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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
卷 8, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-27969-y
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- DST-SERI [DST/TM/SERI/2K11/113]
- DST-SERB [PDF/2016/000461]
A synergetic approach of employing smooth mesoporous TiO2 microsphere (S mu S-TiO2)-nanoparticulate TiO2 (np-TiO2 ) composite photoanode, and size and defect controlled CdSe quantum dots (QD) to achieve high efficiency (eta) in a modified Gratzel solar cell, quantum dot sensitized whisperonic solar cells (QDSWSC), is reported. S mu S-TiO2 exhibits whispering gallery modes (WGM) and assists in enhancing the light scattering. S mu S-TiO2 and np-TiO2 provide conductive path for efficient photocurrent charge transport and sensitizer loading. The sensitizer strongly couples with the WGM and significantly enhances the photon absorption to electron conversion. The efficiency of QDSWSC is shown to strongly depend on the size and defect characteristics of CdSe QD. Detailed structural, optical, microstructura I and Raman spectral studies on CdSe QD suggest that surface defects are prominent for size similar to 2.5 nm, while the QD with size > 4.5 nm are well crystalline with lower surface defects. QDSWSC devices exhibit an increase in 11 from approximate to 0.46% to eta approximate to 2.74% with increasing CdSe QD size. The reported efficiency (2.74%) is the highest compared to other CdSe based QDSSC made using TiO2 photoanode and I-/I-3(-) liquid electrolyte. The concept of using whispering gallery for enhanced scattering is very promising for sensitized whisperonic solar cells.
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