Architectured ZnO photoelectrode for high efficiency quantum dot sensitized solar cells

被引:115
作者
Tian, Jianjun [1 ,3 ]
Zhang, Qifeng [2 ]
Uchaker, Evan [2 ]
Gao, Rui [2 ]
Qu, Xuanhui [1 ]
Zhang, Shengen [1 ]
Cao, Guozhong [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Sci & Technol Beijing, Adv Mat & Technol Inst, Beijing 100083, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Washington, Dept Mat Engn, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
[3] Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing Inst Nanoenergy & Nanosyst, Beijing 100083, Peoples R China
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CDS/CDSE; PERFORMANCE; CDSE; NANOPARTICLES; DEPOSITION; CIRCUIT; LAYER; FILM;
D O I
10.1039/c3ee41056k
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
In this work, we reported a facile chemical passivation strategy for a ZnO mesoporous photoelectrode to improve the performance of a CdS/CdSe quantum dot co-sensitized solar cell (QDSC). The QDSC exhibited a record power conversion efficiency of 4.68%.
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页码:3542 / 3547
页数:6
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