Design and development of highly efficient PbS quantum dot-sensitized solar cells working in an aqueous polysulfide electrolyte

2013 ◽  
Vol 49 (54) ◽  
pp. 6054 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sang Do Sung ◽  
Iseul Lim ◽  
Paul Kang ◽  
Chongmu Lee ◽  
Wan In Lee
2011 ◽  
Vol 133 (22) ◽  
pp. 8458-8460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ling Li ◽  
Xichuan Yang ◽  
Jiajia Gao ◽  
Haining Tian ◽  
Jianzhang Zhao ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (47) ◽  
pp. 41104-41110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Hyuck Heo ◽  
Min Hyuk Jang ◽  
Min Ho Lee ◽  
Dong Hee Shin ◽  
Do Hun Kim ◽  
...  

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. K. Jun ◽  
M. A. Careem ◽  
A. K. Arof

A polysulfide liquid electrolyte is developed for the application in CdSe quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs). A solvent consisting of ethanol and water in the ratio of 8 : 2 by volume has been found as the optimum solvent for preparing the liquid electrolytes. This solvent ratio appears to give higher cell efficiency compared to pure ethanol or water as a solvent. Na2S and S give rise to a good redox couple in the electrolyte for QDSSC operation, and the optimum concentrations required are 0.5 M and 0.1 M, respectively. Addition of guanidine thiocyanate (GuSCN) to the electrolyte further enhances the performance. The QDSSC with CdSe sensitized electrode prepared using 7 cycles of successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) produces an efficiency of 1.41% with a fill factor of 44% on using a polysulfide electrolyte of 0.5 M Na2S, 0.1 M S, and 0.05 M GuSCN in ethanol/water (8 : 2 by volume) under the illumination of 100 mW/cm2white light. Inclusion of small amount of TiO2nanoparticles into the electrolyte helps to stabilize the polysulfide electrolyte and thereby improve the stability of the CdSe QDSSC. The CdSe QDs are also found to be stable in the optimized polysulfide liquid electrolyte.


2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (33) ◽  
pp. 16914 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guangda Niu ◽  
Liduo Wang ◽  
Rui Gao ◽  
Beibei Ma ◽  
Haopeng Dong ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 286-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Kamruzzaman

ZnO nanorod (NR) based inorganic quantum dot sensitized solar cells have gained tremendous attention for use in next generation solar cells.


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (17) ◽  
pp. 4911-4933 ◽  
Author(s):  
Venkata Thulasivarma Chebrolu ◽  
Hee-Je Kim

We present a comprehensive overview of the development of quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSCs), including photoanodes, sensitizers, electrolytes, and counter electrodes, and discuss future prospects for the development of highly efficient and stable QDSCs.


2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (37) ◽  
pp. 14194-14203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huiyun Wei ◽  
Guoshuai Wang ◽  
Jiangjian Shi ◽  
Huijue Wu ◽  
Yanhong Luo ◽  
...  

Fumed SiO2 nanoparticles have been used as a polysulfide electrolyte additive for improving the performance of CdSexTe1−x QDSCs.


2013 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. S2-S13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongsik Choi ◽  
Changwoo Nahm ◽  
Jongmin Kim ◽  
Chohui Kim ◽  
Suji Kang ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (13) ◽  
pp. 10052-10056 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhengguo Zhang ◽  
Chengwu Shi ◽  
Guannan Xiao ◽  
Kai Lv ◽  
Chengfeng Ma ◽  
...  

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