Well-aligned single-crystalline silicon nanowire hybrid solar cells on glass
Resource
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, In Press
Journal
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Journal Volume
93
Pages
621-624
Date Issued
2008
Date
2008
Author(s)
Abstract
Hybrid solar cells are fabricated on the glass substrate using well-aligned single-crystalline Si nanowires (SiNWs) and poly(3-hexylthiophene):[6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (P3HT:PCBM). Their key benefits are discussed. The well-aligned SiNWs are fabricated from Si wafer and transferred onto the glass substrate with the P3HT:PCBM. Such SiNWs provide uninterrupted conduction paths for electron transport, enhance the optical absorption to serve as an interesting candidate of the absorber, and increase the surface area for exciton dissociation. Our investigations show that SiNWs are promising for hybrid organic photovoltaic cells with improved performance by increasing the short-circuit current density from 7.17 to 11.61 mA/cm2. © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Subjects
Hybrid solar cells; Silicon nanowires
SDGs
Other Subjects
Crystalline materials; Electric wire; Esters; Fatty acids; Glass; Nanowires; Photovoltaic cells; Semiconducting silicon compounds; Silicon wafers; Substrates; Switching circuits; Butyric acids; Conduction paths; Electron transports; Exciton dissociations; Glass substrates; Hybrid solar cells; Methyl esters; Optical absorptions; Organic photovoltaic cells; Poly (3-hexylthiophene); Short-circuit current densities; Si wafers; Silicon nanowires; Single-crystalline; Single-crystalline silicons; Surface areas; Well-aligned; Solar cells
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