Phosphorus-doped molybdenum disulfide as counter electrode catalyst for efficient bifacial dye-sensitized solar cells
- Title
- Phosphorus-doped molybdenum disulfide as counter electrode catalyst for efficient bifacial dye-sensitized solar cells
- Creator
- Upadhyay S.; Rao A.A.; Narendhiran S.; Jafri R I.; Balachandran M.
- Description
- MoS2 is a promising counter electrode material for dye-sensitized solar cell owing to its optical and electrical properties and two-dimensional layered structure. However, it still suffers from minimal conductivity, poor charge transport and less active sites. The present study offers a promising method for enhancing catalytic and fast charge transfer in MoS2 through heteroatom doping of phosphorus. A facile one-step hydrothermal treatment was acquired to do the phosphorus doping. The spin-coated P-doped MoS2 (MSP2) counter electrode (CE) shows a superior power conversion efficiency of 7.93% for front illumination and 5.34% for rear illumination, outperforming Pt-based (7.41% and 5.75%) CE. Thus, phosphorous incorporation increases the number of active sites and improves the catalytic property of the material. The P-doped MoS2 (MSP2) CE film also shows high transmittance, making it a suitable choice for bifacial type of solar cell. 2023 Elsevier Ltd
- Source
- Materials Today Energy, Vol-37
- Date
- 2023-01-01
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Subject
- Bifacial; Electrochemical activity; Exfoliation; Heteratom doping; Rapid charge transfer
- Coverage
- Upadhyay S., Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560029, India; Rao A.A., Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560029, India; Narendhiran S., Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560029, India; Jafri R I., Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560029, India; Balachandran M., Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560029, India
- Rights
- Restricted Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 24686069
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Article
Collection
Citation
Upadhyay S.; Rao A.A.; Narendhiran S.; Jafri R I.; Balachandran M., “Phosphorus-doped molybdenum disulfide as counter electrode catalyst for efficient bifacial dye-sensitized solar cells,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 25, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/14051.