Bilyalı Öğütücü ile Üretilen Ekonomik Fe@Ni Alaşımların Boya Duyarlı Güneş Hücrelerinde Karşıt Elektrot Potansiyelinin Araştırılması

Abstract

Boya duyarlı güneş hücreleri (DSSCs) sahip oldukları kolay üretim tekniği ve uygun maliyeti ile son yılların en çok araştırılan üçüncü nesil güneş hücreleri arasında yer almaktadır. DSSC mimarisinde karşıt elektrot olarak kullanılan platin (Pt) malzemesi yüksek maliyet ve düşük elektrokimyasal kararlılık nedeniyle alternatif karşıt elektrot malzeme arayışlarına neden olmuştur. Bu çalışmada, Pt malzemesine alternatif olarak demir@nikel (Fe@Ni) alaşımları uygun maliyetli ve kolay uygulanabilir bir yöntem olan bilyalı öğütme yöntemi ile üretilmiş ve hücre mimarisinde karşıt elektrot olarak kullanılmıştır. Farklı oranlarda Fe@Ni alaşımlarının üretildiği çalışmada, Fe:Ni (0,25:0,75) alaşımıyla üretilen hücrenin güç dönüşüm verimi %3,3 olarak elde edilmiştir. Bu değer Pt karşıt elektrot tabanlı referans hücrenin verim değerinden (%4,7) kısmen düşük olsa da yaklaşık maliyet değerleri göz önünde bulundurulduğunda Fe@Ni alaşımların DSSC teknolojisinin ticarileşmesi yolunda önemli bir potansiyel sunduğu görülmektedir. Yapılan bu çalışma, metal-bazlı ve uygun maliyetli alaşım malzemelerinin DSSC uygulamalarında alternatif karşıt elektrot malzemesi olarak değerlendirilmesinin önünü açmaktadır.

Keywords

• Boya duyarlı güneş hücresi (DSSC)
• Karşıt elektrot
• Alaşımlar
• Güneş hücresi

Investigation of the Potential of Economical Fe@Ni Alloys Produced by Ball Milling as Counter Electrode in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Abstract

Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) with facile production technique and low cost are among the most investigated third generation solar cells. However, several alternative materials have been investigated as alternative due to high cost and low electrochemical stability of platinum (Pt) material being used as counter electrode in DSSC architecture. In this study, iron@nickel (Fe@Ni) alloys as alternative to Pt material were produced by cost-effective and facile applied ball milling method, and used as counter electrode in the cell architecture. In this study, different proportions of Fe@Ni alloys have been prepared and 3.3% of power conversion efficiency was achieved with Fe:Ni (0.25:0.75) alloy. Although it is slightly lower than the efficiency value of the Pt counter electrode-based reference cell (4.7%), considering the approximate cost values, it is seen that Fe@Ni alloys offer a significant potential for the commercialization of DSSC technology. This study paves the way for the evaluation of metal-based and cost-effective alloy materials as alternative counter electrode materials in DSSC applications.

Keywords

• Dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC)
• Counter electrode
• Alloys
• Solar cells

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