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Pulsed Laser Deposition Of Graphite Counter Electrodes For Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Pavel Anzenbacher Jr., Krishna P. Acharya, Himal Khatri, Sylvain Marsillac, Bruno Ullrich, Mikhail Zamkov

Chemistry Faculty Publications

We report on pulsed laser deposition of graphite onto flexible plastic and conductive glass substrates for use as a counter electrode in dye-sensitized solar cells. The efficiency of as-prepared graphite electrodes was tested using CdS-sensitized solar cell architecture resulting in external quantum efficiency comparable to that of conventional platinum counter electrodes. This work highlights the possibility of using pulsed laser deposited graphite as a low-cost alternative to platinum, which could be fabricated both on flexible and rigid substrates. © 2010 American Institute of Physics.