BARC/PUB/2019/0727

 
 

Improving the Power-Conversion Efficiency through Alloying in Common Anion CdZnX (X=S, Se) Nanocrystal Sensitized Solar Cells

 
     
 
Author(s)

Maiti, S.; Anand, P.; Azlan, F.; Dana, J.; Ghosh, H. N.
(RPCD)

Source

ChemPhysChem, 2019. Vol. 20: pp. 2662-2667

ABSTRACT

In this paper, we have investigated the possibility of utilizing CdZnS and CdZnSe alloy nanocrystals (NCs) as sensitizers in quantum-dot solar cells (QDSCs). The alloy NCs were synthesized by a high-temperature hot injection method and subsequently characterized through high photoluminescence quantum yield, along with larger size compared to binary NCs. Femtosecond transient absorption measurements revealed long-lived charge carriers in the alloy structure due to more structural rigidity and less defect states. Finally, the solar-cell efficiencies of the CdZnS (CdZnSe) NCs were found to be 3.05% (3.69%) as compared to 1.23% (3.12%) efficiencies for CdS (CdSe) NCs. Thus, common anion ternary NCs have been successfully utilized for solar-cell assembly and can be helpful for constructing tandem solar cells to harvest the high-energy portion of solar radiation.

 
 
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