Prussian Blue-Derived Synthesis of Hollow Porous Iron Pyrite Nanoparticles as Platinum-Free Counter Electrodes for Highly Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Journal
Chemistry - A European Journal
Journal Volume
23
Journal Issue
54
Pages
13284-1328
Date Issued
2017
Author(s)
Chen J.E.
Fan M.-S.
Chen Y.-L.
Deng Y.-H.
Kim J.H.
Alamri H.R.
Alothman Z.A.
Yamauchi Y.
Abstract
Iron pyrite has long been an attractive material for environmental and energy applications, but is hampered by a lack of control over morphology and purity. Hollow porous iron pyrite nanoparticles were synthesized by a direct sulfurization of iron oxide derived from Prussian blue. The high efficiencies of these hollow porous iron pyrite nanoparticles as effective dye-sensitized solar cell counter electrodes were demonstrated, with an efficiency of 7.31 %. ? 2017 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
Subjects
coordination polymers
dye-sensitized solar cells
hollow nanoparticles
iron pyrite
metal-organic frameworks
platinum-free
Type
journal article