2023
Electrophoretic Deposition of NiCo2S4 Thin Film As a Catalytic Material for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
In this study, NiCo2S4 was firstly synthesized via a facile solvothermal method and then subjected to electrophoresis onto a fluorinated tin oxide (FTO) glass substrate. The resultant NiCo2S4 CE demonstrated both high transmittance (>75%) at visible wavelengths and improved electrocatalytic activity, while the DSC based on the transparent CE still achieved an impassive cell efficiency of 6.14%.Moreover, the NiCo2S4 films deposited by the facile electrophoretic deposition has the following benefits,including low temperature, high depositionrate, controllable thickness, great uniformity, scalable production, and without using any organic binders.Therefore, the DSC assembled withthe transparent NiCo2S4 CE could be a promising candidate as Pt-free CE for DSCs application.