Pulsed Laser Deposition of Graphite Counter Electrodes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Author(s)

Pavel Anzenbacher Jr., Bowling Green State UniversityFollow
Krishna P. Acharya
Himal Khatri
Sylvain Marsillac
Bruno Ullrich
Mikhail Zamkov

Document Type

Article

Abstract

We report on pulsed laser deposition of graphite onto flexible plastic and conductive glass substrates for use as a counter electrode in dye-sensitized solar cells. The efficiency of as-prepared graphite electrodes was tested using CdS-sensitized solar cell architecture resulting in external quantum efficiency comparable to that of conventional platinum counter electrodes. This work highlights the possibility of using pulsed laser deposited graphite as a low-cost alternative to platinum, which could be fabricated both on flexible and rigid substrates. © 2010 American Institute of Physics.

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Anzenbacher, Pavel Jr.; Acharya, Krishna P.; Khatri, Himal; Marsillac, Sylvain; Ullrich, Bruno; and Zamkov, Mikhail, "Pulsed Laser Deposition of Graphite Counter Electrodes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells" (2010). Chemistry Faculty Publications. 21.
https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/chem_pub/21

Publication Date

2010

Publication Title

Applied Physics Letters

Publisher

American Institute of Physics

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3518481