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Electrodeposition of Cu2S nanoparticles on fluorine-doped tin oxide for efficient counter electrode of quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells
- Source :
- Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 62:185-191
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2018.
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Abstract
- This study demonstrated a single-step potentiostatic method for the electrodeposition of copper (I) sulfide (Cu2S) nanoparticles onto fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) electrode from an aqueous solution of CuCl2 and thiourea (TU) to develop counter electrodes (CEs) for quantum-dot sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs). The homogeneously distributed and optimized Cu2S–CE exhibited an improved catalytic activity in the reduction of polysulfide (S2−/Sn2−) electrolyte, which resulted in a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 4.24% with a short-circuit current density (Jsc), open-circuit voltage (Voc), and fill factor (FF) of 19.60 mA/cm2, 0.445 V, and 48.62%, respectively, for PbS/CdS/ZnS QDs sensitized QDSSCs, while the Pt counterpart exhibited a PCE of 1.17%. The superior photovoltaic performance of this Cu2S–CEs based QDSSC compared to the Pt counterpart is due to its greater electrocatalytic activity and lower charge transfer resistance (RCT) at the Cu2S–CEs/(S2−/Sn2−) interface. This strategy provides an effective, low-cost, and non-Pt electrode for QDSSCs, which is promising for other electrochemical applications.
- Subjects :
- Auxiliary electrode
Materials science
General Chemical Engineering
Energy conversion efficiency
Nanoparticle
02 engineering and technology
Electrolyte
010402 general chemistry
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
Electrochemistry
Tin oxide
01 natural sciences
0104 chemical sciences
Chemical engineering
Quantum dot
Electrode
0210 nano-technology
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Details
- ISSN :
- 1226086X
- Volume :
- 62
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........6e22c6bcbf303d9672125edce8e7527c