Recent Progress on Solution-Processed CdTe Nanocrystals Solar Cells

Hao Xue; Rongfang Wu; Ya Xie; Qiongxuan Tan; Donghuan Qin; Hongbin Wu; Wenbo Huang

doi:10.3390/app6070197

Applied Sciences (Jul 2016)

Recent Progress on Solution-Processed CdTe Nanocrystals Solar Cells

Hao Xue,
Rongfang Wu,
Ya Xie,
Qiongxuan Tan,
Donghuan Qin,
Hongbin Wu,
Wenbo Huang

Affiliations

Hao Xue: Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials & Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials & Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
Rongfang Wu: Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials & Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials & Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
Ya Xie: School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
Qiongxuan Tan: School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
Donghuan Qin: Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials & Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials & Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
Hongbin Wu: Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials & Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials & Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
Wenbo Huang: Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials & Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials & Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app6070197
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 7
p. 197

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Solution-processed CdTe nanocrystals (NCs) photovoltaic devices have many advantages, both in commercial manufacture and daily operation, due to the low-cost fabrication process, which becomes a competitive candidate for next-generation solar cells. All solution-processed CdTe NCs solar cells were first reported in 2005. In recent years, they have increased over four-fold in power conversion efficiency. The latest devices achieve AM 1.5 G power conversion efficiency up to 12.0%, values comparable to those of commercial thin film CdTe/CdS solar cells fabricated by the close-space sublimation (CSS) method. Here we review the progress and prospects in this field, focusing on new insights into CdTe NCs synthesized, device fabrication, NC solar cell operation, and how these findings give guidance on optimizing solar cell performance.

Published in Applied Sciences

ISSN: 2076-3417 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); Science: Biology (General); Science: Physics; Science: Chemistry
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci

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