Defected MoS 2 Modified by Vanadium-Substituted Keggin-Type Polyoxometalates as Electrocatalysts for Triiodide Reduction in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

The rational design of efficient triiodide reduction reaction catalysts that are dependent on cheap and ample elements on Earth has become a challenge. As an extremely encouraging non-noble metallic catalyst, MoS requires effective strategies to improve the site accessibility, inherent conductivity,...

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Veröffentlicht in:Inorganic chemistry 2022-01, Vol.61 (1), p.422-430
Hauptverfasser: Li, Yunjiang, Xu, Xueying, Wang, Ting, Ji, Tuo, Li, Fengrui, Chen, Weilin, Liu, Ding
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The rational design of efficient triiodide reduction reaction catalysts that are dependent on cheap and ample elements on Earth has become a challenge. As an extremely encouraging non-noble metallic catalyst, MoS requires effective strategies to improve the site accessibility, inherent conductivity, and structural stability. Here, vanadium-substituted Keggin-type polyoxometalates (POMs) can be used as electron aggregates to modify manganese (Mn)-doped MoS through the electrochemical deposition strategy, thereby improving the charge transfer ability of MoS to I /I redox pairs and accelerating the reduction of I . Additionally, with the increase in the number of vanadium atoms substituted in POMs, the conduction band of POMs and MoS can also match better, which effectively reduces the energy loss and is more conducive to charge transfer. Meanwhile, the deposition of POMs can improve the stability of metastable MoS . When POMs/MoS materials are used as the counter electrodes of dye-sensitized solar cells, the power conversion efficiency (PCE) obtained is 7.27%, which is higher than that of platinum (Pt) (6.07%). The PCE can still maintain the initial 96% after 9 days. This work provides a valuable way for the improvement of platinum-free catalysts with minimal expense, basic process, high efficiency, and good stability.
ISSN:0020-1669
1520-510X
DOI:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03080