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Carbon Nanohorns as Integrative Materials for Efficient Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells
Author(s) -
Costa Rubén D.,
Feihl Sebastian,
Kahnt Axel,
Gambhir Sanjeev,
Officer David L.,
Wallace Gordon G.,
Lucio María Isabel,
Herrero María Antonia,
Vázquez Ester,
Syrgiannis Zois,
Prato Maurizio,
Guldi Dirk M.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201301527
Subject(s) - materials science , graphene , nanotechnology , carbon fibers , carbon nanotube , fullerene , doping , optoelectronics , composite material , composite number , chemistry , organic chemistry
Different nanocarbons, that is, single‐wall carbon nanotubes, graphene, single‐wall carbon nanohorns (SWCNHs), and their respective oxidized analogs have been used to fabricate novel doped TiO 2 electrodes for DSSCs. Our results indicate that all of the nanocarbons significantly enhance the device characteristics when compared to standard TiO 2 electrodes. Overall, our most outstanding finding is that SWCNH derivatives are also a plausible material for developing highly‐efficient DSSCs.