Cadmium Sulfide Nanoparticles Synthesized by Microwave Heating for Hybrid Solar Cell Applications
Joint Authors
Martínez-Alonso, Claudia
Rodríguez-Castañeda, Carlos A.
Moreno-Romero, Paola
Coria-Monroy, C. Selene
Hu, Hailin
Source
International Journal of Photoenergy
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-08-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Cadmium sulfide nanoparticles (CdS-n) are excellent electron acceptor for hybrid solar cell applications.
However, the particle size and properties of the CdS-n products depend largely on the synthesis methodologies.
In this work, CdS-n were synthetized by microwave heating using thioacetamide (TA) or thiourea (TU) as sulfur sources.
The obtained CdS-n(TA) showed a random distribution of hexagonal particles and contained TA residues.
The latter could originate the charge carrier recombination process and cause a low photovoltage ( V oc , 0.3 V) in the hybrid solar cells formed by the inorganic particles and poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT).
Under similar synthesis conditions, in contrast, CdS-n synthesized with TU consisted of spherical particles with similar size and contained carbonyl groups at their surface.
CdS-n(TU) could be well dispersed in the nonpolar P3HT solution, leading to a V oc of about 0.6–0.8 V in the resulting CdS-n(TU) : P3HT solar cells.
The results of this work suggest that the reactant sources in microwave methods can affect the physicochemical properties of the obtained inorganic semiconductor nanoparticles, which finally influenced the photovoltaic performance of related hybrid solar cells.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Martínez-Alonso, Claudia& Rodríguez-Castañeda, Carlos A.& Moreno-Romero, Paola& Coria-Monroy, C. Selene& Hu, Hailin. 2014. Cadmium Sulfide Nanoparticles Synthesized by Microwave Heating for Hybrid Solar Cell Applications. International Journal of Photoenergy،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Martínez-Alonso, Claudia…[et al.]. Cadmium Sulfide Nanoparticles Synthesized by Microwave Heating for Hybrid Solar Cell Applications. International Journal of Photoenergy No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-11.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Martínez-Alonso, Claudia& Rodríguez-Castañeda, Carlos A.& Moreno-Romero, Paola& Coria-Monroy, C. Selene& Hu, Hailin. Cadmium Sulfide Nanoparticles Synthesized by Microwave Heating for Hybrid Solar Cell Applications. International Journal of Photoenergy. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-11.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1036930