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Abstract

A strategy has been explored to design a novel network of reduced graphene oxide (rGO)/nickel oxide (NiO) nanohybrids with optimized Ni2+/Ni3+ ratio for the fabrication of compact, flexible, and large area Pt-free dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The rGO/NiO nanohybrids were synthesized by a hydrothermal method and characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller analysis, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. These studies demonstrate that the rGO/NiO nanohybrids with Ni2+ rich species show high catalytic activity toward the I/I-3(-) redox reaction. This led to the fabrication of improved DSSCs with power conversion efficiency as high as 3.69% with these nanohybrids as counter electrodes in comparison with DSSC devices containing counter electrodes based on rGO (1.71%) and NiO (0.75%).

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Copyright for this article belongs to M/s Elsevier.
Subjects:	Chemistry Physics
Divisions:	UNSPECIFIED
Depositing User:	Mr. Yogesh Joshi
Date Deposited:	17 Oct 2019 07:23
Last Modified:	17 Oct 2019 07:23
URI:	http://npl.csircentral.net/id/eprint/3935

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