期刊
CHEMISTRY-AN ASIAN JOURNAL
卷 16, 期 8, 页码 902-921出版社
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/asia.202001369
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Cadmium selenide; Quantum Dots; Microwave synthesis; Nanomaterials
资金
- Deanship of Scientific Research at King Saud University, Riyadh [RGP-1438-025]
Quantum dot-sensitized solar cells are important energy-producing devices with potential for higher efficiency, but face challenges due to narrow absorption areas and charge recombination, requiring new electrodes, sensitizers, and electrolytes for improvement.
Quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs) are significant energy-producing devices due to their remarkable capability to growing sunshine and produce many electrons/holes pairs, easy manufacturing, and low cost. However, their power conversion efficiency (4%) is usually worse than that of dye-sensitized solar cells (<= 12%); this is mainly due to their narrow absorption areas and the charge recombination happening at the quantum dot/electrolyte and TiO2 /electrolyte interfaces. Thus, to raise the power conversion efficiency of QDSSC, new counter electrodes, working electrodes, sensitizers, and electrolytes are required. CdSe thin films have shown great potential for use in photodetectors, solar cells, biosensors, light-emitting diodes, and biomedical imaging systems. This article reviews the CdSe nanomaterials that have been recently used in QDSSCs as sensitizers. Their size, design, morphology, and density all noticeably influence the electron injection efficiency and light-harvesting capacity of these devices. A detailed overview of the development of QDSSCs is presented, including their basic principles, the synthesis methods for their CdSe quantum dots, and the device fabrication processes. Finally, the challenges and opportunities of realizing high-performance CdSe QDSSCs are discussed and some future directions are suggested.
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