Effect of Polyethylene Glycol on the NiO Photocathode
Abstract In this study, a uniform nanoporous NiO film, with a thickness of up to 2.6 μm, was prepared using polyethylene glycol (PEG). The addition of PEG significantly decreased the cracks in the NiO film and prevented the peeling of the NiO film from a fluorine-doped tin oxide substrate. The NiO c...
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| author | Shengjun Li Zeng Chen Wenping Kong Xiyang Jia Junhao Cai Shaokang Dong |
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| description | Abstract In this study, a uniform nanoporous NiO film, with a thickness of up to 2.6 μm, was prepared using polyethylene glycol (PEG). The addition of PEG significantly decreased the cracks in the NiO film and prevented the peeling of the NiO film from a fluorine-doped tin oxide substrate. The NiO cathode was prepared using CdSeS quantum dots (QDs) as the sensitizer, with an optimized photoelectric conversion of 0.80%. The optimized QD-sensitized NiO films were first assembled with the TiO2 anode to prepared QD-sensitized p–n-type tandem solar cells. The open circuit voltage was greater than that obtained using the separated NiO cathode or TiO2 anode. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-28f3aaa021e343d486a387e8476a0ff62023-08-02T05:05:03ZengSpringerOpenNanoscale Research Letters1931-75731556-276X2017-08-011211410.1186/s11671-017-2267-6Effect of Polyethylene Glycol on the NiO PhotocathodeShengjun Li0Zeng Chen1Wenping Kong2Xiyang Jia3Junhao Cai4Shaokang Dong5Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials of Henan Province and School of Physics and Electronic, Henan UniversityKey Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials of Henan Province and School of Physics and Electronic, Henan UniversityKey Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials of Henan Province and School of Physics and Electronic, Henan UniversityKey Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials of Henan Province and School of Physics and Electronic, Henan UniversityKey Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials of Henan Province and School of Physics and Electronic, Henan UniversityKey Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials of Henan Province and School of Physics and Electronic, Henan UniversityAbstract In this study, a uniform nanoporous NiO film, with a thickness of up to 2.6 μm, was prepared using polyethylene glycol (PEG). The addition of PEG significantly decreased the cracks in the NiO film and prevented the peeling of the NiO film from a fluorine-doped tin oxide substrate. The NiO cathode was prepared using CdSeS quantum dots (QDs) as the sensitizer, with an optimized photoelectric conversion of 0.80%. The optimized QD-sensitized NiO films were first assembled with the TiO2 anode to prepared QD-sensitized p–n-type tandem solar cells. The open circuit voltage was greater than that obtained using the separated NiO cathode or TiO2 anode.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s11671-017-2267-6PhotocathodeNickel oxidePolyethylene glycolQuantum dotsp–n-Type tandem solar cells |
| spellingShingle | Shengjun Li Zeng Chen Wenping Kong Xiyang Jia Junhao Cai Shaokang Dong Effect of Polyethylene Glycol on the NiO Photocathode Nanoscale Research Letters Photocathode Nickel oxide Polyethylene glycol Quantum dots p–n-Type tandem solar cells |
| title | Effect of Polyethylene Glycol on the NiO Photocathode |
| title_full | Effect of Polyethylene Glycol on the NiO Photocathode |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Polyethylene Glycol on the NiO Photocathode |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Polyethylene Glycol on the NiO Photocathode |
| title_short | Effect of Polyethylene Glycol on the NiO Photocathode |
| title_sort | effect of polyethylene glycol on the nio photocathode |
| topic | Photocathode Nickel oxide Polyethylene glycol Quantum dots p–n-Type tandem solar cells |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s11671-017-2267-6 |
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