Table 1 Photovoltaic parameters of DSCs with different counter electrodes and the simulated data from EIS spectra.

From: Rational screening low-cost counter electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells

Samples *

J sc

V oc

FF

Eff.

R s

R ct

C dl

 

(mA cm−2)

(mV)

(%)

(%)

(Ω)

(Ω)

(μF)

α-Fe2O3

15.92

784

56

6.96

15.8

2.3

5.8

Pt

16.78

759

57

7.32

10.5

3.4

6.3

  1. Abbreviations: Cdl, double-layer capacitance; Eff., energy-conversion efficiency; FF, fill factor; Jsc, short-circuit photocurrent density; Rct, charge-transfer resistance; Rs, series resistance; Voc, open-circuit voltage.
  2. *The photocurrent–voltage measurements were carried out under an air mass 1.5 G one sun intensity of 100 mW cm−2. During the measurement, the samples were covered with a black mask with an aperture to prevent extra light coming through the lateral space. The active areas of the samples were about 0.250 cm2 for all of the samples.
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