Nanometer-sized PbI2 particles were deposited over mesoporous TiO2 film by spin-coating and tested as a photosensitizer. The as-prepared PbI2-sensitized solar cell gave overall power conversion efficiency of 1.41% which was almost four times better than a comparable CdS quantum dot sensitizer prepared by the successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction process.
Christophe Ballif, Aïcha Hessler-Wyser, Michael Graetzel, Ursula Röthlisberger, Mostafa Rabie Shlaly Bahr Othman, Masaud Hassan S Almalki, Fatemeh Ansari, Felix Thomas Eickemeyer, Ghewa Alsabeh, Lukas Pfeifer, Christian Michael Wolff, Nikolaos Lempesis, Virginia Carnevali, Vladislav Slama, Andrea Vezzosi
Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Jaeki Jeong, Likai Zheng
Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Ursula Röthlisberger, Nikolaos Lempesis, Mingyang Wei, Virginia Carnevali, Lorenzo Agosta, Vladislav Slama