Research of Electric Properties of Monocrystalline Silicon Solar Battery

2012 ◽  
Vol 427 ◽  
pp. 128-132
Author(s):  
Zhan Kai Li ◽  
Jing Qin Wang ◽  
Fu Min Zhang ◽  
Xin Xia ◽  
Hao Hua Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Doping Concentration ◽  
Crystalline Silicon ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Monocrystalline Silicon ◽  
Maximum Efficiency ◽  
Photoelectric Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Junction Depth ◽  
Photoelectric Conversion ◽  
Solar Battery

With crystalline silicon solar battery industry is developing rapidly, there are scientific significance and application value for guiding the industrial production using analysis of the electrical properties of crystalline silicon solar battery. This paper studies that the main parameters of monocrystalline crystal silicon solar battery: the junction depth and superficial concentrations influence on electrical characteristics of monocrystalline silicon solar battery. The result shows that for maximum efficiency, it is bound to get the largest possible open circuit voltage, short circuit current and fill factor of the product, therefore, it is necessary to control the junction depth and doping parameters. If the junction depth is constant, with the increased superficial doping concentration of monocrystalline silicon solar battery, the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the battery increases slowly at first and then rapidly decreases, and the deeper the junction depth is, the more obvious trend of the photoelectric conversion efficiency is. If the superficial doping concentration is constant, the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the battery is increased with the reductive junction depth of surface of monocrystalline silicon solar battery.

Research of a New Type of Solar Cell Materials

2014 ◽  
Vol 488-489 ◽  
pp. 44-47
Author(s):  
Hao Hua Li ◽  
You Hua Wang ◽  
Dun Yu Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cell ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Monocrystalline Silicon ◽  
Maximum Efficiency ◽  
Photoelectric Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Junction Depth ◽  
Photoelectric Conversion ◽  
Crystal Silicon ◽  
Solar Battery

Solar energy is the inexhaustible,enewable Energy. The solar cell is the solar light energy into electricity. The unique advantages of solar cell. Potential, more than wind, hydro, geothermal energy, nuclear energy and other resources, is expected to become the main pillar of power supply in the future. This paper studies that the main parameters of monocrystalline crystal silicon solar battery: the junction depth and superficial concentrations influence on electrical characteristics of monocrystalline silicon solar battery. The result shows that for maximum efficiency, it is bound to get the largest possible open circuit voltage, short circuit current and fill factor of the product, therefore, it is necessary to control these two parameters, the junction depth and doping parameters. If the junction depth is constant, with the increased superficial doping concentration of monocrystalline silicon solar battery, the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the battery increases slowly at first and then rapidly decreases, and the deeper the junction depth is, the more obvious trend of the photoelectric conversion efficiency is.

scholarly journals Effect of Core-Shell Ag@TiO2Volume Ratio on Characteristics of TiO2-Based DSSCs

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ho Chang ◽  
Chih-Hao Chen ◽  
Mu-Jung Kao ◽  
Hsin-Han Hsiao
Keyword(s):  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Photoelectric Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Core Shell ◽  
Photoelectric Conversion ◽  
Shell Type ◽  
Degussa P25 ◽  
Triton X

This paper aims to develop photoanode material required by dye-sensitized solar cells. The material prepared is in the form of Ag@TiO2core-shell-type nanocomposites. This material is used to replace the titanium oxide powder commonly used in general DSSCs. The prepared Ag@TiO2core-shell-type nanocomposites are mixed with Degussa P25 TiO2in different proportions. Triton X-100 is added and polyethylene glycol (PEG) at 20 wt% is used as a polymer additive. This study tests the particle size and material properties of Ag@TiO2core-shell-type nanocomposites and measures the photoelectric conversion efficiency and IPCE of DSSCs. Experimental results show that the DSSC prepared by Ag@TiO2core-shell-type nanocomposites can achieve a photoelectric conversion efficiency of 3.67%. When Ag@TiO2core-shell-type nanocomposites are mixed with P25 nanoparticles in specific proportions, and when the thickness of the photoelectrode thin film is 28 μm, the photoelectric conversion efficiency can reach 6.06%, with a fill factor of 0.52, open-circuit voltage of 0.64V, and short-circuit density of 18.22 mAcm−2. Compared to the DSSC prepared by P25 TiO2only, the photoelectric conversion efficiency can be raised by 38% under the proposed approach.

scholarly journals Synthesis and Characterization of a Photoelectrode with a Novel 3D Structure for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Kun-Ching Cho ◽  
Ho Chang ◽  
Tien-Li Chen ◽  
Chung-Yi Wu
Keyword(s):  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Electrode Materials ◽  
Cell Structure ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Gel Polymer Electrolyte ◽  
3D Structure ◽  
Photoelectric Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Photoelectric Conversion ◽  
Dye Sensitized

This study designs a novel dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) in which the photoanode is derived from its three-dimensional (3D) structure. The inside of the cell has a positive illumination structure, with the purposes of increasing the area of photoelectrode thin film and of increasing the illuminated area within a fixed area in order to achieve the objective of enhancing the photoelectric conversion efficiency of cell. For the cell structure experiment, the study uses graphite paper, carbon and platinum as counter electrode materials, and then conducts measurement with cell heights of 3 mm, 5 mm, and 7 mm. The electrolyte used is a gel polymer electrolyte. The assembly of the cell is divided into vertical assembly, inclined assembly, and tandem assembly. In the 3D tandem cell experiment, the counter electrode material is platinum. Experimental results show that when cell height is 7 mm and illuminated area is 0.28 cm2, open-loop voltage is 0.662 V, short-circuit current density is 18.42 mA/cm2, fill factor is 0.31, and the photoelectric conversion efficiency is 3.85%, which is 1.65 times that under vertical assembly (2.34%) and 2.15 times that of the flat cell (1.79%).

scholarly journals Sb2S3Quantum-Dot Sensitized Solar Cells with Silicon Nanowire Photoelectrode

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
You-Da Hsieh ◽  
Ming-Way Lee ◽  
Gou-Jen Wang
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Dot ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Silicon Substrate ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Nanorod Array ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Photoelectric Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Xenon Lamp ◽  
Photoelectric Conversion ◽  
Semiconductor Silicon

We propose a novel quantum-dot sensitized solar cell (QDSSC) structure that employs a quantum dot/semiconductor silicon (QD/Si) coaxial nanorod array to replace the conventional dye/TiO2/TCO photoelectrode. We replaced the backlight input mode with top-side illumination and used a quantum dot to replace dye as the light-absorbing material. Photon-excited photoelectrons can be effectively transported to each silicon nanorod and conveyed to the counter electrode. We use two-stage metal-assisted etching (MAE) to fabricate the micro-nano hybrid structure on a silicon substrate. We then use the chemical bath deposition (CBD) method to synthesize a Sb2S3quantum dot on the surface of each silicon nanorod to form the photoelectrode for the quantum dot/semiconductor silicon coaxial nanorod array. We use a xenon lamp to simulate AM 1.5 G (1000 W/m2) sunlight. Then, we investigate the influence of different silicon nanorod arrays and CBD deposition times on the photoelectric conversion efficiency. When an NH (N-type with high resistance) silicon substrate is used, the QD/Si coaxial nanorod array synthesized by three runs of Sb2S3deposition shows the highest photoelectric conversion efficiency of 0.253%. The corresponding short-circuit current density, open-circuit voltage, and fill factor are 5.19 mA/cm2, 0.24 V, and 20.33%, respectively.

scholarly journals Ag-Doped TiO2Nanotube Arrays Composite Film as a Photoanode for Enhancing the Photoelectric Conversion Efficiency in DSSCs

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinghua Hu ◽  
Jiejie Cheng ◽  
Shengqiang Tong ◽  
Yingping Yang ◽  
Mengwei Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Composite Film ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Ag Nanoparticles ◽  
Doping Concentration ◽  
Cluster Structure ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Adsorption ◽  
Photoelectric Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Photoelectric Conversion ◽  
Photocatalytic Ability

A Ag-doped double-layer composite film with TiO2nanoparticles (P25) as the underlayer and TiO2nanotube (TNT) arrays with the Ag-doped nanoparticles as the overlayer was fabricated as the photoanode in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Five different concentrations of Ag-doped TNT arrays photoelectrode were compared with the pure TNT arrays composite photoelectrode. It is found that the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the TNT arrays composite photoanode is gradually improved from 3.00% of the pure TNT arrays composite photoanode to 6.12% of the Ag-doped TNT arrays photoanode with the increasing of the doping concentration, reaching up to the maximum in the 0.04 mol/L AgNO3solution, and then slightly decreased to 5.43% after continuing to increase the doping concentration. The reason is mainly that the cluster structure of the Ag nanoparticles with large surface area contributes to dye adsorption and the Surface Plasmon Resonance Effect of the Ag nanoparticles improved the photocatalytic ability of the TNT arrays film.

scholarly journals Based on Ultrathin PEDOT:PSS/c-Ge Solar Cells Design and Their Photoelectric Performance

Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 748
Author(s):  
Ju Su ◽  
Hua Yang ◽  
Yan Xu ◽  
Yijun Tang ◽  
Zao Yi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Structural Parameters ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Fdtd Method ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Structure Design ◽  
Photoelectric Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Organic Layer ◽  
Photoelectric Conversion

In recent years, nanostructures have improved the performance of solar cells and are regarded as the most promising microstructures. The optical properties of PEDOT:PSS/c-Ge hybrid solar cells (HSCs) based on the octagon germanium nanoparticles (O-GNPs) were numerically analyzed using the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. The optimal structure of the hybrid solar cell is determined by changing the thickness of the organic layer and structural parameters of nanoparticles to enhance the optical absorption and eventually achieve high broadband absorption. By changing the structure parameter of O-GNPs, we studied its effect on solar cells. The optimization of geometric parameters is based on maximum absorption. The light absorption of our optimized HSCs is basically above 90% between 200 and 1500 nm. PEDOT:PSS is placed on top of O-GNPs to transmit the holes better, allowing O-GNPs to capture a lot of photons, to increase absorbance value properties in the AM1.5 solar spectral irradiated region. The transmittance is increased by adding poly-methyl methacrylate (PMMA). At the same time, the electrical characteristics of Ge solar cells were simulated by DEVICE, and short-circuit current (Jsc), open-circuit voltage (Voc), maximum power (Pmax), filling coefficient (FF) and photoelectric conversion efficiency (PCE) were obtained. According to the optimization results after adjusting the structural parameters, the maximum short-circuit current is 44.32 mA/cm2; PCE is 7.84 mW/cm2; FF is 69%. The results show that the O-GNPs have a good light trapping effect, and the structure design has great potential for the absorption of HSCs; it is believed that the conversion efficiency will be further improved through further research.

Fabrication of ZnO Nanospheres and Application to Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

2012 ◽  
Vol 512-515 ◽  
pp. 1545-1548
Author(s):  
Yan Xiang Wang ◽  
Bing Xin Zhao ◽  
Jian Sun
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Reaction Time ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Photoelectric Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Photoelectric Conversion ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

In this paper, pure ZnO nanospheres and IO3- ions doped ZnO nanospheres were prepared by heating under reflux with zinc acetate and diethylene glycol as raw materials, and the ZnO dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) were prepared. The influences of reaction time and IO3--ions dope on ZnO properties were studied. DSCs properties prepared with obtained ZnO nanospheres were investied. ZnO nanospheres were characterized by XRD, SEM and infrared absorption spectrogram. The results showed that when the temperature was 160°C, ZnO nanospheres with diameter 100-800nm were obtained. When reaction time was 2h, ZnO diameter was about 500nm. When the reaction time was 24h, the diameter of ZnO was about 800nm with wider distribution. The ZnO DSCs were prepared by using ZnO nanopowders with different reaction time as photoanode. The photoelectric conversion efficiency of 24h-ZnO DSCs was the highest. The photoelectric conversion efficiency, open circuit voltage, short-circuit current and fill factor were 2.15%, 0.64V, 6.47 mA•cm-2, 0.52, respectively.

Properties and Optimization of Photoanode in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

2014 ◽  
Vol 602-603 ◽  
pp. 884-887
Author(s):  
Hui Xia Cao ◽  
Ze Zhou ◽  
Xiao Di Li ◽  
Bo Yu Wang ◽  
Yu Lin Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Photoelectric Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Process Conditions ◽  
Photoelectric Conversion ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

In order to improve the photoelectric conversion efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC), the photoanode process conditions were optimized in this work. The effects on photoelectric conversion efficiency of three methods were mainly investigated, including magnetron sputtering barrier layer, printing scattering layer and post-treatment with TiCl4. The microstructure of TiO2thin films was measured by scanning electron microscope (SEM). The results showed that porous photoanode benefited to electronic transmission. The photoelectric conversion efficiency and performance of DSSC were measured by I-V testing instrument. The results indicated that the short circuit current and photoelectric conversion efficiency were improved. Finally, the best result was obtained by combining the three optimal conditions. A high photoelectric conversion efficiency of 7.31% was achieved under illumination of simulated AM 1.5 sunlight (100mW/cm2). Compared to the previous result of 5.48%, the improvement of 33.4% was achieved.

Influence from Covering TiO2 Nanoparticles with Dense Films upon Electron Transport in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

2011 ◽  
Vol 399-401 ◽  
pp. 1399-1402
Author(s):  
Yong De Hao ◽  
Sheng Sheng Song
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Electron Transport ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Photoelectric Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Photoelectric Conversion ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dense Films

The influence from the dense film coverings generated during the post treatment of TiCl4on the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) is investigated in the present paper. The effect of TiCl4treatment can be concluded into the following two points: 1. Covering TiO2nanoparticles with dense films and protecting the active Ti3+can enhance the electron transport. 2. The dense TiO2 is an ideal conducting film to cover the neck of nanoparticles, reduce the electron scattering and strengthen the electron transport. Acceleration of the electron transport can increase the short circuit current of the DSSCs as to obtain higher photoelectric conversion efficiency.

scholarly journals Synthesis and Characterization of a Gel-Type Electrolyte with Ionic Liquid Added for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Le-Yan Shi ◽  
Tien-Li Chen ◽  
Chih-Hao Chen ◽  
Kun-Ching Cho
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Liquid ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Photoelectric Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Photoelectric Conversion ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Type Electrolyte

This study intends to develop the electrolyte needed in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Moreover, three different ionic liquids in different molalities are added to the gel-type electrolyte. Experimental results show that the DSSC composed of the gel-type electrolyte with no ionic liquid added can acquire 4.13% photoelectric conversion efficiency. However, the DSSC composed of the gel-type electrolyte with 0.4 M of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride added has an open-circuit voltage of 810 mV, a short-circuit current density of 9.56 mA/cm2, and photoelectric conversion efficiency reaching 4.89%. Comparing this DSSC with the DSSC with no ionic liquid added, the photoelectric conversion efficiency can be enhanced by 18.4%. As to durability, the DSSC composed of the gel-type electrolyte with ionic liquid added still has a photoelectric conversion efficiency of 3.28% on the 7th day after it is stored in an enclosed space and maintains 0.72% efficiency on the 14th day. When the proposed DSSC is compared with the DSSC prepared by using a liquid-type electrolyte, the durability of its photoelectric conversion efficiency can be increased by 7 times.

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