Freestanding Aligned Carbon Nanotube Array Grown on a Large‐Area Single‐Layered Graphene Sheet for Efficient Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cell. Issue 9 (30th May 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Qiu, Longbin; Wu, Qiong; Yang, Zhibin; Sun, Xuemei; Zhang, Yuanbo; Peng, Huisheng
• Is Part Of: Small. Volume 11:Issue 9/10(2015)
• Page Start: 1150
• Page End: 1155
• Publication Date: 2014-05-30
• Subjects: graphene -- carbon nanotubes -- arrays -- counter electrodes -- dye‐sensitized solar cells; Nanotechnology -- Periodicals; Nanoparticles -- Periodicals; Microtechnology -- Periodicals; 620.5
• DOI: 10.1002/smll.201400703
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1613-6810

Abstract

Abstract : A novel carbon nanomaterial with aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs) chemically bonded to a single‐layered, large area graphene sheet is designed and fabricated, showing remarkable electronic and electrocatalytic properties. When the carbon nanomaterial is used as a counter electrode, the resulting dye‐sensitized solar cell exhibits ≈11% enhancement of energy conversion efficiency than aligned CNT array.