Dysprosium do** in CdTe@ CdS type II core/shell and cosensitizing with CdSe for photocurrent and efficiency enhancement in quantum dot sensitized solar cells

AR Amani-Ghadim, M Mousavi, F Bayat - Journal of Power Sources, 2022 - Elsevier
Quantum dot sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs) based on the II-VI QDs have become a
promising and attractive technology due to their unique properties. However, the …

An investigation on the photovoltaic performance of quantum dot solar cells sensitized by CdTe, CdSe and CdS having comparable size

TK Nideep, M Ramya, M Kailasnath - Superlattices and Microstructures, 2020 - Elsevier
Quantum dot sensitized solar cells (QDSSC) have been fabricated with CdTe, CdSe and
CdS quantum dots (QDs) of nearly similar size as the photosensitizers. The optical and …

The impact of ZnO nanoparticle size on the performance of photoanodes in DSSC and QDSSC: a comparative study

M Ramya, TK Nideep, VPN Nampoori… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Springer
Photoanode is a key component in the development of third-generation solar cells. The
performance of the photoanode is critically determined by the morphology and size of oxide …

Investigation on the Role of antimony in CdTe QDs sensitized solar cells

A Arivarasan, S Bharathi, D Essakinaveen… - Optical Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, the effect of Sb do** on the structural, optical and photovoltaic properties of
the CdTe quantum dots (QDs) were reported. Sb doped CdTe (SDC) QDs were synthesized …

Aqueous synthesis of colloidal CdSexTe1-x–CdS core–shell nanocrystals and effect of shell formation parameters on the efficiency of corresponding quantum dot …

M Marandi, SH Abadi - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract In this research CdSe 0.4 Te 0.6 NCs were synthesized in aqueous solution
through a cheap, simple, and modified hot injection chemical precipitation method. The …

Strategy for performance enhancement of Cd1-XZnXTe/CdS core/shell quantum dot sensitized solar cells through band adjustment

W Lu, B Song, H Li, J Zhou, W Dong, G Zhao… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Novel type-II core/shell structure quantum dos have been synthesized for solar cell
photoelectrode material. Cd 0.64 Zn 0.36 Te and CdS were chosen as a core and shell …

Spectral response enhancement of the CdS/CdTe solar nano-structured cell using ZnO window layer

D Kumar, SK Ramasesha - IEEE Transactions on Electron …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
N-type ZnO top layer in view of improving the spectral response in the lower wavelength
range (300–500 nm) has been integrated into the novel nanopillar-based n-CdS/p-CdTe …

Enhancement of biexciton generation via resonance energy transfer in nanoclusters of colloidal CdTe quantum dots for optical gain applications

MM Emara, SJ Burya, PG Van Patten - Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Colloidal CdTe quantum dots (QDs) of two different sizes (2.7 nm and 3.7 nm
diameter) were self-assembled into mixed quantum dot donor-acceptor nanoclusters …

Improved performance of quantum dot-sensitized solar cells by full-spectrum utilization

W Li, X Yang, L Wang, X Zhang, X Li, W Lü - Superlattices and …, 2020 - Elsevier
One of important factors for improving the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of quantum dot-
sensitized solar cells is to enhance the utilization of sunlight. Herein, we modified the …

Optical efficiency of CdTe QDs for metal ion sensing in the presence of different thiol-based cap** agents

P Yadav, P Chowdhury - Chemical Papers, 2022 - Springer
In the present work, various cap** ligands [thioglycolic acid (TGA), glutathione reduced (L-
GSH) and L-cysteine (L-Cyst.)] have been used to modify the surface chemistry of CdTe …