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Synthesis, characterization and electrochemical impedance study of CdS quantum dot-sensitized solar cell with reduced graphene oxide/TiO2 composite photoanode

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Quantum dots and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) play an important role in the performance of the third-generation solar cell. In this work, the performance of quantum dot-sensitized solar cell (QDSSC) with rGO/TiO2 composite photoanode is presented. Mixing of rGO was performed with a facile preparation technique by varying the ratio of rGO (0.1–1.0 wt%) to TiO2. The prepared electrode samples were characterized in order to understand the effect of rGO to the surface morphology, chemical composition and electron lifetime effect. It was observed that the addition of rGO increased the efficiency of QDSSC with maximum efficiency observed for sample having 0.5 wt% of rGO-added TiO2 electrodes. However, more rGO content did not contribute to the improved performance due to increased charge recombination rate. The internal resistance and electron lifetime of the samples are further discussed in this work.

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We would like to thank the University for the provision of research facilities as well as some major chemical reagents.

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  1. Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Sungai Long Campus, 43000, Kajang, Malaysia

    Hafizah Ahmad, Tejas Sharma, Chai Yan Ng & H K Jun

  2. Centre for Photonics and Advanced Materials Research, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Sungai Long Campus, 43000, Kajang, Malaysia

    Chai Yan Ng & H K Jun

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Ahmad, H., Sharma, T., Ng, C.Y. et al. Synthesis, characterization and electrochemical impedance study of CdS quantum dot-sensitized solar cell with reduced graphene oxide/TiO2 composite photoanode. Bull Mater Sci 46, 44 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-022-02878-z

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