Publication Type : Journal Article
Thematic Areas : Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine
Publisher : Materials Letters
Source : Materials Letters, Volume 76, p.43-46 (2012)
Keywords : adsorption, Cadmium compounds, Cadmium sulfide, Cds, Cobalt, Conversion efficiency, Counter electrodes, Electrospinning, Electrospinning techniques, Electrospuns, Fabrication cost, methanol, Overall power conversion efficiency, Photoelectrode, Photovoltaic performance, Polysulfides, Quantum dot-sensitized solar cells, Semiconductor quantum dots, Solar power generation, Successive ionic layer adsorption and reactions, TiO, Titanium dioxide
Campus : Kochi
School : Center for Nanosciences
Center : Nanosciences
Department : Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine
Year : 2012
Abstract : Development of low-cost quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSCs) with intermediate efficiency is of great interests among global researchers. In this communication, we report a CdS QDSC featuring CoS counter electrode that is all prepared by successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) method. Promising photovoltaic performance of an overall power conversion efficiency of nearly 1% is obtained in the presence of a methanol-free polysulfide electrolyte under standard 1-Sun illumination of 100 mWcm - 2. Based on the cost-effective nature of electrospinning technique and the simple SILAR preparation of both the photoelectrode and the counter electrode without any elaborate procedures, we believe such a methodology would open up new vistas for wide deployment of solar cells due to great reduction of the fabrication cost. © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Cite this Research Publication : Y. Shengyuan, A. S. Nair, Peining, Z., and Ramakrishna, S., “Electrospun TiO 2 nanostructures sensitized by CdS in conjunction with CoS counter electrodes: Quantum dot-sensitized solar cells all prepared by successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction”, Materials Letters, vol. 76, pp. 43-46, 2012.