A Suitable Polysulfide Electrolyte for CdSe Quantum Dot-Sensitized Solar Cells

Table 3

Performance parameters of CdSe QDSSCs with electrolytes having various amounts of S. The electrolyte used: 0.5 M Na₂S in ethanol/water (8 : 2 by volume).

S concentration in the electrolyte	𝐽SC (mA/cm^2)	𝑉OC (V)	Fill factor (%)	Efficiency, 𝜂 (%)
0 M	4.26	0.460	36.0	0.71
0.1 M	7.08	0.435	43.0	1.32
0.2 M	6.91	0.460	35.0	1.11
0.5 M	7.08	0.430	39.0	1.19
1.0 M	4.66	0.385	28.0	0.50