CdSe quantum dot (QD) and molecular dye hybrid sensitizers for TiO2 mesoporous solar cells: working together with a common hole carrier of cobalt complexes.
Redox couples based on cobalt complexes were found to be effective in regenerating both inorganic CdSe quantum dot- and organic dye-sensitizers. The hybrid sensitizer composed of CdSe QD and ruthenium sensitizer (Z907Na) dye showed a maximum power conversion efficiency of 4.76% on using cobalt(o-phen)(3)(2+/3+) as a common redox mediator.
Lee
Hyo Joong
HJ
Interdisciplinary School of Green Energy, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, 689-805, South Korea. hyojlee@unist.ac.kr
Chang
Dong Wook
DW
Park
Su-Moon
SM
Zakeeruddin
Shaik M
SM
Grätzel
Michael
M
Nazeeruddin
Md K
MK
D019187:Cadmium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D003035:Cobalt / Q000737:chemistry*; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D016062:Porosity; D045663:Quantum Dots; D018036:Selenium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D012993:Solar Energy; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*
D019187:Cadmium Compounds; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; D018036:Selenium Compounds; C009495:titanium dioxide; D003035:Cobalt; C058667:cadmium selenide; D014025:Titanium