Publications [#318076] of Jie Liu

Journal Articles

1. Liang, J; Li, J; Zhu, H; Han, Y; Wang, Y; Wang, C; Jin, Z; Zhang, G; Liu, J, One-step fabrication of large-area ultrathin MoS2 nanofilms with high catalytic activity for photovoltaic devices., Nanoscale, vol. 8 no. 35 (September, 2016), pp. 16017-16025 [doi]
   (last updated on 2026/01/15)

   Abstract:
   Here we report a facile one-step solution-phase process to directly grow ultrathin MoS2 nanofilms on a transparent conductive glass as a novel high-performance counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells. After an appropriate reaction time, the entire surface of the conductive glass substrate was uniformly covered by ultrathin MoS2 nanofilms with a thickness of only several stacked layers. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry reveal that the MoS2 nanofilms possess excellent catalytic activity towards tri-iodide reduction. When used in dye-sensitized solar cells, the MoS2 nanofilms show an impressive energy conversion efficiency of 8.3%, which is higher than that of a Pt-based electrode and very promising to be a desirable alternative counter electrode. Considering their ultrathin thickness, superior catalytic activity, simple preparation process and low cost, the as-prepared MoS2 nanofilms with high photovoltaic performance are expected to be widely employed in dye-sensitized solar cells.