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A Facile Novel Sonochemical-Assistance Synthesis of NiSe2 Quantum Dots to Improve the Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

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In this work, NiSe2 quantum dot (QD) has been successfully synthesized from the reaction of SeCl4 with pomegranate marc peels (PMP) dyes-Ni as a novel nickel precursor in the presence of potassium borohydride (KBH4) through a simple and novel sonochemical-assistance route. In this work for preparing of nickel precursor and dye solar cells, the PMP was used because the PMP has several dyes such as proanthocyanidins and flavonoids that can easily be extracted by using ions. Besides, a possible reaction mechanism of the NiSe2-QDs has been discussed. Furthermore, for investigation the effect of different dyes and QDs on the solar cell yield, several experiments have been performed.

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Authors are grateful to the council of Iran National Science Foundation and University of Kashan for supporting this work by Grant No (159271/648).

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  1. Young Researchers and Elites Club, Kashan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kashan, Islamic Republic of Iran

    Mehdi Mousavi-Kamazani

  2. Institute of Nano Science and Nano Technology, University of Kashan, P. O. Box. 87317-51167, Kashan, Islamic Republic of Iran

    Masoud Salavati-Niasari & Abdulsalim Gharehbaii

  3. Young Researchers and Elites Club, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Islamic Republic of Iran

    Mojgan Goudarzi

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Mousavi-Kamazani, M., Salavati-Niasari, M., Goudarzi, M. et al. A Facile Novel Sonochemical-Assistance Synthesis of NiSe2 Quantum Dots to Improve the Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. J Inorg Organomet Polym 26, 259–263 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-015-0300-8

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