Electrophoretic Codeposition of MoO_x/MoS₂ Thin Film for Platinum-Free Counter Electrode in Quantum Dot Solar Cells

Table 4

Photovoltaic parameters of QDSCs using different types of cathode.

Cathode	Anode	Polysulfide solution	Jsc (mA.cm^-2)	Voc (V)	Fill factor	ηmax (%)	Reference
FTO/PbS (Cyclic Voltammetry)	TiO2/CdS/CdSe	0.5 M sulfur, 2.0 M Na2S, and 0.2 M KCl in the solution of MeOH/H2O (3/7, v/v)	10.3	0.50	0.45	2.31	Le, V. N. [15]
PbS (Dipping)	FTO/TiO2/CdS/CdSe	0.1 M sulfur, 1 M Na2S, and 0.1 M NaOH in H2O	9.28	0.554	0.588	3.01	Tachan, Z. [14]
FTO/TiO2/ZnS/Cu2S (Solvothermal)	TiO2/CdS/CdSe	0.1 M sulfur, 1 M Na2S, and 0.1 M NaOH in H2O	7.13	0.51	0.48	1.83	Giménez, S. [24]
RGO-Cu2S (spin coating)	FTO/TiO2/CdS/CdSe/ZnS	1 M sulfur and 1 M Na2S in H2O	18.4	0.52	0.48	4.40	Radich, J. G. [22]
FTO/CuS (potentiodynamic electrodeposition)	FTO/TiO2/CdS-ZnS/CdSe/ZnS	1 M sulfur and 1 M Na2S in H2O	13.9	0.55	0.35	2.70	Balis, N. [58]
FTO/CoS (potentiodynamic electrodeposition)	FTO/TiO2/CdS-ZnS/CdSe/ZnS	1 M sulfur and 1 M Na2S in H2O	11.2	0.52	0.32	1.90	Balis, N. [58]
FTO/TiO2/CuS/CoS (Chemical bath deposition)	FTO/TiO2/CdS/CdSe/ZnS	0.5 M sulfur, 2.0 M Na2S, and 0.2 M KCl in the solution of MeOH/H2O (7:3, v/v)	17.11	N/A	0.554	4.10	Yang, Z. [25]
FTO/NiS (Chemical bath deposition)	FTO/TiO2/CdS/CdSe/ZnS	2 M sulfur, 1 M Na2S, and 0.2 M KCl in the solution of MeOH/H2O (7:3, v/v)	10.38	0.508	0.55	2.97	Kim, H.-J. [20]
FTO/MoOx/MoS2 (Electrophoretic Deposition)	FTO/TiO2/CdS/CdSe/ZnS	5.00 mM sulfur, 20.0 mM Na2S and 0.100 M KCl in the solution of of MeOH/H2O (3/7, v/v)	11.1	0.48	0.38	2.01	This work
Pt	FTO/TiO2/CdS/CdSe/ZnS	5.00 mM sulfur, 20.0 mM Na2S and 0.100 M KCl in the solution of of MeOH/H2O (3/7, v/v)	6.41	0.42	0.36	0.984	This work