Abstract
Solid state PbS Quantum Dots (QDs)/TiO 2 Nanoparticles heterojunction solar cells were produced by depositing PbS QDs on a 500nm thick Mesoscopic TiO 2 films using layer-by-layer deposition. The heterojunction solar cells show photovoltaic response from the visible to the near infra-red region. Importantly, the PbS QDs act here as photosensitizers and at the same time as hole conductors. The PbS QDs/TiO 2 device produces a remarkable short circuit photocurrent (J sc) of 16.3 mA/cm 2, an open circuit photovoltage (V oc) of 0.54 V and a fill factor (FF) of 0.41, corresponding to a light to electric power conversion efficiency (η) of 4.04% under 0.9 sun intensity.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Organic Photovoltaics - Materials to Devices |
| Pages | 169-174 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 2011 MRS Fall Meeting - Boston, MA, United States Duration: 28 Nov 2011 → 2 Dec 2011 |
Publication series
| Name | Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings |
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| Volume | 1390 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0272-9172 |
Conference
| Conference | 2011 MRS Fall Meeting |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Boston, MA |
| Period | 28/11/11 → 2/12/11 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Authors acknowledge financial support of this work by the EU project “Innovasol” grant agreement number 227057-2. L.E. acknowledges the Marie Curie Actions—Intra-European Fellowships (FP7-PEOPLE-2009-IEF) under grant agreement n° 252228, project “Excitonic Solar Cell”.
