Cadmium Sulfide Nanoparticles Synthesized by Microwave Heating for Hybrid Solar Cell Applications

Table 3

Photocurrent density at short circuit (), photovoltage at open circuit (), fill factor (FF), and conversion efficiency () of hybrid solar cells with CdS-n(TU) with diffused structure: ITO/CdS-f/CdS-n(TU)/P3HT/CP/Au, bulk structure: ITO/CdS-f/CdS-n(TU):P3HT/CP/Au, and reference cell: ITO/CdS-f/P3HT/CP/Au.

Solar cell for CdS-n(TU)
Cell number	Diffused structure	(mA/cm^2)	(V)	FF	(%)
7	DMSO	0.80	0.78	0.34	0.22
8	DCB	1.74	0.67	0.34	0.40
Cell number	Bulk structure	(mA/cm^2)	(V)	FF	(%)
9	1 : 1 (CdS-n-150°C-for 10 min)	0.94	0.60	0.33	0.19
10	1 : 1 (CdS-n-150°C-for 30 min)	1.48	0.76	0.32	0.36
11	3 : 1 (CdS-n-150°C-for 30 min)	2.10	0.72	0.35	0.55
12	6 : 1 (CdS-n-150°C-for 30 min)	1.54	0.66	0.32	0.33
Cell number	Reference cell	(mA/cm^2)	(V)	FF	(%)
13	ITO/CdS-f/P3HT/CP/Au	0.24	0.43	0.30	0.30