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عنوان	Design strategy of TiO2/AgInSe/CdS/CdSe/ZnS photoanode and optimization of CdSe nanoparticles layer for increasing the efficiency of quantum dot-sensitized solar cells
نوع پژوهش	مقاله چاپ‌شده
کلیدواژه‌ها	Quantum dot sensitized solar cells, AISe ternary QDs, Combinative synthesis method, Multilayer photoelectrode, Energy conversion efficiency
چکیده	In this study, ternary AgInSe (AISe) quantum dots compound were synthesized using a novel chemical precipitation method followed by a controlled hydrothermal treatment. The as-prepared particles were deposited onto a mesoporous TiO2 substrate to be applied as the photoelectrode of quantum dot sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs). Two configurations of multilayer photoanodes i.e. the TiO2 NCs/AgInSe/CdS/ZnS and TiO2 NCs/AgInSe/CdS/CdSe/ZnS were fabricated and employed for higher photovoltaic performance. The co-sensitizing CdS and CdSe nanocrystals layers were synthesized and deposited through successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) and chemical bath deposition (CBD) techniques, respectively. The results revealed that the QDSSCs with TiO2 NCs/AgInSe/ZnS photoanode initially showed an efficiency of 0.45 %. Incorporating CdS NCs as a quasishell film increased the efficiency to 3.9 % in the optimized TiO2/AgInSe/CdS(3 cycle)/ZnS configuration. Adding CdSe nanocrystals over-layer did not improve the efficiency of corresponding cells due to the increased thickness and resistance. Instead, the TiO2/AgInSe/CdS(2 cycle)/CdSe(12 min)/ZnS photoanode resulted in the efficiency of 4.10 % with 34 % improvement. Using the sub-micron size TiO2 hollow spheres (HSs) as the light scattering layer created further light absorption and enhanced performance. It was shown that the photovoltaic parameters were increased to short circuit current density (Jsc) of 23.25 mA/cm2, open-circuit voltage (Voc) of 512 mV and overall efficiency equal to 4.55 %
پژوهشگران	مازیار مرندی (نفر دوم)، منیبا احمدی (نفر اول)