简介:Inthisstudy,wereportanefficientCdTe-SnO2quantumdot(QD)solarcellfabricatedbyheat-assisteddrop-castingofhydrothermallysynthesizedCdTeQDsonelectrospunSnO2nanofibers.Theas-preparedQDsandSnO2nanofiberswerecharacterizedbydynamiclightscattering(DLS),UV–Visspectroscopy,photoluminescence(PL)spectra,X-raydiffraction(XRD)andtransmissionelectronmicroscopy(TEM).TheSnO2nanofibersdepositedonfluorine-dopedtinoxide(SnO2)andsensitizedwiththeCdTeQDswereassembledintoasolarcellbysandwichingagainstaplatinum(Pt)counterelectrodeinpresenceofcobaltelectrolyte.TheefficiencyofcellswasinvestigatedbyanchoringQDsofvaryingsizesonSnO2.Thebestphotovoltaicperformanceofanoverallpowerconversionefficiencyof1.10%,anopen-circuitvoltage(Voc)of0.80V,andaphotocurrentdensity(JSC)of3.70mA/cm2wereobtainedforcellswithSnO2thicknessof5–6μmandcellareaof0.25cm2understandard1Sunillumination(100mW/cm2).Theefficiencywasinvestigatedforthesamesystemsunderpolysulfideelectrolyteaswellforacomparison.