Wire-supported CdSe nanowire array photoelectrochemical solar cells

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Publication Date 2012-01-18
DOI 10.1039/C2CP00024E
Impact Factor 3.676
Authors

Luhui Zhang, Enzheng Shi, Zhen Li, Peixu Li, Yi Jia, Chunyan Ji, Jinquan Wei, Kunlin Wang, Hongwei Zhu, Dehai Wu, Anyuan Cao


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Abstract

Previous fiber-shaped solar cells are based on polymeric materials or dye-sensitized wide band-gap oxides. Here, we show that efficient fiber solar cells can be made from semiconducting nanostructures (e.g.CdSe) with smaller band-gap as the light absorption material. We directly grow a vertical array of CdSe nanowires uniformly around a core metal wire and make the device by covering the top of nanowires with a carbon nanotube (CNT) film as the porous transparent electrode. The CdSe–CNT fiber solar cells show power conversion efficiencies of 1–2% under AM 1.5 illumination after the nanowires are infiltrated with redox electrolyte. We do not use a secondary metal wire (e.g.Pt) as in conventional fiber-shaped devices, instead, the end part of the CNT film is condensed into a conductive yarn to serve as the secondary electrode. In addition, our CdSe nanowire-based photoelectrochemical fiber solar cells maintain good flexibility and stable performance upon rotation and bending to large angles.

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