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Photodeposition of Ag2S on TiO2 nanorod arrays for quantum dot-sensitized solar cells.
| Content Provider | Europe PMC |
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| Author | Hu, Hongwei Ding, Jianning Zhang, Shuai Li, Yan Bai, Li Yuan, Ningyi |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | Ag2S quantum dots were deposited on the surface of TiO2 nanorod arrays by a two-step photodeposition. The prepared TiO2 nanorod arrays as well as the Ag2S deposited electrodes were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, and transmission electron microscope, suggesting a large coverage of Ag2S quantum dots on the ordered TiO2 nanorod arrays. UV–vis absorption spectra of Ag2S deposited electrodes show a broad absorption range of the visible light. The quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs) based on these electrodes were fabricated, and the photoelectrochemical properties were examined. A high photocurrent density of 10.25 mA/cm2 with a conversion efficiency of 0.98% at AM 1.5 solar light of 100 mW/cm2 was obtained with an optimal photodeposition time. The performance of the QDSSC at different incident light intensities was also investigated. The results display a better performance at a lower incident light level with a conversion efficiency of 1.25% at 47 mW/cm2. |
| ISSN | 19317573 |
| Journal | Nanoscale Research Letters |
| Volume Number | 8 |
| PubMed Central reference number | PMC3552843 |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| PubMed reference number | 23286551 |
| e-ISSN | 1556276X |
| DOI | 10.1186/1556-276x-8-10 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Publisher Date | 2013-01-03 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Copyright ©2013 Hu et al.; licensee Springer. |
| Subject Keyword | Ag2S Quantum dot-sensitized solar cell Photodeposition TiO2 nanorod |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Condensed Matter Physics Materials Science |