Abstract
In this study, a transparent counter electrode (CE) based on cobalt sulfide (CoS) nanosheet arrays (NSAs) was incorporated for the first time in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). First, Co(OH)2 NSAs were electrodeposited onto a fluorine-doped tin oxide glass substrate, and then conversed to CoS NSAs by soaking in a chemical bath. UV–vis spectrophotometry, cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and Tafel polarization measurements indicate that the resultant CoS NSAs CE exhibited both high transmittance (>70%) at wavelength of 550nm and superior electrocatalytic activity for I3− reduction to a conventional Pt CE. The DSC assembled with the CoS NSAs CE displayed an impressive photovoltaic conversion efficiency of 6.39%, which even surpassed the DSC using a Pt CE (6.06%).
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