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Panchromatic sensitized solar cells based on metal sulfide quantum dots grown directly on nanostructured TiO2 electrodes
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- Braga, Antonio (author)
- Photovoltaic and Optoelectronic Devices Group
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- Giménez, Sixto (author)
- Photovoltaic and Optoelectronic Devices Group
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- Concina, Isabella (author)
- Department of Physics and Chemistry, INFM — University of Brescia
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- Vomiero, Alberto (author)
- Department of Physics and Chemistry for Materials and Engineering and CNR-IDASC SENSOR Lab, Brescia University
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- Mora-Seró, Iván (author)
- Photovoltaic and Optoelectronic Devices Group
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- 2011-02-11
- 2011
- English.
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In: Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 1948-7185. ; 2:5, s. 454-460
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- The use of narrow band gap semiconductors such as PbS may expand the light absorption range to the near-infrared region in quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSCs), increasing the generated photocurrent. However, the application of PbS as a sensitizer in QDSCs causes some problems of stability and high recombination. Here, we show that the direct growth of a CdS coating layer on previously deposited PbS by the simple method of successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) minimizes these problems. A remarkable short-circuit current density for PbS/CdS QDSCs is demonstrated, ∼11 mA/cm2, compared to that of PbS QDSCs, with photocurrents lower than 4 mA/cm2, using polysulfide electrolyte in both cells. The cell efficiency reached a promising 2.21% under 1 sun of simulated irradiation (AM1.5G, 100 mW/cm2). Enhancement of the solar cell performance beyond the arithmetic addition of the efficiencies of the single constituents (PbS and CdS) is demonstrated for the nanocomposite PbS/CdS configuration. PbS dramatically increases the obtained photocurrents, and the CdS coating stabilizes the solar cell behavior. © 2011 American Chemical Society.
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- NATURVETENSKAP -- Fysik -- Annan fysik (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Physical Sciences -- Other Physics Topics (hsv//eng)
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- Experimentell fysik
- Experimental Physics
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