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Carbon Nanotubes with Titanium Nitride as a Low‐Cost Counter‐Electrode Material for Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells
Author(s) -
Li Guoran,
Wang Feng,
Jiang Qiwei,
Gao Xueping,
Shen Panwen
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201000659
Subject(s) - materials science , titanium nitride , dye sensitized solar cell , carbon nanotube , tin , electrode , nitride , titanium , auxiliary electrode , nanotechnology , nanoparticle , carbon fibers , carbon nitride , photovoltaic system , chemical engineering , metallurgy , composite material , photocatalysis , catalysis , chemistry , ecology , layer (electronics) , biology , composite number , engineering , electrolyte , biochemistry
Mix and match : The photovoltaic performance of carbon nanotubes with titanium nitride nanoparticles (TiN‐CNTs; see picture), which is comparable to that of conventional platinum counter electrodes, is attributed to the ideal combination of the superior electrocatalytic activity of TiN nanoparticles and the high electrical conductivity of CNTs.