S-doped CQDs tailored transparent counter electrodes for high-efficiency bifacial dye-sensitized solar cells

Bifacial photovoltaics are promising devices for significantly harvesting solar energy and generating power from either front or rear side. We present here the fabrication of new category of high-performance bifacial dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) tailored with transparent S-doped carbon quantum dots (S-CQDs)/metal selenide counter electrodes. Arising from photoexcitation of S-CQDs and therefore increased electron density at electrode surfaces, the catalytic ability of S-CQDs tailored counter electrodes is markedly enhanced under solar irradiation. The bifacial DSSCs yield maximized front and rear efficiencies of 9.15% and 6.26%, respectively. (c) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.