| Nailiang Yang, Jin Zhai, Dan Wang, Yongsheng Chen, Lei Jiang
The supporting information provides detailed experimental data and analysis for a study on the enhancement of photoinduced charge transport in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) using two-dimensional graphene. The key points include:
1. **XRD Patterns**:
- Graphite has a peak at 2θ= 26.6°, indicating a d-spacing of 3.34 Å.
- Graphene oxide (GO) shows a new peak at 2θ= 12.1°, corresponding to a d-spacing of 7.30 Å, indicating exfoliation and formation of pristine GO.
- Reduced GO has a decreased basal spacing to 3.56 Å, confirming the formation of graphene.
2. **XPS Data**:
- GO has four types of carbon bonds: C-C, C-O, C=O, and O-C=O.
- Electrode 2 has similar C 1s species but weaker oxide species.
- Reduction of GO results in a decrease in oxygen content, with a weight loss of about 25%.
- Graphene loses an additional 7% weight after calcination at 450 °C in air.
3. **FT-IR Spectrum**:
- GO confirms successful oxidation with characteristic peaks for O-H stretching, C=O, and C-O.
- Graphene confirms reduction of GO with decreased O-H, C-O, and C=O peaks, and a new absorption band at 1550 cm^-1.
4. **UV-vis Transmittance**:
- Electrode CNT has the highest transmittance among the different electrodes.
These results collectively support the enhanced photoinduced charge transport in DSSCs due to the use of two-dimensional graphene.The supporting information provides detailed experimental data and analysis for a study on the enhancement of photoinduced charge transport in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) using two-dimensional graphene. The key points include:
1. **XRD Patterns**:
- Graphite has a peak at 2θ= 26.6°, indicating a d-spacing of 3.34 Å.
- Graphene oxide (GO) shows a new peak at 2θ= 12.1°, corresponding to a d-spacing of 7.30 Å, indicating exfoliation and formation of pristine GO.
- Reduced GO has a decreased basal spacing to 3.56 Å, confirming the formation of graphene.
2. **XPS Data**:
- GO has four types of carbon bonds: C-C, C-O, C=O, and O-C=O.
- Electrode 2 has similar C 1s species but weaker oxide species.
- Reduction of GO results in a decrease in oxygen content, with a weight loss of about 25%.
- Graphene loses an additional 7% weight after calcination at 450 °C in air.
3. **FT-IR Spectrum**:
- GO confirms successful oxidation with characteristic peaks for O-H stretching, C=O, and C-O.
- Graphene confirms reduction of GO with decreased O-H, C-O, and C=O peaks, and a new absorption band at 1550 cm^-1.
4. **UV-vis Transmittance**:
- Electrode CNT has the highest transmittance among the different electrodes.
These results collectively support the enhanced photoinduced charge transport in DSSCs due to the use of two-dimensional graphene.