Photovoltaic properties of n-CdS/p-Cu2Te thin film heterojunctions

The metal complexes ( (phen)2(phendione))(PF6)2(1), [ (phen)(bpy)(phendione))(PF6)2(2), and ( (bpy)2(phendione))(PF6)2(3) (phen = 1,10-phenanthroline, bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine and phendione = 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione) have been synthesized as photo sensitizers for ZnO semiconductor in solar cells. FT-IR and absorption spectra showed the favorable interfacial binding between the dye-molecules and ZnO surface. The surface analysis and size of adsorbed dye on nanostructure ZnO were further examined with AFM and SEM. The AFM images clearly show both, the outgrowth of the complexes which are adsorbed on ZnO thin film and the depression of ZnO thin film. We have studied photovoltaic properties of dye-sensitized nanocrystalline semiconductor solar cells based on Ru phendione complexes, which gave power conversion efficiency of (η) of 1.54% under the standard AM 1.5 irradiation (100 mW cm−2) with a short-circuit photocurrent density () of 3.42 mA cm−2, an open-circuit photovoltage () of 0.622 V, and a fill factor (ff) of 0.72. Monochromatic incident photon to current conversion efficiency was 38% at 485 nm.

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Influence of sulfurization temperature on photovoltaic properties of Ge alloyed Cu2SnS3 (CTGS) thin film solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells ◽

10.1016/j.solmat.2017.08.008 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 174 ◽

pp. 94-101 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Mingrui He ◽

Jihun Kim ◽

M.P. Suryawanshi ◽

A.C. Lokhande ◽

Myengil Gang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Thin Film ◽

Solar Cells ◽

Thin Film Solar Cells ◽

Photovoltaic Properties ◽

Sulfurization Temperature

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Chemical, structural and photovoltaic properties of graded CdSxSe1−x thin films grown by chemical bath deposition on GaAs(100)

CrystEngComm ◽

10.1039/c8ce01163j ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 20 (38) ◽

pp. 5735-5743 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ofir Friedman ◽

Omri Moschovitz ◽

Yuval Golan

Keyword(s):

Thin Film ◽

Thin Films ◽

Chemical Bath Deposition ◽

Photovoltaic Cell ◽

Photovoltaic Properties

Chemically graded Cd(S,Se) thin film and photovoltaic cell illustration.

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Fabrication and photovoltaic properties of an invert-type organic thin-film solar cells incorporation of phosphorescent material into electron transport layer

10.1063/1.5089446 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Yusuke Matsumiya ◽

Tsuyoshi Akiyama ◽

Itsunari Yamada ◽

Takeo Oku

Keyword(s):

Thin Film ◽

Solar Cells ◽

Electron Transport ◽

Transport Layer ◽

Thin Film Solar Cells ◽

Electron Transport Layer ◽

Organic Thin Film ◽

Photovoltaic Properties ◽

Phosphorescent Material

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Electrical and photovoltaic properties of Ag/p-AgGaSe2 polycrystalline thin film Schottky barrier diodes

Physics Letters A ◽

10.1016/0375-9601(91)90113-m ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 152 (5-6) ◽

pp. 311-314 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Y. Satyanarayana Murthy ◽

O. Mahammad Hussain ◽

S. Uthanna ◽

B. Srinivasulu Naidu ◽

P. Jayarama Reddy

Keyword(s):

Thin Film ◽

Schottky Barrier ◽

Schottky Barrier Diodes ◽

Polycrystalline Thin Film ◽

Photovoltaic Properties

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Sulfurization temperature dependences of photovoltaic properties in Cu2SnS3-based thin-film solar cells

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics ◽

10.7567/jjap.53.05fw13 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 53 (5S1) ◽

pp. 05FW13 ◽

Cited By ~ 55

Author(s):

Naoya Aihara ◽

Ayaka Kanai ◽

Kazuki Kimura ◽

Manami Yamada ◽

Kotoba Toyonaga ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Thin Film ◽

Solar Cells ◽

Thin Film Solar Cells ◽

Photovoltaic Properties ◽

Sulfurization Temperature ◽

Temperature Dependences

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Solution-processed Cu2ZnSnS4 absorbers prepared by appropriate inclusion and removal of thiourea for thin film solar cells

RSC Advances ◽

10.1039/c3ra45441j ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 4 (18) ◽

pp. 9118-9125 ◽

Cited By ~ 38

Author(s):

Si-Nae Park ◽

Shi-Joon Sung ◽

Dae-Ho Son ◽

Dae-Hwan Kim ◽

Mungunshagai Gansukh ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Thin Film ◽

Thin Films ◽

Solar Cells ◽

Thin Film Solar Cells ◽

Organic Chemicals ◽

Photovoltaic Properties ◽

Solution Processed ◽

Czts Thin Films

Effective adding/removal of organic chemicals to/from CZTS precursor thin films for preparing uniform CZTS thin films with optimal photovoltaic properties was achieved by pre-annealing of CZTS precursors containing thiourea.

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A Heterojunction Based on Macro-porous Silicon and Zinc Oxide for Solar Cell Application

Journal of New Materials for Electrochemical Systems ◽

10.14447/jnmes.v18i4.352 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 225-230 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

N. Mendoza-Agüero ◽

V. Agarwal ◽

H. I. Villafán-Vidales ◽

J. Campos-Alvarez ◽

P. J. Sebastian

Keyword(s):

Thin Film ◽

Zinc Oxide ◽

Solar Cell ◽

Porous Silicon ◽

Electrical Response ◽

Low Cost ◽

Photovoltaic Performance ◽

Buffer Layers ◽

Photovoltaic Properties ◽

Solar Cell Application

Transparent and conductive Al doped zinc oxide (AZO) films were reactively sputtered from metallic targets onto macro-porous silicon (MPS) substrate to fabricate a heterojunction interface structure. A tungsten oxide (WO3) thin film was placed between metallic aluminum back contact and bulk silicon to extract photogenerated holes from the absorber. Due to the susceptibility of PS to naturally oxidize over the period of time, a thin film of SiO2 was thermally grown to stabilize the electrical response of the junction. Such thin layer acts as passive film to prevent recombination and is placed between the p-n junction. Photovoltaic properties of this heterojunction were studied by using the current density-voltage (J-V) measurement under AM 1.5 illumination. The experimental results show an increase in photovoltaic performance of AZO/MPS solar cell with a buffer layers of WO3. Such heterostructures are promising for the development of the low-cost, clean, and durable devices with appreciable light-to-electricity conversion efficiency.

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