Cover Feature: Towards Long‐Term Thermal Stability of Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells Using Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes (ChemPlusChem 7/2018). Issue 7 (14th June 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mohammadnezhad, Mahyar; Selopal, Gurpreet Singh; Wang, Zhiming M.; Stansfield, Barry; Zhao, Haiguang; Rosei, Federico
• Is Part Of: ChemPlusChem. Volume 83:Issue 7(2018)
• Page Start: 546
• Page End: 546
• Publication Date: 2018-06-14
• Subjects: degradation mechanism -- hybrid composites -- nanotubes -- solar cells -- thermal stability; Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540.5
• DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201800291
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2192-6506

Abstract

Abstract : The cover feature shows the effect of incorporating multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on the thermal stability of dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). DSSCs based on a TiO2 –MWCNTs hybrid anode exhibit improved thermal stability, with only a 20 % loss in photoconversion efficiency (PCE), whereas cells fabricated with a bare TiO2 anode show 59 % loss in PCE, after aging at 80 °C for 240 h. These results provide a simple, straightforward and cost‐effective way to improve the long‐term stability of DSSCs. Details are given in the Full Paper by M. Mohammadnezhad and co‐workers onpage 682 in Issue 7, 2018 (DOI:10.1002/cplu.201800046 ).