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Highly efficient CdS/CdSe-sensitized solar cells controlled by the structural properties of compact porous TiO(2) photoelectrodes.
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PMID:  21283841     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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At present, the photovoltaic performance of quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSCs) is still much lower than conventional DSCs. Appropriate porous TiO(2) photoanodes for QDSCs need to be further investigated, and optimization of the nanoparticle-based photoanodes is highly desirable as well. In this article, the influence of the structural properties of various TiO(2) photoanodes on CdS/CdSe-sensitized solar cells have been systematically studied. Quantitative analyses of light-harvesting efficiency (LHE) and electron-transfer yield (Φ(ET)) for the QDSCs are investigated for the first time. It is revealed that the LHE increases in the long wavelength region with the addition of large size TiO(2) particles to the transparent film. In the meantime, the balance between the light scattering and surface area also needs to be controlled, which can significantly restrain the dark current of the device. A double-layer photoanodic structure can give 4.92% of light-to-electricity conversion efficiency with a photoactive area of 0.15 cm(2).
Authors:
Quanxin Zhang; Xiaozhi Guo; Xiaoming Huang; Shuqing Huang; Dongmei Li; Yanhong Luo; Qing Shen; Taro Toyoda; Qingbo Meng
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Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-1-31
Journal Detail:
Title:  Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1463-9084     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Jan 
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Created Date:  2011-2-1     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
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Nlm Unique ID:  100888160     Medline TA:  Phys Chem Chem Phys     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Beijing Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China. qbmeng@iphy.ac.cn dmli@iphy.ac.cn.
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