Issue 42, 2014

A {0001} faceted single crystal NiS nanosheet electrocatalyst for dye-sensitised solar cells: sulfur-vacancy induced electrocatalytic activity

Abstract

Hydrothermally synthesised single crystal NiS nanosheets with an exposed (0001) surface exhibited a light conversion efficiency of 8.62% as an electrocatalyst for dye-sensitised solar cells (DSSCs), significantly higher than that of Pt-based DSSCs (7.36%). The theoretical calculations revealed the exposed (0001) surface with superior catalytic activity owing to the existence of sulfur vacancies.

Graphical abstract: A {0001} faceted single crystal NiS nanosheet electrocatalyst for dye-sensitised solar cells: sulfur-vacancy induced electrocatalytic activity

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
05 Mar 2014
Accepted
07 Apr 2014
First published
08 Apr 2014

Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 5569-5571

A {0001} faceted single crystal NiS nanosheet electrocatalyst for dye-sensitised solar cells: sulfur-vacancy induced electrocatalytic activity

Y. Li, H. Wang, H. Zhang, P. Liu, Y. Wang, W. Fang, H. Yang, Y. Li and H. Zhao, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 5569 DOI: 10.1039/C4CC01691B

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