CdHgTe and CdTe quantum dot solar cells displaying an energy conversion efficiency exceeding 2%
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SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS, 94(12), 2046-2051
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Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Journal Volume
94
Journal Issue
12
Pages
2046-2051
Date Issued
2010
Date
2010
Author(s)
Yang, Zusing
Abstract
We have fabricated quantum dot solar cells (QDSSCs) incorporating CdHgTe nanocrystals (NCs) and CdTe quantum dots (QDs), which we prepared separately from aqueous mixtures of NaHTe, Cd(NO3)2, and 3-mercaptopropionic acid in the presence and absence of HgCl2, respectively. After depositing the CdHgTe NCs and CdTe QDs onto TiO2 electrodes coated with poly(dimethyldiallylammonium chloride), stabilized through electrostatic interactions, we obtained (CdHgTe)3 and (CdHgTe)3-(CdTe)2 QDSSCs having energy conversion efficiencies of 1.0% and 2.2%, respectively. The incident photon-to-current conversion efficiencies (IPCEs) of the (CdHgTe)3 and (CdHgTe) 3-(CdTe)2 QDSSCs were 12.2% and 17.5%, respectively. The higher energy conversion efficiency of the (CdHgTe)3-(CdTe) 2 QDSSCs relative to that of the (CdTe)3-(CdHgTe) 2 QDSSCs resulted from the greater electron transfer efficiency in the former system. The combination of CdHgTe NCs and CdTe QDs and their deposition sequence are two important factors affecting the QDSSCs' efficiencies, which were controlled by their photocurrent densities and fill factors. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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