CoS/Nanocarbon Composite as a Catalytic Counter Electrode for Improved Performance of Quantum Dot-Sensitized Solar Cells

Table 3

Result comparisons of present photovoltaic parameters with other reports of similar counter electrodes.

CEs	QD	Active area (cm^2)	(V)	(mA cm^−2)		(%)	References
CoS/NC-30	CdS/CdSe/ZnS	0.25	0.549	14.68	0.55	4.46	This work
CoS/GO sheet	CdS/CdSe	0.16	0.45	14.3	0.44	2.9	[4]
CoS NRA@GP	CdS/CdSe	/	0.60	12.6	0.36	2.70	[6]
CNT/CoS	CdS/CdSe/ZnS	/	0.609	16.14	0.589	5.78	[7]
Cu2S/C	CdS/CdSe	/	0.47	11.87	0.59	3.37	[16]
Cu2S/carbon	CdS/CdSe	0.12	0.59	13.69	0.48	3.87	[20]
Cu2S@RGO	CdS/ZnS	0.16	0.57	8.67	0.47	2.36	[21]
CoS	CdS/CdSe	0.2	0.52	11.2	0.32	1.9	[22]
NiS	CdS/CdSe/ZnS	0.27	0.597	11.67	0.466	3.25	[23]
CuS	CdS/CdSe/ZnS	/	0.57	11.54	0.529	3.48	[24]