Abstract:
Natural source derived carbon materials make them ideally suited alternative to costly Pt counter electrode for their
good catalytic activity, resistance to iodine corrosion, and high stability of the device. Apart from the extensively
acclaimed photoanode TiO2, BaSnO3 (BSO) has been projected as an efficient alternative to it. In this study,
remarkable efforts have been endeavoured to establish BSO-carbon-based DSSC device. Investigation on the adequate
performance of natural source derived carbon-based counter electrode for BSO-based DSSCs, explored as a significant
alternative to costly Pt and TiO2, respectively, which could elucidate better photo-stability and more extended device
performance compared to TiO2-Pt-based DS
