Nevel dual-core shell structure CdS@ZnS@NiS cost-effective counter electrode with remarkably enhanced the performance of quantum-dot sensitized solar cells

Raspberry-like double-core shell CdS@ZnS@NiS material was prepared to use a simple one-step hydrothermal method, and then coated uniformly on carbon nanofibers (CNFs), resulting in the formation of highly efficient counter electrode (CE) for Zn-Cu-In-Se (ZCISe) quantum dot sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs). The QDSSCs used CdS@ZnS@NiS/CNFs as CE reached power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 9.72 %, which is higher than Cu 2 S/brass (8.42 %). This result indicates the dual-core shell structure possesses better catalytic properties, which indicates that the raspberry-shaped double-core shell CdS@ZnS@NiS is a feasible competitor as CE material for QDSSCs.