A simple strategy for improving the energy conversion of multilayered CdTe quantum dot-sensitized solar cells
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Journal of Materials Chemistry 19: 2349-2355
Journal
Journal of Materials Chemistry
Journal Volume
19
Journal Issue
16
Pages
2349-2355
Date Issued
2009
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In this paper we describe the preparation of CdTe quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs). We coated FTO substrates with 21 nm-diameter TiO 2 nanoparticles (NPs) and then immersed the system in poly(dimethyldiallylammonium chloride) (PDDA) solution under ambient conditions. The treated substrates were then subjected to 3 nm-diameter CdTe NP solution at 100 °C for various periods of times. To increase the degree of deposition and to obtain CdTe QDs of various sizes, we performed the coating of the CdTe QDs through three heating cycles for 24, 12, or 6 h. The as-prepared (TiO 2)3-PDDA-(QDCdTe)3-FTO electrodes were then used to fabricate (TiO2)3-PDDA-(QD CdTe)3-FTO QDSSCs employing 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium thiocyanate incorporating 1.0 M LiI and 0.1 M I2 as electrolytes. The heating treatment allows the QDSSCs to harvest energy at a higher efficiency in the visible region of solar light. As a result, the as-prepared QDSSCs feature a high energy conversion efficiency (η = 2.02%) and a high open-circuit photovoltage (Voc = 850 mV) at 100% sunlight (AM1.5, 100 mW/cm 2). © 2009 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
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Ambient conditions; Cdte; Degree of depositions; Heating cycles; Heating treatments; High energies; Higher efficiencies; Multi-layered; Open-circuit photovoltage; Poly(dimethyldiallylammonium chloride); Quantum dots; Solar lights; Visible regions; Cadmium alloys; Cadmium compounds; Chlorine compounds; Conversion efficiency; Energy conversion; Heating; Photovoltaic cells; Solar cells; Solar energy; Semiconductor quantum dots
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