Multiple silicon nanowires-embedded Schottky solar cell

ABSTRACTWe made an amorphous-silicon (a-Si) solar cell with a nanowire-array structure on stainless steel(SS) by plasma enhanced chemical vapor (PECVD) deposition. This nanowire structure has an n-type Si nanowire array in which a-Si intrinsic layer and p type layer are sequentially grown on the surface of the nanowire. The highest open-circuit voltage (Voc) and short-circuit current density (Jsc) for AM 1.5 illumination were 620 mV and 13.4 mA/cm2, respectively at a maximum power conversion efficiency of 3.57%.

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Surface Texturing of Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell Using Silicon Nanowires

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics ◽

10.7567/jjap.52.092301 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 52 (9R) ◽

pp. 092301 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Kyeom Seon Do ◽

Min Gu Kang ◽

Je Jun Park ◽

Gi Hwan Kang ◽

Jae-Min Myoung ◽

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Keyword(s):

Solar Cell ◽

Silicon Nanowires ◽

Silicon Solar Cell ◽

Crystalline Silicon ◽

Surface Texturing ◽

Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell

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Electrocatalytic activity of NiO on silicon nanowires with a carbon shell and its application in dye-sensitized solar cell counter electrodes

Nanoscale ◽

10.1039/c5nr08265j ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 8 (14) ◽

pp. 7761-7767 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

Junhee Kim ◽

Cho-long Jung ◽

Minsoo Kim ◽

Soomin Kim ◽

Yoonmook Kang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Solar Cell ◽

Silicon Nanowires ◽

Electrocatalytic Activity ◽

Carbon Shell ◽

Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ◽

Counter Electrodes ◽

Dye Sensitized ◽

Cell Counter

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Selenium Nanoparticle-decorated Silicon Nanowires with Enhanced Liquid-Junction Photoelectrochemical Solar Cell Performance

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ◽

10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b00062 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 123 (14) ◽

pp. 8614-8622 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ankita Kolay ◽

Debanjan Maity ◽

Partha Ghosal ◽

Melepurath Deepa

Keyword(s):

Solar Cell ◽

Silicon Nanowires ◽

Cell Performance ◽

Liquid Junction ◽

Solar Cell Performance ◽

Photoelectrochemical Solar Cell ◽

Selenium Nanoparticle

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Nanostructure, optical and optoelectronic properties of silver nanoparticle-based chemical etching on monocrystalline silicon for solar cell applications

Current Nanoscience ◽

10.2174/1573413717666210505122435 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 ◽

Author(s):

Abdelbasset Bessadok J ◽

Mohamed Ben Rabha ◽

F. Abdulraqeb Ahmed Ali ◽

Salim Mokraoui ◽

Lotfi Khezami

Keyword(s):

Solar Cell ◽

Silver Nanoparticle ◽

Silicon Nanowires ◽

Chemical Etching ◽

Monocrystalline Silicon ◽

Optoelectronic Properties ◽

Surface Recombination Velocity ◽

Optimal Time ◽

Etching Time ◽

Effective Lifetime

Introduction: Silver nanoparticle (AgNP)-based chemical etching is applied to produce silicon nanowires (SiNWs) on monocrystalline silicon. Methods: The effect of etching time on the production of silicon nanowires and on optical and optoelectronic properties was studied. Results: Using this approach, surface recombination velocity (Seff) and the effective lifetime (τeff) evolution of SiNWs after passivation were improved, and SiNWs obtained in the optimal time of 20 min, exhibited shallow reflection of 1% in the wavelength range of 300–1100 nm. Conclusion: Thus, passivated solar cell-based SiNWs in an HF/HNO3/H2O solution were essential for increasing the efficiency of solar cell-based SiNWs from 9% to nearly 15%.

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