@article{06ce43fa4f0f4386be7f1497758b7b38,
title = "Solvent volume-driven CuInAlS2 nanoflake counter electrode for effective electrocatalytic tri-iodide reduction in dye-sensitized solar cells",
abstract = "The influence of solvent volume on the properties of CuInAlS2 (CIAS) thin films deposited using simple and cost-effective nebulizer spray technique is studied. The polycrystalline CIAS thin films with tetragonal structure have been observed from the XRD results. SEM images show nanoflake-like structure on the film surface. The elemental presence and its chemical composition were examined by XPS and EDS. The deposited CIAS film for different solvent volume exhibited p-type semiconductor. Cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and Tafel polarization measurements demonstrated that CIAS counter electrodes are capable of tri-iodide reduction process. The performances of photocurrent density-voltage for the CIAS CE exhibited the maximum efficiency of 2.55% with the short-circuit current density of 7.22 mA cm−2. [Figure not available: see fulltext.].",
keywords = "CIAS, Counter electrode, Dye-sensitized solar cells, Nebulizer spray, Thickness",
author = "{Ravi Dhas}, C. and {Jennifer Christy}, A. and R. Venkatesh and Panda, {Subhendu K.} and B. Subramanian and K. Ravichandran and P. Sudhagar and {Moses Ezhil Raj}, A.",
note = "Funding Information: The authors would like to record their sincere thanks to the University Grants Commission, New Delhi for providing financial support through Major Research Project Scheme (MRP) [F.no.42-903/2013(SR)]. The authors also acknowledge Dr. R. Ramesh Babu, Assistant Professor, School of Physics, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-24, for extending the Hall measurement facilities established under the DST grant (D.O.No.SR /S2/CMP-35/2004). One of the authors, Dr. S. K. Panda, would like to thank the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, for the financial support (Project no: SB/FT/CS-048/2012). Funding Information: Acknowledgements The authors would like to record their sincere thanks to the University Grants Commission, New Delhi for providing financial support through Major Research Project Scheme (MRP) [F.no.42-903/ 2013(SR)]. The authors also acknowledge Dr. R. Ramesh Babu, Assistant Professor, School of Physics, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-24, for extending the Hall measurement facilities established under the DST grant (D.O.No.SR/S2/CMP-35/2004). One of the authors, Dr. S. K. Panda, would like to thank the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, for the financial support (Project no: SB/FT/CS-048/2012). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.",
year = "2018",
month = aug,
doi = "10.1007/s10008-018-3941-z",
language = "English",
volume = "22",
pages = "2485--2497",
journal = "Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry",
issn = "1432-8488",
publisher = "Springer",
number = "8",
}