TY - JOUR
T1 - The effects of electrolyte additives on the cell performances of CdS/CdSe quantum dot sensitized solar cells
AU - Park, Songyi
AU - Son, Min Kyu
AU - Kim, Soo Kyoung
AU - Jeong, Myeong Soo
AU - Prabakar, Kandasamy
AU - Kim, Hee Je
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MEST) (No. 20110014437).
PY - 2013/11
Y1 - 2013/11
N2 - The electrolyte for QDSSCs is normally a polysulfide, S2-/Sx2-, redox couple. This couple plays an important role for the regeneration of quantum dots. This study examined the effects of the electrolyte for CdS/CdSe QDSSCs. Electrolytes consisting of 1M Na2S, 2M S in a methanol and water-mixed solution at a 7: 3 ratio with or without additives such as KCl, NaOH, KOH and NaCl were used for QDSSC. The electrolyte with NaOH showed the highest conversion efficiency, 3.18%. The reasons for the improved photovoltaic characteristics were analyzed using a range of techniques.
AB - The electrolyte for QDSSCs is normally a polysulfide, S2-/Sx2-, redox couple. This couple plays an important role for the regeneration of quantum dots. This study examined the effects of the electrolyte for CdS/CdSe QDSSCs. Electrolytes consisting of 1M Na2S, 2M S in a methanol and water-mixed solution at a 7: 3 ratio with or without additives such as KCl, NaOH, KOH and NaCl were used for QDSSC. The electrolyte with NaOH showed the highest conversion efficiency, 3.18%. The reasons for the improved photovoltaic characteristics were analyzed using a range of techniques.
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U2 - 10.1007/s11814-013-0195-4
DO - 10.1007/s11814-013-0195-4
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84887431310
SN - 0256-1115
VL - 30
SP - 2088
EP - 2092
JO - Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering
JF - Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering
IS - 11
ER -
