Optimizing photovoltaic performance in CuInS 2 and CdS quantum dot-sensitized solar cells by using an agar-based gel polymer electrolyte

Raphael, E.; Jara, D. H.; Schiavon, M. A.

doi:10.1039/c6ra27635k

Title: Optimizing photovoltaic performance in CuInS ₂ and CdS quantum dot-sensitized solar cells by using an agar-based gel polymer electrolyte

Abstract

Quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs) offer new opportunities to address the clean energy challenge, being one of the top candidates for third generation photovoltaics. Like dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), QDSSCs normally use liquid electrolytes that suffer from issues such as evaporation or leakage. In this study a gel polysulfide electrolyte was prepared containing a natural polymer, agar, and was used as a quasi-solid-state electrolyte in solar cells to replace the conventional liquid electrolytes. This gel electrolyte shows almost the same conductivity as the liquid one. The solar cells were fabricated using CuInS₂ quantum dots (QDs), previously synthesized, deposited on TiO₂ photoanodes by electrophoretic deposition (EPD). CdS was deposited on TiO₂ by successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR). Reduced graphene oxide (RGO)–Cu₂S, brass, and thin film CuxS were used as counter electrodes. Compared to a liquid polysulfide water based electrolyte, solar cells based on CuInS₂ and CdS using gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) exhibit greater incident photon to current conversion efficiency (IPCE = 51.7% at 520 nm and 72.7% at 440 nm), photocurrent density (J_sc = 10.75 and 13.51 mA cm^-2), and power conversion efficiency (η = 2.97 and 2.98%) while exhibiting significantly enhanced stability. The solar cells employing the agar-basedmore »« less

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^[1]; Jara, D. H. ^[2];

^[3]

Univ. of Notre Dame, IN (United States); Univ. of Sao Joao del-Rei (Brazil)
Univ. of Notre Dame, IN (United States)
Univ. of Sao Joao del-Rei (Brazil)

Publication Date:: Thu Jan 19 00:00:00 EST 2017

Research Org.:: Univ. of Notre Dame, IN (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division

OSTI Identifier:: 1425981

Grant/Contract Number:: FC02-02ER63421

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: RSC Advances

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 7; Journal Issue: 11; Journal ID: ISSN 2046-2069

Publisher:: Royal Society of Chemistry

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 14 SOLAR ENERGY

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                    Raphael, E., Jara, D. H., and Schiavon, M. A. Optimizing photovoltaic performance in CuInS 2 and CdS quantum dot-sensitized solar cells by using an agar-based gel polymer electrolyte.  United States: N. p., 2017. 
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                    Raphael, E., Jara, D. H., & Schiavon, M. A. Optimizing photovoltaic performance in CuInS 2 and CdS quantum dot-sensitized solar cells by using an agar-based gel polymer electrolyte.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1039/c6ra27635k

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"Optimizing photovoltaic performance in CuInS 2 and CdS quantum dot-sensitized solar cells by using an agar-based gel polymer electrolyte".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1039/c6ra27635k.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1425981.

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@article{osti_1425981,

  title        = {Optimizing photovoltaic performance in CuInS 2 and CdS quantum dot-sensitized solar cells by using an agar-based gel polymer electrolyte},

  author       = {Raphael, E. and Jara, D. H. and Schiavon, M. A.},

  abstractNote = {Quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs) offer new opportunities to address the clean energy challenge, being one of the top candidates for third generation photovoltaics. Like dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), QDSSCs normally use liquid electrolytes that suffer from issues such as evaporation or leakage. In this study a gel polysulfide electrolyte was prepared containing a natural polymer, agar, and was used as a quasi-solid-state electrolyte in solar cells to replace the conventional liquid electrolytes. This gel electrolyte shows almost the same conductivity as the liquid one. The solar cells were fabricated using CuInS2 quantum dots (QDs), previously synthesized, deposited on TiO2 photoanodes by electrophoretic deposition (EPD). CdS was deposited on TiO2 by successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR). Reduced graphene oxide (RGO)–Cu2S, brass, and thin film CuxS were used as counter electrodes. Compared to a liquid polysulfide water based electrolyte, solar cells based on CuInS2 and CdS using gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) exhibit greater incident photon to current conversion efficiency (IPCE = 51.7% at 520 nm and 72.7% at 440 nm), photocurrent density (Jsc = 10.75 and 13.51 mA cm-2), and power conversion efficiency (η = 2.97 and 2.98%) while exhibiting significantly enhanced stability. The solar cells employing the agar-based gel polymeric electrolyte are about a factor of 0.20 more stable than using a liquid electrolyte. The higher photovoltaic performance is due to the good conductivity and high wettability as well as the superior permeation capability of the gel electrolyte into the mesoporous matrix of a TiO2 film},

  doi          = {10.1039/c6ra27635k},

  journal      = {RSC Advances},

  number       = 11,

  volume       = 7,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Thu Jan 19 00:00:00 EST 2017},

  month        = {Thu Jan 19 00:00:00 EST 2017}

}

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Quantum-Dot-Based Solar Cells: Recent Advances, Strategies, and Challenges journal, December 2014

Agar-based films for application as polymer electrolytes journal, January 2010

Photosensitization of TiO 2 Nanostructures with CdS Quantum Dots: Particulate versus Tubular Support Architectures journal, March 2009

Highly Efficient CdS Quantum Dot-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on a Modified Polysulfide Electrolyte journal, June 2011

Two Distinct Transitions in Cu x InS 2 Quantum Dots. Bandgap versus Sub-Bandgap Excitations in Copper-Deficient Structures journal, April 2016

Direct Generation of Mn‐Doped ZnS Quantum Dots/Alginate Nanocomposite Beads Based on Gelation and In Situ Synthesis of Quantum Dots journal, January 2019

Quasi solid-state quantum dot–sensitized solar cells with polysulfide gel polymer electrolyte for superior stability journal, August 2019

Biobased aerogels with different surface charge as electrolyte carrier membranes in quantum dot-sensitized solar cell journal, April 2018

Sodium carboxymethyl starch-based highly conductive gel electrolyte for quasi-solid-state quantum dot-sensitized solar cells journal, October 2017

Recent advances in electrolytes for quantum dot-sensitized solar cells journal, January 2018

Electrostatically regulated photoinduced electron transfer in “cationic” eco-friendly CuInS 2 /ZnS quantum dots in water journal, January 2018

Title: Optimizing photovoltaic performance in CuInS ₂ and CdS quantum dot-sensitized solar cells by using an agar-based gel polymer electrolyte

Solution deposition of thin solid compound films by a successive ionic-layer adsorption and reaction process
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Quantum Dot Solar Cells. The Next Big Thing in Photovoltaics
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Meeting the Clean Energy Demand: Nanostructure Architectures for Solar Energy Conversion
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Agar-Based Gel Electrolyte for Electrochromic Device Application
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Nature of Photovoltaic Action in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
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Gel polymer electrolytes for dye sensitised solar cells: a review
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Noninjection Gram-Scale Synthesis of Monodisperse Pyramidal CuInS ₂ Nanocrystals and Their Size-Dependent Properties
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A stable quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell with an amphiphilic ruthenium sensitizer and polymer gel electrolyte
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How Does a SILAR CdSe Film Grow? Tuning the Deposition Steps to Suppress Interfacial Charge Recombination in Solar Cells
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Photovoltaic activity in a ZnTe/PEO–chitosan blend electrolyte junction
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Dye-sensitized solar cells with ionic gel electrolytes prepared from imidazolium salts and agarose
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Performances of some low-cost counter electrode materials in CdS and CdSe quantum dot-sensitized solar cells
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Functional transparent quasi-solid state dye-sensitized solar cells made with different oligomer organic/inorganic hybrid electrolytes
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A cadmium sulphide-solid electrolyte photoelectrochemical solar cell
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Long-term stability of dye-sensitised solar cells
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A Suitable Polysulfide Electrolyte for CdSe Quantum Dot-Sensitized Solar Cells
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Solution-Processed Inorganic Solar Cell Based on in Situ Synthesis and Film Deposition of CuInS ₂ Nanocrystals
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Electrodeposited cobalt-copper sulfide counter electrodes for highly efficient quantum dot sensitized solar cells
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CuInS ₂ -Sensitized Quantum Dot Solar Cell. Electrophoretic Deposition, Excited-State Dynamics, and Photovoltaic Performance
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Recent Advances in Quantum Dot Surface Chemistry
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Size-Dependent Photovoltaic Performance of CuInS ₂ Quantum Dot-Sensitized Solar Cells
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Novel biopolymer gel electrolyte for dye-sensitized solar cell application
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Conductivity study of a gelatin-based polymer electrolyte
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Water-Based Thixotropic Polymer Gel Electrolyte for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
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Solidification of ionic liquid redox electrolytes using agarose biopolymer for highly performing dye-sensitized solar cells
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Cu ₂ S Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite for High-Efficiency Quantum Dot Solar Cells. Overcoming the Redox Limitations of S ₂ ^– /S _n ^2– at the Counter Electrode
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Solid type dye-sensitized solar cell using polysaccharide containing redox electrolyte solution
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Efficient Synthesis of Highly Luminescent Copper Indium Sulfide-Based Core/Shell Nanocrystals with Surprisingly Long-Lived Emission
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Quantum-Dot-Sensitized Solar Cells
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Review on polymer electrolyte in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs)
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Dextran based highly conductive hydrogel polysulfide electrolyte for efficient quasi-solid-state quantum dot-sensitized solar cells
journal, March 2013

ZnO/CdTe and ZnO/CdS core-shell nanowire arrays for extremely thin absorber solar cells
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Effect of NH4I and I2 concentration on agar gel polymer electrolyte properties for a dye-sensitized solar cell
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High-Performance and Stable Gel-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using Anodic TiO ₂ Nanotube Arrays and Polymer-Based Gel Electrolytes
journal, March 2015

Boosting the Efficiency of Quantum Dot Sensitized Solar Cells through Modulation of Interfacial Charge Transfer
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Supersensitization of CdS Quantum Dots with a Near-Infrared Organic Dye: Toward the Design of Panchromatic Hybrid-Sensitized Solar Cells
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Influence of Plasticizer Type on the Properties of Polymer Electrolytes Based on Chitosan ^†
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Single-step in-situ preparation of thin film electrolyte for quasi-solid state quantum dot-sensitized solar cells
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An integrated approach to realizing high-performance liquid-junction quantum dot sensitized solar cells
journal, December 2013

Novel agarose polymer electrolyte for quasi-solid state dye-sensitized solar cell
journal, February 2011

Quantum-Dot-Based Solar Cells: Recent Advances, Strategies, and Challenges
journal, December 2014

Agar-based films for application as polymer electrolytes
journal, January 2010

Photosensitization of TiO ₂ Nanostructures with CdS Quantum Dots: Particulate versus Tubular Support Architectures
journal, March 2009

Highly Efficient CdS Quantum Dot-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on a Modified Polysulfide Electrolyte
journal, June 2011

Two Distinct Transitions in Cu _x InS ₂ Quantum Dots. Bandgap versus Sub-Bandgap Excitations in Copper-Deficient Structures
journal, April 2016

Direct Generation of Mn‐Doped ZnS Quantum Dots/Alginate Nanocomposite Beads Based on Gelation and In Situ Synthesis of Quantum Dots
journal, January 2019

Quasi solid-state quantum dot–sensitized solar cells with polysulfide gel polymer electrolyte for superior stability
journal, August 2019

Biobased aerogels with different surface charge as electrolyte carrier membranes in quantum dot-sensitized solar cell
journal, April 2018

Sodium carboxymethyl starch-based highly conductive gel electrolyte for quasi-solid-state quantum dot-sensitized solar cells
journal, October 2017

Recent advances in electrolytes for quantum dot-sensitized solar cells
journal, January 2018

Electrostatically regulated photoinduced electron transfer in “cationic” eco-friendly CuInS ₂ /ZnS quantum dots in water
journal, January 2018