Cadmium sulfide quantum dots grown by chemical bath deposition for sensitized solar cell applications

  • D. W. Zhang
  • , S. Chen
  • , X. D. Li
  • , Z. A. Wang
  • , J. H. Shi
  • , Z. Sun
  • , X. J. Yin
  • , S. M. Huang

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Abstract

Cadmium sulfide (CdS)-sensitized solar cells have been investigated. Chemical bath deposition (CBD) based on an aqueous medium involving cadmium acetate, thiourea, ammonium acetate and ammonia was utilized to assemble CdS quantum dots (QDs) onto mesoporous TiO2 films for dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC) applications. Physical and chemical properties of the formed TiO2/CdS bilayers were analyzed using field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM), Raman spectroscope, ultraviolet-visible light (UV-VIS) spectrometer and X-ray diffraction (XRD). An efficiency as high as 1.50% for the CdS Q dots-sensitized DSC was achieved using the present method. The results have demonstrated the potential applications of CBD CdS Q dots for sensitized solar cells.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPhotonics and Optoelectronics Meetings (POEM) 2009 - Solar Cells, Solid State Lighting, and Information Display Technologies
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes
EventPhotonics and Optoelectronics Meetings (POEM) 2009 - Solar Cells, Solid State Lighting, and Information Display Technologies - Wuhan, China
Duration: 8 Aug 200910 Aug 2009

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume7518
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferencePhotonics and Optoelectronics Meetings (POEM) 2009 - Solar Cells, Solid State Lighting, and Information Display Technologies
Country/TerritoryChina
CityWuhan
Period8/08/0910/08/09

Keywords

  • CdS-sensitized solar cells
  • Chemical bath deposition (CBD)
  • Quantum dots

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