Electro-photovoltaics of Polymer-stabilized Copper–Indium Selenide Quantum Dot
Muziwenkosi Memela
SensorLab, University of the Western Cape Sensor Laboratories, Robert Sobukwe Road, Bellville 7535 Cape Town, South Africa.
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Dr. Usisipho Feleni
Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability (iNanoWS), College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, P/Bag X6 Florida Campus 1710, Roodepoort, Johannesburg, South Africa
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SensorLab, University of the Western Cape Sensor Laboratories, Robert Sobukwe Road, Bellville 7535 Cape Town, South Africa.
Search for more papers by this authorMorongwa E. Ramoroka
SensorLab, University of the Western Cape Sensor Laboratories, Robert Sobukwe Road, Bellville 7535 Cape Town, South Africa.
Search for more papers by this authorPrecious Ekwere
SensorLab, University of the Western Cape Sensor Laboratories, Robert Sobukwe Road, Bellville 7535 Cape Town, South Africa.
Search for more papers by this authorDr. Samantha Douman
SensorLab, University of the Western Cape Sensor Laboratories, Robert Sobukwe Road, Bellville 7535 Cape Town, South Africa.
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SensorLab, University of the Western Cape Sensor Laboratories, Robert Sobukwe Road, Bellville 7535 Cape Town, South Africa.
Search for more papers by this authorMuziwenkosi Memela
SensorLab, University of the Western Cape Sensor Laboratories, Robert Sobukwe Road, Bellville 7535 Cape Town, South Africa.
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Dr. Usisipho Feleni
Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability (iNanoWS), College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, P/Bag X6 Florida Campus 1710, Roodepoort, Johannesburg, South Africa
Search for more papers by this authorSiyabonga Mdluli
SensorLab, University of the Western Cape Sensor Laboratories, Robert Sobukwe Road, Bellville 7535 Cape Town, South Africa.
Search for more papers by this authorMorongwa E. Ramoroka
SensorLab, University of the Western Cape Sensor Laboratories, Robert Sobukwe Road, Bellville 7535 Cape Town, South Africa.
Search for more papers by this authorPrecious Ekwere
SensorLab, University of the Western Cape Sensor Laboratories, Robert Sobukwe Road, Bellville 7535 Cape Town, South Africa.
Search for more papers by this authorDr. Samantha Douman
SensorLab, University of the Western Cape Sensor Laboratories, Robert Sobukwe Road, Bellville 7535 Cape Town, South Africa.
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Emmanuel Iwuoha
SensorLab, University of the Western Cape Sensor Laboratories, Robert Sobukwe Road, Bellville 7535 Cape Town, South Africa.
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Semiconducting quantum dot (QD) materials formed by the combination of groups I, III and VI elements are perceived as promising green materials with excellent photovoltaic properties, owing to their near-infrared (NIR) remarkable range and less harmful elements. In this study electroactive ∼7 nm copper indium selenide quantum dot (CuInSe2 QD) capped with generation 1 poly (propylene thiophene) dendrimer (G1PPT), was synthesised via the hot injection method. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) signatures of the dendrimer confirmed the effective functionalization of CuInSe2 with G1PPT. Characteristic ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) absorption band at 784 nm and a Tauc plot band gap energy (Egd) value of 1.51 eV which indicates a very significant photovoltaic behaviour of the CuInSe2-G1PPT QD. The cyclic voltammetrically-deduced HOMO (-5.140 eV) and LUMO (−3.537 eV) energy levels gave an electrochemical bandgap (
) value of 1.60 eV. The electron-hole Coulomb interaction energy (
) was determined to be 90 MeV, which confirms that the light absorbed by CuInSe2-G1PPT QD mainly produce photon absorption excitons, making the material highly suitable for photovoltaic application.
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