为探究量子点敏化太阳能电池(QDSSCs)中光阳极薄膜材料的最佳制备条件,通过一步高温水热法合成p型NiO纳米颗粒,并采用超声法将其制备成NiO浆料,丝网印刷在导电玻璃上以形成NiO薄膜.NiO薄膜可作为量子点敏化太阳能电池的光电阴极,结合Cu2S对电极和多硫化物电解质组装成太阳能电池.通过对不同膜厚NiO光电阴极薄膜的研究及反复测试,结果表明:当NiO薄膜材料膜厚为21 μm时该电池存在最高的光电转换效率.
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