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NiCo2S4 nanosheets in situ grown on carbon fibers as an efficient counter electrode for fiber-shaped dye-sensitized solar cells

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NiCo2S4 nanosheets were successfully in situ grown on carbon fibers via one-step process and used in fiber-shaped dye sensitized solar cells (FDSSCs) as counter electrodes (CEs). The electrocatalytic ability and electrochemical properties of the NiCo2S4-CF CE were studied by cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The power conversion efficiency of 6.31% was achieved by the FDSSC based on NiCo2S4-CF CE, which is superior to that of the device using Pt wire CE (6.03%).

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This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51404042), Scientific Research Fund of Hunan Provincial Education Department (Nos. 16C0130, 13B140). Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province, China (No. 2017JJ3343). The Initial Founding of Scientific Research for The Introduction of Talents of Changsha University (No. SF1507).

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  1. Quanzhou Arts and Crafts Vocational College, Quanzhou, Fujian, 362500, People’s Republic of China

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  2. Hunan Key Laboratory of Applied Environmental Photocatalysis, Hunan Collaborative Innovation Center of Environmental and Energy Photocatalysis, Changsha University, Changsha, 410022, People’s Republic of China

    Zhixian Chi, Jie Shen, Hao Zhang & Liang Chen

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Chi, Z., Shen, J., Zhang, H. et al. NiCo2S4 nanosheets in situ grown on carbon fibers as an efficient counter electrode for fiber-shaped dye-sensitized solar cells. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 28, 10640–10644 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-017-6839-0

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