Cuprous sulfide on Ni foam as a counter electrode for flexible quantum dot sensitized solar cells

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (30) ◽  
pp. 11754-11761 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhonglin Du ◽  
Jing Tong ◽  
Wenxia Guo ◽  
Hua Zhang ◽  
Xinhua Zhong
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Quantum Dot ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Redox Reaction ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Ni Foam ◽  
Cuprous Sulfide ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Cu Ions

A Cu2S/Ni foam CE has been fabricated via a redox reaction between Ni and Cu ions followed by sulfidation. The as-prepared bendable CE shows superior catalytic activity and conductivity. The assembled flexible CdSe QDSCs exhibit the highest conversion efficiency of 3.55% reported to date.

In situ synthesis of CuS nano platelets on nano wall networks of Ni foam and its application as an efficient counter electrode for quantum dot sensitized solar cells

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 115-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dinah Punnoose ◽  
Ch.S.S. Pavan Kumar ◽  
S. Srinivasa Rao ◽  
Chebrolu Venkata Thulasi Varma ◽  
Bandari Naresh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Quantum Dot ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
In Situ Synthesis ◽  
Ni Foam ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

In-situ sulfidation of porous sponge-like CuO/SiW11Co into Cu2S/SiW11Co as stabilized and efficient counter electrode for quantum dot-sensitized solar cells

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiu Zhang ◽  
Lu Jin ◽  
Yuekun Zhang ◽  
Tingting Zhang ◽  
Fengyan Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Quantum Dot ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Third Generation ◽  
Facile Preparation ◽  
Photovoltaic Technology ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs), with cost-effective, facile preparation and environmental, are regarded as a promising third-generation photovoltaic technology, while the conversion efficiency of QDSSCs is still far lower than...

H3PW12O40/Co3O4–Cu2S as a low-cost counter electrode catalyst for quantum dot-sensitized solar cells

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (26) ◽  
pp. 11042-11048
Author(s):  
Yi Yang ◽  
Qiu Zhang ◽  
Fengyan Li ◽  
Zhinan Xia ◽  
Lin Xu
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Quantum Dot ◽  
Composite Film ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Photoelectric Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Photoelectric Conversion ◽  
Electrocatalytic Performance ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

The PW12/Co3O4–Cu2S composite film shows excellent electrocatalytic performance and achieves a high photoelectric conversion efficiency of 4.67%, which is 46%, 55.6%, and 72%, respectively, higher than those of Cu2S, PW12/Co3O4 and Co3O4 CEs.

Glucose-derived porous carbon as a highly efficient and low-cost counter electrode for quantum dot-sensitized solar cells

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (16) ◽  
pp. 6362-6368
Author(s):  
Guoqiang Long ◽  
Wenhua Li ◽  
Wanyue Luo ◽  
Qianqiao Chen ◽  
Qin Zhong
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Quantum Dot ◽  
Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Porous Carbon ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Highly Efficient ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

The power conversion efficiency of the QDSCs assembled with a CdS/CdSe sensitized TiO2 photoanode and the C900 CE is up to 5.61% under one sun illumination.

scholarly journals A novel strategy to design a multilayer functionalized Cu2S thin film counter electrode with enhanced catalytic activity and stability for quantum dot sensitized solar cells

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 833-843
Author(s):  
Libin Wu ◽  
Zhengmeng Lin ◽  
Pengyu Feng ◽  
Liping Luo ◽  
Lanlan Zhai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Quantum Dot ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
High Catalytic Activity ◽  
Novel Strategy ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Enhanced Conductivity

Multilayer Cu2S/ITO/CuZnMo films are designed as CEs for QDSCs, having the merits of enhanced conductivity and stability, and high catalytic activity.

Mesoporous Bi2S3 nanorods with graphene-assistance as low-cost counter-electrode materials in dye-sensitized solar cells

Nanoscale ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (23) ◽  
pp. 14433-14440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheng-qi Guo ◽  
Tian-zeng Jing ◽  
Xiao Zhang ◽  
Xiao-bing Yang ◽  
Zhi-hao Yuan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Electrode Materials ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Hydrothermal Conditions ◽  
Catalytic Activities ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

In this work, we report the synthesis of mesoporous Bi2S3 nanorods under hydrothermal conditions without additives, and investigated their catalytic activities as the CE in DSCs by I–V curves and tested conversion efficiency.

ZnO nanorods decorated with metal sulfides as stable and efficient counter-electrode materials for high-efficiency quantum dot-sensitized solar cells

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (21) ◽  
pp. 8161-8171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chandu V. V. M. Gopi ◽  
Mallineni Venkata-Haritha ◽  
Young-Seok Lee ◽  
Hee-Je Kim
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Quantum Dot ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Electrode Materials ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Zno Nanorods ◽  
Metal Sulfide ◽  
Metal Sulfides ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Metal sulfide decorated with ZnO NRs (ZnO/CoS, ZnO/NiS, ZnO/CuS and ZnO/PbS) were fabricated and used as efficient CEs for QDSSCs.

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