Study on Photoelectrochemical Performance of ZnO Nanotube /CdSeQuantum Dot-Sensitized Solar Cell

Abstract:

ZnO; Quantum Dot-sensitized Solar Cell; CdSe; Photoelectrochemical property Abstract: ZnO nanotubes (NTs) were successfully fabricated with a hydrothermal method at low temperature. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) have been utilized to characterize the samples. The ZnO nanotubes, sensitized by CdSe, were used as a photoanode of a quantum dot sensitized solar cell, which generated a maximum power conversion efficiency of 0.95%.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 399-401)
• Pages: 1429-1432
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.399-401.1429
• Online since: November 2011
• Authors: Ping Fang Tao, Jun He, Chun Jie Liang, Jian Peng Han, Li Qin Qin, Qi Pang
• Keywords: CdSe, Photoelectrochemical Property, Quantum-Dot Sensitized Solar Cell, Zinc Oxide (ZnO)

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