A review of third generation solar cells

N Shah, AA Shah, PK Leung, S Khan, K Sun, X Zhu… - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Third-generation solar cells are designed to achieve high power-conversion efficiency while
being low-cost to produce. These solar cells have the ability to surpass the Shockley …

Review on the efficiency of quantum dot sensitized solar cell: Insights into photoanodes and QD sensitizers

JH Markna, PK Rathod - Dyes and Pigments, 2022 - Elsevier
With available different solar cell technology, adequate conversion efficiency is a major
concern with reference to important parameters like energy payback time, inexpensive to …

Studying the structural, morphological, optical, and electrical properties of CdS/PbS thin films for photovoltaic applications

MKA Mohammed - Plasmonics, 2020 - Springer
The cadmium sulfide (CdS) and lead sulfide (PbS) materials have been chosen in order to
boost solar energy conversion from ultraviolet region to the near-infrared (NIR) spectral …

Application of AgInSe2 nanoparticles to boost the power conversion efficiency of CdS QDs-sensitized solar cells

M Ahmadi, M Marandi - Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, bandgap engineering was utilized to assess the efficiency of photoanodes
incorporating CdS nanocrystals and AgInSe 2 (AISe) quantum dots (QDs) in quantum dot …

[HTML][HTML] Crystallographic, optical, photoluminescence and electrical properties of CuS quantum dots: Influence of ethylenediamine

G Vinoth, P Sakthivel, S Abinaya, MR Kadiresan - Results in Optics, 2022 - Elsevier
Copper sulfide (CuS) is a semiconductor widely used for quantum dot sensitized solar cell
applications due to its photocatalytic activity. The hydrothermal technique was used to …

Effect of annealing temperature of MoO3 layer in MoO3/Au/MoO3 (MAM) coated PbS QDs sensitized ZnO nanorods/FTO glass solar cell

H Latif, R Zahid, S Rasheed, A Sattar, MS Rafique… - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
This research reports fabrication of MoO 3/Au/MoO 3 (MAM) coated PbS sensitized quantum
dot solar cell. ZnO nanorod grown FTO glass substrates were sensitized by PbS quantum …

Enhanced charge generation and transfer performance of the conical bamboo-like TiO2 nanotube arrays photo-electrodes in quantum dot sensitized solar cells

Z Peng, Z Sun, J Chen, W Li, J Chen, Y Liu, K Chen - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Conical bamboo-like TiO 2 nanotubes (NTs) electrodes, instead of the traditional TiO 2 NTs
and conical TiO 2 NTs electrodes, are employed as the photo-electrodes for the fabrication …

Hydrothermal synthesis of cadmium selenide quantum dots: effect of reducing agent

B Karimi, M Shafiee Afarani, AM Arabi - Applied Physics A, 2020 - Springer
In the present study, CdSe quantum dots were synthesized via hydrothermal method using
cadmium chloride and selenium oxide as starting materials, 3-mercaptopropionic acid as a …

Interface connection modulation by heating treatment for photovoltaic performance enhancement on CuInS2 quantum dot sensitized solar cells

Z Peng, Z Sun, Z Ning, Y Liu, J Chen, W Li… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2020 - Elsevier
TiO 2/CuInS 2 quantum dot sensitized solar cells are prepared, and the interface connection
of photo-electrodes is modulated by different heating temperature and heating time. The …

Stimulus effect of solvents on cadmium sulfide quantum dots prepared for solar cell application

S Abinaya, G Vinoth, MR Kadiresan - Journal of Inorganic and …, 2022 - Springer
Cadmium Sulfide quantum dots were prepared in three solvents such as distilled water,
ethanol, and isopropyl alcohol respectively. Solvent dependence of cadmium sulfide …