Abstract

We improve photovoltaic performance by incorporating graphene quantum dots (GQDs) into dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). GQD can emit green fluorescence (∼530 nm) in the ultraviolet wavelength range (∼340 nm), and this characteristic is applied to enhance the light absorption ability of N719 dye. Using GQDs as auxiliary sensitizers to achieve co-sensitization with N719 dye can enhance the photovoltaic performance of DSSCs. We observed the photoresponse characteristics of DSSCs with different sensitization effects by incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency (IPCE). According to the results, the photoelectric conversion efficiency of DSSCs using the GQD+N719 co-sensitized photoanode was increased to 5.14%, which is a 20% improvement.

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