Effect of ZnS coating on the photovoltaic properties of CdSe quantum dot-sensitized solar cells

2008 ◽  
Vol 103 (8) ◽  
pp. 084304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qing Shen ◽  
Junya Kobayashi ◽  
Lina J. Diguna ◽  
Taro Toyoda
2013 ◽  
Vol 873 ◽  
pp. 556-561
Author(s):  
Jian Jun Tian

CdS/CdSe quantum dots co-sensitized solar cells (QDSCs) were prepared by combining the successive ion layer absorption and reaction (SILAR) method and chemical bath deposition (CBD) method for the fabrication of CdS and CdSe quantum dots, respectively. In this work, we designed anisotropic nanostructure ZnO photoelectrodes, such as nanorods/nanosheets and nanorods array, for CdS/CdSe quantum dots co-sensitized solar cells. Our study revealed that the performance of QDSCs could be improved by modifying surface of ZnO to increase the loading of quantum dots and reduce the charge recombination.


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.


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2009 ◽  
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pp. 4221-4227 ◽  
Author(s):  
HyoJoong Lee ◽  
Mingkui Wang ◽  
Peter Chen ◽  
Daniel R. Gamelin ◽  
Shaik M. Zakeeruddin ◽  
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Author(s):  
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Thanh Tung Ha ◽  
Thu Thao Nguyen ◽  
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Author(s):  
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Likun Pan ◽  
Tao Xu ◽  
Qingfei Zhao ◽  
Bin Lu ◽  
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