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

Table 6

Performance parameters of CdSe QDSSC with different polysulfide electrolyte compositions reported by various groups.

Photoanode configuration	Electrolyte composition	𝐽SC (mA/cm^2)	𝑉OC (V)	Fill factor (%)	Efficiency 𝜂 (%)	Reference
TiO2/CdSe	0.5 M Na2S, 0.1 M S, 0.05 M GuSCN in ethanol/water (8 : 2 by volume)	6.80	0.470	44.0	1.41	This work
TiO2/CdSe	0.5 M Na2S, 0.1 M S, 0.2 M KCl in methanol/water (3 : 7 by volume)	10.61	0.378	36.0	1.40	[16]
TiO2/CdS/CdSe/ZnS	0.5 M Na2S, 0.1 M S, 0.2 M KCl in methanol/water (3 : 7 by volume)	11.66	0.503	49.0	2.90	[16]
TiO2/CdSe	1 M Na2S, 1 M S in aqueous	6.03	0.680	39.0	1.60	[19]
TiO2/F/CdSe/F/ZnS	1 M Na2S, 1 M S in aqueous	7.51	0.710	50.0	2.70	[19]
TiO2/CdSe	1 M Na2S, 0.1 M S, 0.1 M NaOH in ultrapure water	3.06	0.430	21.0	0.28	[20]
TiO2/CdSe/ZnS	1 M Na2S, 0.1 M S, 0.1 M NaOH in ultrapure water	7.13	0.510	48.0	1.83	[20]
TiO2/CdSe	1 M Na2S, 0.1 M S, 0.1 M KOH in aqueous	2.70	0.554	26.0	0.40	[21]
TiO2/CdSe/ZnS	1 M Na2S, 0.1 M S, 0.1 M KOH in aqueous	9.00	0.554	35.0	1.70	[21]