Chlorine-Doped Perovskite Oxide: A Platinum-Free Cathode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Triiodide/iodide (I3-/I-) redox couple-mediated solar cells, batteries, and electrochromic devices require highly efficient and stable electrocatalysts for I3- reduction reaction (IRR) to overcome performance limitations, whereas the widely used platinum (Pt) cathode for IRR has limitations of high...

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Main Authors: Wang, Wei, Tran, R., Qu, J., Liu, Yu, Chen, C., Xu, M., Chen, Y., Ong, S.P., Wang, L., Zhou, W., Shao, Zongping
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Language:English
Published: AMER CHEMICAL SOC 2019
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Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150104365
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91954
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author Wang, Wei
Tran, R.
Qu, J.
Liu, Yu
Chen, C.
Xu, M.
Chen, Y.
Ong, S.P.
Wang, L.
Zhou, W.
Shao, Zongping
author_facet Wang, Wei
Tran, R.
Qu, J.
Liu, Yu
Chen, C.
Xu, M.
Chen, Y.
Ong, S.P.
Wang, L.
Zhou, W.
Shao, Zongping
author_sort Wang, Wei
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description Triiodide/iodide (I3-/I-) redox couple-mediated solar cells, batteries, and electrochromic devices require highly efficient and stable electrocatalysts for I3- reduction reaction (IRR) to overcome performance limitations, whereas the widely used platinum (Pt) cathode for IRR has limitations of high price and unfavorable durability. In this work, we present a halogen element (chlorine) doping strategy to design low-cost perovskite-type electrocatalysts with enhanced IRR activity and stability. The dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) assembled by the LaFeO2.965-ÎCl0.035 cathode delivers an attractive power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 11.4% with a remarkable PCE enhancement factor of 23% compared with Pt, which is higher than most of the reported non-Pt DSSC cathodes. Attractively, LaFeO2.965-ÎCl0.035 displays superior IRR activity/stability and structural stability in the I3-/I--based electrolyte compared to pristine LaFeO3 because chlorine doping facilitates the creation of oxygen vacancies (active sites) and enhances surface acidity simultaneously. This study provides a new way for designing outstanding IRR electrocatalysts, which could be applied to many redox couple-mediated photo/electrochemical devices.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-919542023-06-08T05:03:19Z Chlorine-Doped Perovskite Oxide: A Platinum-Free Cathode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Wang, Wei Tran, R. Qu, J. Liu, Yu Chen, C. Xu, M. Chen, Y. Ong, S.P. Wang, L. Zhou, W. Shao, Zongping Science & Technology Technology Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Materials Science, Multidisciplinary Science & Technology - Other Topics Materials Science dye-sensitized solar cell perovskite oxide cathode anion doping electrocatalyst EFFICIENT COUNTER ELECTRODE REDUCTION ACTIVITY OXYGEN EVOLUTION COMPOSITE FILM PERFORMANCE CATALYSTS GRAPHENE ELECTROCATALYST MICROSPHERES MORPHOLOGY anion doping cathode dye-sensitized solar cell electrocatalyst perovskite oxide Triiodide/iodide (I3-/I-) redox couple-mediated solar cells, batteries, and electrochromic devices require highly efficient and stable electrocatalysts for I3- reduction reaction (IRR) to overcome performance limitations, whereas the widely used platinum (Pt) cathode for IRR has limitations of high price and unfavorable durability. In this work, we present a halogen element (chlorine) doping strategy to design low-cost perovskite-type electrocatalysts with enhanced IRR activity and stability. The dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) assembled by the LaFeO2.965-ÎCl0.035 cathode delivers an attractive power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 11.4% with a remarkable PCE enhancement factor of 23% compared with Pt, which is higher than most of the reported non-Pt DSSC cathodes. Attractively, LaFeO2.965-ÎCl0.035 displays superior IRR activity/stability and structural stability in the I3-/I--based electrolyte compared to pristine LaFeO3 because chlorine doping facilitates the creation of oxygen vacancies (active sites) and enhances surface acidity simultaneously. This study provides a new way for designing outstanding IRR electrocatalysts, which could be applied to many redox couple-mediated photo/electrochemical devices. 2019 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91954 10.1021/acsami.9b07966 English http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150104365 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP160104835 AMER CHEMICAL SOC restricted
spellingShingle Science & Technology
Technology
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Science & Technology - Other Topics
Materials Science
dye-sensitized solar cell
perovskite oxide
cathode
anion doping
electrocatalyst
EFFICIENT COUNTER ELECTRODE
REDUCTION ACTIVITY
OXYGEN EVOLUTION
COMPOSITE FILM
PERFORMANCE
CATALYSTS
GRAPHENE
ELECTROCATALYST
MICROSPHERES
MORPHOLOGY
anion doping
cathode
dye-sensitized solar cell
electrocatalyst
perovskite oxide
Wang, Wei
Tran, R.
Qu, J.
Liu, Yu
Chen, C.
Xu, M.
Chen, Y.
Ong, S.P.
Wang, L.
Zhou, W.
Shao, Zongping
Chlorine-Doped Perovskite Oxide: A Platinum-Free Cathode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
title Chlorine-Doped Perovskite Oxide: A Platinum-Free Cathode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
title_full Chlorine-Doped Perovskite Oxide: A Platinum-Free Cathode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
title_fullStr Chlorine-Doped Perovskite Oxide: A Platinum-Free Cathode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
title_full_unstemmed Chlorine-Doped Perovskite Oxide: A Platinum-Free Cathode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
title_short Chlorine-Doped Perovskite Oxide: A Platinum-Free Cathode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
title_sort chlorine-doped perovskite oxide: a platinum-free cathode for dye-sensitized solar cells
topic Science & Technology
Technology
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Science & Technology - Other Topics
Materials Science
dye-sensitized solar cell
perovskite oxide
cathode
anion doping
electrocatalyst
EFFICIENT COUNTER ELECTRODE
REDUCTION ACTIVITY
OXYGEN EVOLUTION
COMPOSITE FILM
PERFORMANCE
CATALYSTS
GRAPHENE
ELECTROCATALYST
MICROSPHERES
MORPHOLOGY
anion doping
cathode
dye-sensitized solar cell
electrocatalyst
perovskite oxide
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150104365
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150104365
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91954