SDS Capped CdTe QDs Binary Mixture for Dye-sensitized Solar Cell Applications

The creation of semiconductor quantum dots (qds) utilizing the pulsed laser ablation approach from a solid target in a liquid media is simple, rapid, and has a lower environmental effect than other methods. the synthesis of sodium dodecyl sulfate (sds) capped cadmium telluride (cdte) the morphological and optical characteristics of the prepared cdte qds were investigated by x-ray diffraction, uv-vis spectra, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; and transmission electron microscopy. qds ranging in size from 3 nm to 12 nm were seen to develop. the log normal distribution is used to describe the distribution of particle diameter. the short-circuit current density rose by 20% in the dye sensitized solar cell (dssc) with and without sds capped cdte qds. and the solar cell efficiency augmented from 0.58 to 1.10%.