Modeling high-efficiency quantum dot sensitized solar cells

V González-Pedro, X Xu, I Mora-Sero, J Bisquert - ACS nano, 2010 - ACS Publications
With energy conversion efficiencies in continuous growth, quantum dot sensitized solar cells
(QDSCs) are currently under an increasing interest, but there is an absence of a complete …

Highly efficient, transparent and stable semitransparent colloidal quantum dot solar cells: a combined numerical modeling and experimental approach

X Zhang, C Hägglund, EMJ Johansson - Energy & Environmental …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Semitransparent solar cells (SSCs) can open new photovoltaic applications in many areas.
However, because of the fundamental trade-off between optical transparency and …

Quantum dots-sensitized solar cells: a review on strategic developments

S Singh, ZH Khan, MB Khan, P Kumar… - Bulletin of Materials …, 2022 - Springer
Quantum dots (QDs), the zero-dimensional semiconductor nanocrystals, due to their
distinctive optoelectronic properties like size-tunable bandgap, broad absorption spectrum …

Doubling the power conversion efficiency in CdS/CdSe quantum dot sensitized solar cells with a ZnSe passivation layer

F Huang, J Hou, Q Zhang, Y Wang, RC Massé, S Peng… - Nano Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
The surface passivation layer in quantum dot sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs) plays a very
important role in preventing surface charge recombination and, thus, improving the power …

Recombination control in high-performance quantum dot-sensitized solar cells with a novel TiO 2/ZnS/CdS/ZnS heterostructure

YS Lee, CVVM Gopi, M Venkata-Haritha, HJ Kim - Dalton Transactions, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Charge recombination occurring at the TiO2/QDs/electrolyte interface is a crucial factor that
limits the power conversion efficiency (η) of quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs) …

Lead selenide (PbSe) colloidal quantum dot solar cells with> 10% efficiency

W Ahmad, J He, Z Liu, K Xu, Z Chen, X Yang… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Low‐cost solution‐processed lead chalcogenide colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) have
garnered great attention in photovoltaic (PV) applications. In particular, lead selenide (PbSe) …

[HTML][HTML] Colloidal quantum dot based solar cells: from materials to devices

JH Song, S Jeong - Nano Convergence, 2017 - Springer
Colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) have attracted attention as a next-generation of
photovoltaics (PVs) capable of a tunable band gap and low-cost solution process …

A simple strategy for improving the energy conversion of multilayered CdTe quantum dot-sensitized solar cells

GY Lan, Z Yang, YW Lin, ZH Lin, HY Liao… - Journal of Materials …, 2009 - pubs.rsc.org
In this paper we describe the preparation of CdTe quantum dot-sensitized solar cells
(QDSSCs). We coated FTO substrates with 21 nm-diameter TiO2nanoparticles (NPs) and …

High performance and reduced charge recombination of CdSe/CdS quantum dot-sensitized solar cells

XY Yu, BX Lei, DB Kuang, CY Su - Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
CdSe and CdSe/CdS quantum dots (QDs) with narrow size distribution are attached onto
TiO2 electrodes by linker-assisted chemical bath deposition (LACBD). Preparation is carried …

High-efficiency cascade CdS/CdSe quantum dot-sensitized solar cells based on hierarchical tetrapod-like ZnO nanoparticles

HM Cheng, KY Huang, KM Lee, P Yu, SC Lin… - Physical Chemistry …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSCs) constructed using cascade CdS/CdSe
sensitizers and the novel tetrapod-like ZnO nanoparticles have been fabricated. The …