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Table 7.2 Literature reports of graphene-based materials as
sensitizer in a DSSC and their photovoltaic parameters (short-
circuit current (J sc ), open circuit voltage (V oc ), fillfactor, and
power conversion efficiency (PCE))

2
Graphene metal composites J sc (mA/cm ) V oc (V) FF% PCE Ref
Reduced graphene oxide(rGO) a 11.61 0.747 26.2 2.27 [87]
Reduced graphene oxide(rGO)/TaON a 11.62 0.775 38.1 3.43
TaON nanoparticles a 7.83 0.725 11.3 0.64
Pt reference a 13.08 0.785 75.8 7.78
Reduced graphene oxide(rGO) a 10.98 0.716 40 3.14 [88]
a
Reduced graphene oxide(rGO)/NiS 2 16.55 0.749 69 8.55
NiS 2 only a 14.42 0.738 66 7.02
Pt reference a 15.75 0.739 70 8.15
Reduced graphene oxide(rGO) a 15.26 0.767 44.27 5.18 [89]
NiO nanoparticles/rGO nanohybrids a 15.57 0.763 62.40 7.42
Graphene oxide (GO) a 14.37 0.775 40.18 4.48
Pt-sputtered reference a 16.80 0.763 63.84 8.18
RuO 2 /reduced graphene oxide(rGO) a 16.13 0.766 67.33 8.32 [90]
RuO 2 nanoparticles a 10.10 0.760 30.98 2.36
Pt reference a 17.01 0.78 61.53 8.16
Ni-decorated graphene a 10.32 0.547 42.0 2.39 [91]
Ni 0.75 Cu 0.25 -decorated graphene a 10.35 0.75 65.0 5.1
Pt reference a 16.12 0.718 51.0 5.9
Pristine graphene a 9.58 0.431 42.0 1.72
SnS 2 nanoparticles b/reduced 14.80 0.718 67.02 7.12 [92]
graphene oxide a
Reduced graphene oxide(rGO) a 10.8 0.661 52.29 3.73
SnS 2 only a 13.6 0.770 53.28 5.58
Pt-sputtered reference a 14.00 0.720 67.36 6.79
Graphene/nickel phosphide (Ni 12 P 5 ) a 12.86 0.727 61 5.70 [93]
Graphene a 12.88 0.701 52 4.70
Nickel phosphide (Ni 12 P 5 ) a 12.24 0.727 44 3.94
Pt reference a 13.12 0.744 62 6.08
Graphene (1.2 wt.%) ZnO 10.89 0.66 47.6 3.19 [85]
hierarchically structured nanoparticle
(HSN) a
ZnO HSN ONLY (3 micron 7.60 0.67 42.1 2.31
thickness) a
Hierarchically structured ZnO film b 10.9 0.67 48.1 3.51 [94]
Commercial ZnO film b 1.65 0.57 63.2 0.60
Graphene/ZnO nanoparticles bilayer a 17.5 0.5 45.6 3.98 [95]
ZnO nanoparticles a 11.3 0.45 47.3 2.40
Graphene nanosheets/ZnO nanorods c 21.7 0.765 67 8.12 [96]
CVD-Graphene oxide/ZnO nanorods a 6.56 0.704 54 2.50 [97]
ZnO nanorods a 3.45 0.591 58 1.18
Graphene nanoplatelets/Ag nanowire c 6.45 0.55 52 1.61 [98]