Synthesis of cose2/rgo composites and its application as a counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells

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In this study, cobalt diselenide (CoSe2) and the composites (CoSe2@RGO) of CoSe2 and reduced graphene oxide (RGO) were synthesized by a facile hydrothermal reaction using cobalt ions and selenide source with or without graphene oxide (GO). The formation of CoSe2@RGO composites was identified by analysis with X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Raman spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Electrochemical analyses demonstrated that the CoSe2@RGO composites have excellent catalytic activity for the reduction of I3-, possibly indicating a synergetic effect of CoSe2 and RGO. As a consequence, the CoSe2@RGO composites were applied as a counter electrode in DSSC for the reduction of redox couple electrolyte, and exhibiting the comparable power conversion efficiency (7.01%) to the rare metal platinum (Pt) based photovoltaic device (6.77%).

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Ko, Y., Choi, W., Kim, Y., Lee, C., Jun, Y., & Kim, J. (2019). Synthesis of cose2/rgo composites and its application as a counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells. Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology, 10(3), 313–320. https://doi.org/10.33961/jecst.2019.00052

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