Facile solution growth of vertically aligned ZnO nanorods sensitized with aqueous CdS and CdSe quantum dots for photovoltaic applications

Table 1 Photovoltaic performance of QDSC made of the vertically aligned ZnO nanorods fabricated on Zn substrates and decorated with CdS and CdSe QDsM

Electrode	V _OC(V)	J _SC(mA/cm²)	FF	η(%)
ZnO	0.28	0.78	0.41	0.09
ZnO/CdS	0.60	1.81	0.27	0.29
ZnO/CdSe	0.65	2.94	0.24	0.46
ZnO/(CdS and CdSe)	0.68	4.36	0.24	0.72
ZnO/Al₂O₃/CdSe	0.66	2.72	0.55	0.99
ZnO/CdSe (in situ grown)	0.72	2.81	0.30	0.62