Boosting the efficiency of quantum dot sensitized solar cells up to 7.11% through simultaneous engineering of photocathode and photoanode

Nano Energy

Volumn 13, Issue , 2015, Pages 609-619

  Bai, Yang ^a   Han, Chao ^b   Chen, Xinqi ^b   Yu, Hua ^a   Zong, Xu ^c   Li, Zhen ^b,d   Wang, Lianzhou ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

^d SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cu2 x< inf>Se photocathode; Efficiency; Porous titania photoanode; Quantum dot sensitized solar cells

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CELL ENGINEERING; CHARGE TRANSFER; CORROSION INHIBITORS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCATALYSTS; FIELD EMISSION CATHODES; NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTOCATHODES; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENT; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTRA; NON-STOICHIOMETRIC; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; QUANTUM DOT-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84928164369     PISSN: 22112855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2015.04.002     Document Type: Article

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