Carbon nanotube catalysts: recent advances in synthesis, characterization and applications

Y Yan, J Miao, Z Yang, FX Xiao, HB Yang… - Chemical Society …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon nanotubes are promising materials for various applications. In recent years,
progress in manufacturing and functionalizing carbon nanotubes has been made to achieve …

Flexible electronics based on inorganic nanowires

Z Liu, J Xu, D Chen, G Shen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Flexible electronics have gained considerable research interest in the recent years because
of their special features and potential applications in flexible displays, artificial skins …

Podlike N‐doped carbon nanotubes encapsulating FeNi alloy nanoparticles: high‐performance counter electrode materials for dye‐sensitized solar cells

X Zheng, J Deng, N Wang, D Deng… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Podlike nitrogen‐doped carbon nanotubes encapsulating FeNi alloy nanoparticles (Pod (N)‐
FeNi) were prepared by the direct pyrolysis of organometallic precursors. Cyclic voltammetry …

An in-depth review on the role of carbon nanostructures in dye-sensitized solar cells

M Janani, P Srikrishnarka, SV Nair… - Journal of Materials …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are considered to be promising, low-cost alternatives to
amorphous silicon solar cells. The major components of a DSC include a metal oxide …

Design a novel kind of open-ended carbon sphere for a highly effective counter electrode catalyst in dye-sensitized solar cells

M Wu, Y Lin, H Guo, W Li, Y Wang, X Lin - Nano Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
A new kind of carbon sphere (denoted as OCS) with an open end on the surface has been
synthesized successfully. The designed OCS shows higher electrocatalytic activity than the …

Rational design and fabrication of sulfur-doped porous graphene with enhanced performance as a counter electrode in dye-sensitized solar cells

X Meng, C Yu, X Song, Z Liu, B Lu, C Hao… - Journal of Materials …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Exploring cost-effective counter electrodes (CEs) with high electrocatalytic activity and
excellent electrochemical stability is one of concerned issues for practicable applications of …

Dual integration system endowing two-dimensional titanium disulfide with enhanced triiodide reduction performance in dye-sensitized solar cells

X Meng, C Yu, B Lu, J Yang, J Qiu - Nano Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
State-of-the-art dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) usually utilize noble and scarce Pt as
counter electrodes to catalyze the reduction of triiodide in electrolyte, which largely hinders …

Remarkable Enhancement in the Photoelectric Performance of Uniform Flower-like Mesoporous Fe3O4 Wrapped in Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Networks

J Yao, K Zhang, W Wang, X Zuo, Q Yang… - … applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The porous structure and excellent specific surface area are superior for use as a counter
electrode (CE) material. In addition, N-doped graphene possesses a remarkable electron …

Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes with metal nanoparticles as counter electrode materials for dye-sensitized solar cells

Y Xing, X Zheng, Y Wu, M Li, WH Zhang… - Chemical …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes decorated with Co and Ni metal nanoparticles were
assessed as counter electrodes (CEs) of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). These …

Materials made of carbon nanotubes. The carbon nanotube forest

EG Rakov - Russian Chemical Reviews, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Publications concerning research on unique material made of carbon nanotubes (CNTs)
aligned perpendicular to the substrate surface, namely, CNT forest, are analyzed and …