Y. Sun, X. An, L. Chen, et al. Upconverting nanophosphor incorporated photoanodes for improved photoelectric performances of quantum dot sensitized solar cells[J]. Materials Research Letters, 2018, 6(6): 314-320.
DOI:
Y. Sun, X. An, L. Chen, et al. Upconverting nanophosphor incorporated photoanodes for improved photoelectric performances of quantum dot sensitized solar cells[J]. Materials Research Letters, 2018, 6(6): 314-320.DOI: 10.1080/21663831.2018.1447521.
Upconverting nanophosphor incorporated photoanodes for improved photoelectric performances of quantum dot sensitized solar cells
BSTRACTWe herein provide a strategy to improve the solar cell performance by merging upconverting nanophosphors (UCNPs)
Mn
2+
Yb
3+
Er
3+
tri-doped NaYF
4
into TiO
2
photoanodes of quantum dot-sensitized solar cell (QDSSCs). The best performance was achieved at the UCNPs content of 8 wt% based on the systematic investigation of the power conversion efficiency (PCE) performance dependent on UCNPs amount. The short-circuit photocurrent (
J
sc
) (21.30 mA cm
−2
) and open circuit photovoltage (
V
oc
) (0.54 V) of QDSSC were obviously improved compared with those of pure TiO
2
photoanode (
J
sc
of 14.67 mA cm
−2
V
oc
of 0.48 V) under one sun illumination
resulting in a 42.6% enhancement in PCE.
Impact statement
The short-circuit photocurrent (
J
sc
) (21.30 mA cm
−2
) and open circuit photovoltage (
V
oc
) (0.54 V) of QDSSC using the upconverting nanophosphors incorporated TiO
2
photoelectrodes were remarkably improved under o
ne sun illumination
resulting in a 42.6% enhancement in power conversion efficiency.