Abstract
Graphene sheets were prepared using electrochemical and chemical steps followed graphite electrochemical oxidation, graphite chemical oxidation, ultrasound expholiation and chemical reduction of carbon material. Films of graphene were electrophoretically deposited from aqueous dispersion on FTO electrode. These films were tested as cathode for a dye-sensitized solar cell. The morphology of the prepared products was imaged by scanning electron microscopy; the intermediate compound, graphene oxide was characterized by IR spectroscopy..
Keywords
Graphite plate, Electrochemical oxidation, Graphene, Electrophoretic deposition.
Citation
M. SIMA, I. ENCULESCU, A. SIMA, Preparation of graphene and its application in dye-sensitized solar cells, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 5, 4, April 2011, pp.414-418 (2011).
Submitted at: March 23, 2011
Accepted at: April 11, 2011