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Functionalized Graphene Sheets as a Versatile Replacement for Platinum in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Joseph D. Roy-Mayhew,†,‡ Gerrit Boschloo,‡ Anders Hagfeldt,‡ and Ilhan A. Aksay*,† †
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States Department of Chemistry − Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, Box 523, 751 20 Uppsala, Sweden
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ABSTRACT: Several techniques for fabricating functionalized graphene sheet (FGS) electrodes were tested for catalytic performance in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). By using ethyl cellulose as a sacrificial binder, and partially thermolyzing it, we were able to create electrodes which exhibited lower effective charge transfer resistance (
