Dysprosium doping in CdTe@ CdS type II core/shell and cosensitizing with CdSe for photocurrent and efficiency enhancement in quantum dot sensitized solar cells

AR Amani-Ghadim, M Mousavi, F Bayat - Journal of Power Sources, 2022 - Elsevier
Quantum dot sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs) based on the II-VI QDs have become a
promising and attractive technology due to their unique properties. However, the …

An investigation on the photovoltaic performance of quantum dot solar cells sensitized by CdTe, CdSe and CdS having comparable size

TK Nideep, M Ramya, M Kailasnath - Superlattices and Microstructures, 2020 - Elsevier
Quantum dot sensitized solar cells (QDSSC) have been fabricated with CdTe, CdSe and
CdS quantum dots (QDs) of nearly similar size as the photosensitizers. The optical and …

The impact of ZnO nanoparticle size on the performance of photoanodes in DSSC and QDSSC: a comparative study

M Ramya, TK Nideep, VPN Nampoori… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Springer
Photoanode is a key component in the development of third-generation solar cells. The
performance of the photoanode is critically determined by the morphology and size of oxide …

Investigation on the Role of antimony in CdTe QDs sensitized solar cells

A Arivarasan, S Bharathi, D Essakinaveen… - Optical Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, the effect of Sb doping on the structural, optical and photovoltaic properties of
the CdTe quantum dots (QDs) were reported. Sb doped CdTe (SDC) QDs were synthesized …

Aqueous synthesis of colloidal CdSexTe1-x–CdS core–shell nanocrystals and effect of shell formation parameters on the efficiency of corresponding quantum dot …

M Marandi, SH Abadi - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract In this research CdSe 0.4 Te 0.6 NCs were synthesized in aqueous solution
through a cheap, simple, and modified hot injection chemical precipitation method. The …

Strategy for performance enhancement of Cd1-XZnXTe/CdS core/shell quantum dot sensitized solar cells through band adjustment

W Lu, B Song, H Li, J Zhou, W Dong, G Zhao… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Novel type-II core/shell structure quantum dos have been synthesized for solar cell
photoelectrode material. Cd 0.64 Zn 0.36 Te and CdS were chosen as a core and shell …

Spectral response enhancement of the CdS/CdTe solar nano-structured cell using ZnO window layer

D Kumar, SK Ramasesha - IEEE Transactions on Electron …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
N-type ZnO top layer in view of improving the spectral response in the lower wavelength
range (300–500 nm) has been integrated into the novel nanopillar-based n-CdS/p-CdTe …

Enhancement of biexciton generation via resonance energy transfer in nanoclusters of colloidal CdTe quantum dots for optical gain applications

MM Emara, SJ Burya, PG Van Patten - Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Colloidal CdTe quantum dots (QDs) of two different sizes (2.7 nm and 3.7 nm
diameter) were self-assembled into mixed quantum dot donor-acceptor nanoclusters …

Improved performance of quantum dot-sensitized solar cells by full-spectrum utilization

W Li, X Yang, L Wang, X Zhang, X Li, W Lü - Superlattices and …, 2020 - Elsevier
One of important factors for improving the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of quantum dot-
sensitized solar cells is to enhance the utilization of sunlight. Herein, we modified the …

Optical efficiency of CdTe QDs for metal ion sensing in the presence of different thiol-based capping agents

P Yadav, P Chowdhury - Chemical Papers, 2022 - Springer
In the present work, various capping ligands [thioglycolic acid (TGA), glutathione reduced (L-
GSH) and L-cysteine (L-Cyst.)] have been used to modify the surface chemistry of CdTe …