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) ink that exhibits remarkable durability when exposed to severe mechanical stability tests. Excellent adhesion of the SWCNT film on PET was obtained by aging the ink overnight at 50 degrees C before deposition. A counter electrode for a dye-sensitized solar cell was fabricated by electro-polymerizing the PEDOT polymer over the SWCNT film which gave 7% solar cell efficiency and low (0.4 U cm(2)) charge transfer resistance.
Type
research article
Web of Science ID
WOS:000344598700006
Author(s)
Hashmi, Syed Ghufran
Halme, Janne
Ma, Ying
Saukkonen, Tapio
Lund, Peter
Date Issued
2014
Publisher
Published in
Volume
2
Issue
46
Start page
19609
End page
19615
Editorial or Peer reviewed
REVIEWED
Written at
EPFL
EPFL units
Available on Infoscience
December 30, 2014
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