title: One-step synthesis of CdS sensitized TiO₂ photoanodes for quantum dot-sensitized solar cells by microwave assisted chemical bath deposition method.
abstract: Sensitized-type solar cells based on TiO₂ photoanodes and CdS quantum dots (QDs) as sensitizers have been studied. CdS QDs are grown on TiO₂ films, utilizing one-step microwave assisted chemical bath deposition (MACBD) method. This method allows a facile and rapid deposition and integration between CdS QDs and TiO₂ films. The photovoltaic performances of the cells fabricated using CdS precursor solutions with different concentrations are investigated. The results show that the cell based on MACBD deposited TiO₂/CdS electrode achieves a maximum short circuit current density of 7.20 mAcm⁻² and power conversion efficiency of 1.18 % at one sun (AM 1.5G, 100 mW cm⁻²), which is comparable to the ones prepared using conventional techniques.
authors.affiliation: Engineering Research Center for Nanophotonics & Advanced Instrument, Ministry of Education, Department of Physics, East China Normal University , Shanghai 200062, China.
authors.forename: Guang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Likun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Zhuo
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sun