Recent advances in quantum dot-sensitized solar cells: insights into photoanodes, sensitizers, electrolytes and counter electrodes

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 1217-1231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meidan Ye ◽  
Xiaoyue Gao ◽  
Xiaodan Hong ◽  
Qun Liu ◽  
Chunfeng He ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Quantum Dot ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Material Design ◽  
Counter Electrodes ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSCs) are considered as promising candidates for cost-effective solar cells. This review comprehensively summarizes the recent rational strategies in material design for QDSCs with insights into photoanodes, QDs, electrolytes and counter electrodes.

Recent advances in critical materials for quantum dot-sensitized solar cells: a review

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (34) ◽  
pp. 17497-17510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jialong Duan ◽  
Huihui Zhang ◽  
Qunwei Tang ◽  
Benlin He ◽  
Liangmin Yu
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Quantum Dot ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Light Absorption ◽  
Solar Spectrum ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Critical Materials ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSCs) present promising cost-effective alternatives to conventional silicon solar cells due to their distinctive properties such as simplicity in fabrication, possibility to realize light absorption in wide solar spectrum regions, and theoretical conversion efficiency up to 44%.

Cost-effective and morphology controllable PVP based highly efficient CuS counter electrodes for high-efficiency quantum dot-sensitized solar cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (25) ◽  
pp. 11340-11351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hee-Je Kim ◽  
Lee Myung-Sik ◽  
Chandu V. V. M. Gopi ◽  
M. Venkata-Haritha ◽  
S. Srinivasa Rao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Quantum Dot ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Maximum Efficiency ◽  
Counter Electrodes ◽  
Highly Efficient ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

A maximum efficiency of 5.22% was achieved with the optimized 0.25 mM PVP based Mn–CuS counter electrode.

Recent advances in counter electrodes of quantum dot-sensitized solar cells

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (93) ◽  
pp. 90082-90099 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shixun Wang ◽  
Jianjun Tian
Keyword(s):  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Quantum Dot ◽  
Recent Progress ◽  
Counter Electrodes ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

The recent progress in the development of counter electrodes (CEs) is reviewed, and the key issues for the materials, structures and performance evaluation of CEs are also addressed.

Pt-free transparent counter electrodes for cost-effective bifacial dye-sensitized solar cells

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (33) ◽  
pp. 13207-13218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qidong Tai ◽  
Xing-Zhong Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Counter Electrodes ◽  
Feature Article ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

In this feature article, we pay special attention to the recent advances in the development of Pt-free transparent CEs and highlight their applications in bifacial DSCs.

Enhanced photovoltaic performance and time varied controllable growth of a CuS nanoplatelet structured thin film and its application as an efficient counter electrode for quantum dot-sensitized solar cells via a cost-effective chemical bath deposition

2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (44) ◽  
pp. 19330-19343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chebrolu Venkata Thulasi-Varma ◽  
S. Srinivasa Rao ◽  
Challa Shesha Sai Pavan Kumar ◽  
Chandu V. V. M. Gopi ◽  
I. Kanaka Durga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Quantum Dot ◽  
Chemical Bath Deposition ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Photovoltaic Performance ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Counter Electrodes ◽  
Controllable Growth ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

CuS counter electrodes on FTO substrates are synthesised.

scholarly journals Quantum Dot Sensitized Solar Cell: Photoanodes, Counter Electrodes, and Electrolytes

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (9) ◽  
pp. 2638
Author(s):  
Nguyen Thi Kim Chung ◽  
Phat Tan Nguyen ◽  
Ha Thanh Tung ◽  
Dang Huu Phuc
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Quantum Dot ◽  
Photon Absorption ◽  
Dye Molecules ◽  
Charge Generation ◽  
Counter Electrodes ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Efficiency Performance ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

In this study, we provide the reader with an overview of quantum dot application in solar cells to replace dye molecules, where the quantum dots play a key role in photon absorption and excited charge generation in the device. The brief shows the types of quantum dot sensitized solar cells and presents the obtained results of them for each type of cell, and provides the advantages and disadvantages. Lastly, methods are proposed to improve the efficiency performance in the next researching.

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