Enhanced Performance of Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Nanomaterials bearing Impregnated [PdL2] Complexes as Counter‐Electrode Catalyst for Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells
N‐coordinate Pd2+ complexes [PdL2] (L: N‐N‐quinoline‐8‐yl‐R‐benzenesulfonamides) (6–10) and [PdL2] complexes assembled on multi‐wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) hybrid nanomaterials were fabricated and characterized by various techniques. The [PdL2] impregnated MWCNTs materials (11–15) were applied as...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Applied organometallic chemistry 2019-02, Vol.33 (2), p.n/a |
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Zusammenfassung: | N‐coordinate Pd2+ complexes [PdL2] (L: N‐N‐quinoline‐8‐yl‐R‐benzenesulfonamides) (6–10) and [PdL2] complexes assembled on multi‐wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) hybrid nanomaterials were fabricated and characterized by various techniques. The [PdL2] impregnated MWCNTs materials (11–15) were applied as a counter electrode (CE) catalyst for triiodide to iodide reduction reaction in the dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSSC) and investigated electro‐catalytic activities.
The MWCNTs‐supported [PdL2] CEs (11–15) are exhibits as Pt‐free CE with good power conversion efficiencies (PCEs), and compared to platinum and bare MWCNTs CEs and the PCE of bare MWCNTs was clearly improved by means of [PdL2] complexes (6–10). The DSSCs based on the hybrid counter electrodes (CEs) (11–15) and bare MWCNTs are indicated a relative efficiency (ƞrel) of 64.27%, 54.07%, 53.75%, 51.52% 44.82% and 27.27% concerning a Pt CE control device set at 100%. The report emphasizes that [PdL2] impregnated MWCNTs type counter electrodes (CEs) (11–15) are promising as effectively catalyst in working device design, particularly taking into account the eco‐friendly approach of the hybrids.
Multi‐wall carbon nanotubes/N‐coordinate PdII complexes hybrid nanomaterials (11–15) were fabricated by the eco‐friendly process. The good electrochemical properties and PCEs resulted with hybrid electrodes in DSSC mechanism. The working devices prepared with the hybrid CEs are changed depending on the functional groups over impregnated PdII complexes and provide a serious performance boost. |
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ISSN: | 0268-2605 1099-0739 |
DOI: | 10.1002/aoc.4710 |