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APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
卷 109, 期 10, 页码 242-246出版社
AMER INST PHYSICS
DOI: 10.1063/1.4962331
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- U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Division of Materials Sciences and Engineering [DEFG02-10ER46728]
- School of Energy Resources of the University of Wyoming
- National Science Foundation
- University of Wyoming EE-Nanotechnology Program [NSF-DGE-0948027]
A huge enhancement in the incident photon-to-current efficiency of PbS quantum dot (QD) sensitized solar cells by manganese doping is observed. In the presence of Mn dopants with relatively small concentration (4 at. %), the photoelectric current increases by an average of 300% (up to 700%). This effect cannot be explained by the light absorption mechanism because both the experimental and theoretical absorption spectra demonstrate several times decreases in the absorption coefficient. To explain such dramatic increase in the photocurrent we propose the electron tunneling mechanism from the LUMO of the QD excited state to the Zn2SnO4 (ZTO) semiconductor photoanode. This change is due to the presence of the Mn instead of Pb atom at the QD/ZTO interface. The ab initio calculations confirm this mechanism. This work proposes an alternative route for a significant improvement of the efficiency for quantum dot sensitized solar cells. Published by AIP Publishing.
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