As one of the most promising candidates for the third generation solar cells,quantum dots sensitized solar cells(QDSCs) have been comprehensively studied.In this work,we synthesize the CdSe QDs with the absorption ran...As one of the most promising candidates for the third generation solar cells,quantum dots sensitized solar cells(QDSCs) have been comprehensively studied.In this work,we synthesize the CdSe QDs with the absorption range from 450-550 nm,which are suitable to be applied in the QDSCs.Then,we found that the self-assembly(SA) deposition method is superior to the successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction(SILAR) deposition method in the fabrication of the photo anodes.Furthermore,the influence of TiO_2's thickness of the photo anodes to the QDSCs' efficiency has been studied.With the optimized CdSe QDs sensitized photo anodes,the efficiency of the QDSCs can reach 3.38%in this work.展开更多
To pursue electron-generation stability with no sacrifice of photovoltaic performance has been a persistent objective for all kinds of solar cells. Here, we demonstrate the experimental realization of this objective b...To pursue electron-generation stability with no sacrifice of photovoltaic performance has been a persistent objective for all kinds of solar cells. Here, we demonstrate the experimental realization of this objective by quasi-solid-state quantum dot-sensitized solar cells from a series of conducting gel electrolytes composed of polyacrylamide（PAAm） matrix and conductive polymers [polyaniline（PANi）, polypyrrole（PPy） or polythiophene（PT）]. The reduction of Sx2- occurred in both interface and three dimensional framework of conducting gel electrolyte as a result of the electrical conduction of PANi, PPy and PT toward refluxed electrons from external circuit to Pt electrode. The resulting solar cells can yield the solarto-electrical conversion efficiency of 2.33%, 2.25% and 1.80% for PANi, PPy and PT based gel electrolytes,respectively. Those solar cells possessed much higher efficiency than that of 1.74% based on pure PAAm gel electrolyte owing to the enhanced kinetics for Sx2- ？ S2- conversion. More importantly, the stability of quasi-solid-state solar cell is significantly advanced, arising from the localization of liquid electrolyte into the three dimensional framework and therefore reduced leakage and volatilization.展开更多
The modification of polysulfide electrolyte with additives has been demonstrated as an effective way to improve the photovoltaic performance of quantum dot-sensitized solar cells(QDSCs). Most of these additives can in...The modification of polysulfide electrolyte with additives has been demonstrated as an effective way to improve the photovoltaic performance of quantum dot-sensitized solar cells(QDSCs). Most of these additives can inhibit the charge recombination processes at photoanode/electrolyte interface and favor the improvement of V oc of cell devices. Herein, we showed that the incorporation of elemental selenium(Se) in polysulfide electrolyte to form polyselenosulfide species can notably improve the performance of QDSCs. Unlike previous reports, we present here an integrated investigation of the effects of polyselenosulfide species in polysulfide electrolyte on the photovoltaic performance of QDSCs from both of the photoanode and counter electrode(CE) aspects. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(IS) and opencircuit voltage-decay(OCVD) measurements demonstrated that the introduction of Se into polysulfide electrolyte can not only retard charge recombination at photoanode/electrolyte interface, but also reduce the charge transfer resistance at CE/electrolyte interface, resulting in the improvement of J sc and FF values. Consequently, the average efficiency of Zn-Cu-In-Se QDSCs was improved from 9.26% to 9.78% under AM 1.5 G full one sun illumination.展开更多
采用水热法制备硼硫(B/S)共掺杂纳米二氧化钛(B-S-TiO_2),并配制成浆料,利用丝网印刷技术在FTO导电玻璃上制备B-S-TiO_2薄膜;用化学浴沉积(CBD)法制备了CdS量子点敏化B-S-TiO_2薄膜电极,并用X射线衍射(XRD)、电子显微镜(TEM)、元素分析...采用水热法制备硼硫(B/S)共掺杂纳米二氧化钛(B-S-TiO_2),并配制成浆料,利用丝网印刷技术在FTO导电玻璃上制备B-S-TiO_2薄膜;用化学浴沉积(CBD)法制备了CdS量子点敏化B-S-TiO_2薄膜电极,并用X射线衍射(XRD)、电子显微镜(TEM)、元素分析能谱(EDS)和紫外–可见光谱对其进行表征分析;结果显示:B/S共掺杂不会改变TiO_2的晶型,掺杂后的TiO_2吸收边带发生明显红移,吸收强度显著增强;同样用化学浴沉积的方法制备Ni S工作电极,用改性的聚硫化物((CH3)4N)2S/((CH3)4N)2Sn)电解液,组装CdS量子点敏化硼硫(B/S)共掺杂纳米二氧化钛(B-S-TiO_2)太阳能电池,并测试电池光电性能。测试结果表明,在AM1.5G的照射下,电池的能量转化效率(η)由3.21%增大到3.69%,提高了14.9%,电池获得高达(Voc)1.218 V的开路电压和3.42 m A/cm2的短路光电流(Jsc),以及高达88.7%的填充因子(ff)。展开更多
文摘As one of the most promising candidates for the third generation solar cells,quantum dots sensitized solar cells(QDSCs) have been comprehensively studied.In this work,we synthesize the CdSe QDs with the absorption range from 450-550 nm,which are suitable to be applied in the QDSCs.Then,we found that the self-assembly(SA) deposition method is superior to the successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction(SILAR) deposition method in the fabrication of the photo anodes.Furthermore,the influence of TiO_2's thickness of the photo anodes to the QDSCs' efficiency has been studied.With the optimized CdSe QDs sensitized photo anodes,the efficiency of the QDSCs can reach 3.38%in this work.
基金financial supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21503202, 61604143 and 61774139)Yunnan Provincial Natural Science Foundation (Grant No. 2017FA024)
文摘To pursue electron-generation stability with no sacrifice of photovoltaic performance has been a persistent objective for all kinds of solar cells. Here, we demonstrate the experimental realization of this objective by quasi-solid-state quantum dot-sensitized solar cells from a series of conducting gel electrolytes composed of polyacrylamide（PAAm） matrix and conductive polymers [polyaniline（PANi）, polypyrrole（PPy） or polythiophene（PT）]. The reduction of Sx2- occurred in both interface and three dimensional framework of conducting gel electrolyte as a result of the electrical conduction of PANi, PPy and PT toward refluxed electrons from external circuit to Pt electrode. The resulting solar cells can yield the solarto-electrical conversion efficiency of 2.33%, 2.25% and 1.80% for PANi, PPy and PT based gel electrolytes,respectively. Those solar cells possessed much higher efficiency than that of 1.74% based on pure PAAm gel electrolyte owing to the enhanced kinetics for Sx2- ？ S2- conversion. More importantly, the stability of quasi-solid-state solar cell is significantly advanced, arising from the localization of liquid electrolyte into the three dimensional framework and therefore reduced leakage and volatilization.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NFSC nos. 51732004 , 91433106 , 21703071 , 21805093)
文摘The modification of polysulfide electrolyte with additives has been demonstrated as an effective way to improve the photovoltaic performance of quantum dot-sensitized solar cells(QDSCs). Most of these additives can inhibit the charge recombination processes at photoanode/electrolyte interface and favor the improvement of V oc of cell devices. Herein, we showed that the incorporation of elemental selenium(Se) in polysulfide electrolyte to form polyselenosulfide species can notably improve the performance of QDSCs. Unlike previous reports, we present here an integrated investigation of the effects of polyselenosulfide species in polysulfide electrolyte on the photovoltaic performance of QDSCs from both of the photoanode and counter electrode(CE) aspects. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(IS) and opencircuit voltage-decay(OCVD) measurements demonstrated that the introduction of Se into polysulfide electrolyte can not only retard charge recombination at photoanode/electrolyte interface, but also reduce the charge transfer resistance at CE/electrolyte interface, resulting in the improvement of J sc and FF values. Consequently, the average efficiency of Zn-Cu-In-Se QDSCs was improved from 9.26% to 9.78% under AM 1.5 G full one sun illumination.
基金This work was supported by National Science Foundation of China （No. 51402085）, Key Natural Science Foun- dation of Tianjin （No. 12JCZDJC27500）, Research Program of Application Foundation of Qinghai Province （No. 2013-Z-701 No. 2013-Z-901） and the ministry of education Chuihui projects （Z2012110）.
文摘采用水热法制备硼硫(B/S)共掺杂纳米二氧化钛(B-S-TiO_2),并配制成浆料,利用丝网印刷技术在FTO导电玻璃上制备B-S-TiO_2薄膜;用化学浴沉积(CBD)法制备了CdS量子点敏化B-S-TiO_2薄膜电极,并用X射线衍射(XRD)、电子显微镜(TEM)、元素分析能谱(EDS)和紫外–可见光谱对其进行表征分析;结果显示:B/S共掺杂不会改变TiO_2的晶型,掺杂后的TiO_2吸收边带发生明显红移,吸收强度显著增强;同样用化学浴沉积的方法制备Ni S工作电极,用改性的聚硫化物((CH3)4N)2S/((CH3)4N)2Sn)电解液,组装CdS量子点敏化硼硫(B/S)共掺杂纳米二氧化钛(B-S-TiO_2)太阳能电池,并测试电池光电性能。测试结果表明,在AM1.5G的照射下,电池的能量转化效率(η)由3.21%增大到3.69%,提高了14.9%,电池获得高达(Voc)1.218 V的开路电压和3.42 m A/cm2的短路光电流(Jsc),以及高达88.7%的填充因子(ff)。
