Schottky junction solar cell efficiency
Here, we show easy and scalable fabrication of a few-layered TMD solar cell using a Schottky-type configuration to obtain a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of approximately 0.7%, which is the ... - Download [PDF]
Schottky solar cell using few-layered transition metal ...
Here, we show easy and scalable fabrication of a few-layered TMD solar cell using a Schottky-type configuration to obtain a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of approximately 0.7%, which is the ...
Large-Area, High-Specific-Power Schottky-Junction Photovoltaics …
The deployment of two-dimensional (2D) materials for solar energy conversion requires scalable large-area devices. Here, we present the design, modeling, fabrication, and characterization of monolayer MoS2-based lateral Schottky-junction photovoltaic (PV) devices grown by using chemical vapor deposition (CVD). The device design consists of asymmetric Ti …
Enhanced Efficiency of Graphene-Silicon Schottky …
[Show full abstract] efficiency and fill factor of Schottky junction solar cells could be improved with multi-layered graphene. It was found in the present study that the optimum photovoltaics ...
High efficiency graphene solar cells by chemical doping.
DOI: 10.1021/nl204414u Corpus ID: 7465895; High efficiency graphene solar cells by chemical doping. @article{Miao2012HighEG, title={High efficiency graphene solar cells by chemical doping.}, author={Xiaochang Miao and Sefaattin Tongay and Maureen K. Petterson and Kara Berke and Andrew G. Rinzler and Bill R. Appleton and Arthur F. Hebard}, …
13.7% Efficiency graphene–gallium arsenide Schottky junction solar ...
Meanwhile, the thickness of the P3HT layer was optimized for the fabrication of Gr–GaAs solar cells. A PCE of 13.7% has been achieved for the solar cell with a P3HT layer, which is the new record for the efficiency of Gr–GaAs solar cells. These results pave a new way for the fabrication of high efficiency Gr–GaAs solar cells.
Schottky junction solar cells based on graphene with different …
We have investigated the performance of Schottky junction solar cells based on silicon and graphene with 1–6 layers. The open-circuit voltage of solar cells shows an increase when increasing the number of graphene layers. However, the power conversion efficiency and short-circuit current density increase monotonically when the number of …
Developed graphene/Si Schottky junction solar cells based on the …
1. Introduction. Due to the attractive characteristics of graphene, it has been used to prepare graphene devices such as solar cells [1].Several structures have been developed to develop graphene/n-silicon (Si) Schottky junction solar cells [2], [3], [4].One of those structures is the top-window structure [2], which has been widely reported for the fabrication process.
Efficiency improvement in thin-film amorphous silicon solar cells …
This paper investigated the effect of PbS quantum dots on the efficiency of the amorphous silicon thin-film Schottky solar cell. By using the numerical method of finite-difference time-domain (FDTD), the short circuit current, open circuit voltage, fill factor, and efficiency of the proposed amorphous silicon thin-film Schottky solar cell were calculated. In the proposed …
Enhanced performance of Graphene/AlGaAs/GaAs heterostructure Schottky ...
In this work, a new solar cell structure is presented by drainage AlGaAs inside GaAs. The results of the presented structure are investigated at temperatures of 273 K, 300 K, and 323 K, and the power conversion efficiencies (PCE) of 19.95%, 19.45%, and 19.01% are obtained, respectively. In the proposed structure, due to the increase in the AlGaAs with GaAs …
13.7% Efficiency graphene–gallium arsenide Schottky junction …
We have demonstrated a new structure of Gr–GaAs Schottky junction solar cells with a P3HT hole transport layer. Both the open-circuit voltage and the short-current …
n-Graphene/p-Silicon-based Schottky junction solar cell, with very …
We are presenting a solar cell consisting of electron-doped graphene (n-G)/holes-doped silicon (p-Si) Schottky junction, which provides a very high power conversion …
Interface engineering for highly efficient graphene-on-silicon Schottky ...
Graphene-on-silicon (Gr/Si) Schottky junction solar cells have recently attracted considerable interest as promising candidates for low-cost photovoltaic applications.
Enhanced efficiency of graphene-silicon Schottky junction solar cell ...
The fabrication of Gr-SiNWs and Gr-SiIPs Schottky junction solar cells are schematically illustrated in Fig. 1.The effect of the primary silica layer on the performance of graphene/n-Si Schottky junction solar cells was systematically studied by Song et al. [23].After the cleaning step, SiO 2 film with thickness of 200 nm approximately was formed on silicon …
Schottky junction solar cells
Schottky junction solar cells A photovoltaic cell can be created from the Schottky junction between a semiconductor and a metal, with or without an insulating layer between them. Solar cells of this type have a long history, dating back to 1883, when Charles Fritts coated selenium with a thin layer of gold to make one of the world''s first solar cells. However, since then, they …
Enhanced Efficiency of Graphene-silicon Schottky …
Graphene/silicon (Gr/Si) Schottky junction solar cells have attracted extensive research interest due to their simple structure and potential low-cost.
Interface engineering for highly efficient graphene-on-silicon Schottky ...
The Gr/Si solar cells can be fabricated by simply transferring a graphene film onto a n-Si substrate at room temperature, and thus they have merits of low-cost and ease of fabrication compared to the traditional Si solar cells based on p-n junction. Since the first Gr/Si solar cell achieved a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 1.5% [1], many ...
Enhancing the photovoltaic performance of GaAs/graphene Schottky ...
In this work, we demonstrate the fabrication of highly-efficient GaAs/graphene Schottky junction solar cells by modifying the interface of the device with a self-assembled alkyl thiol monolayer (SAM). This modification not only suppresses the oxidation of GaAs during the wet transfer process of graphene but also illustrates a special case of metal-insulator …
Graphene/Silicon Schottky Junction Solar Cells
In particular, graphene/silicon Schottky junction solar cells have demonstrated a very interesting performance in this context. The paper, after a review of the graphene-based solar cells, reports on some numerical results on a graphene-on-silicon flexible solar cell having an efficiency > 10% and two important advantages, the environmental …
Modeling and Design of a New Flexible Graphene-on-Silicon Schottky ...
A new graphene-based flexible solar cell with a power conversion efficiency >10% has been designed. The environmental stability and the low complexity of the fabrication process are the two main advantages of the proposed device with respect to other flexible solar cells. The designed solar cell is a graphene/silicon Schottky junction whose performance has been …
Plasmonically Enhanced Schottky Photovoltaic Devices
Solar-cells based on Schottky junctions between metals and semiconductors (without or with an intermediate insulator) are among the main possibilities towards economical …
High-efficiency, air stable graphene/Si micro-hole array Schottky ...
Graphene/Si hole array (SiHA) Schottky junctions show great promise as high-efficiency, cost-effective solar cells. However, their applications are still limited by the severe surface recombination of the nano-hole SiHA and inferior device stability arising from volatile oxidant doping. Here, we demonstrate
High-performance photodetector based on an interface ...
Song, Y. et al. Role of interfacial oxide in high-efficiency graphene-silicon Schottky barrier solar cells. Nano Lett. 15, 2104 (2015). Article Google Scholar
ADVANCEMENT OF SCHOTTKY BARRIER SOLAR …
Schottky junction solar cells have always been one of the most potential candidates for light energy conversion technology. Due to an uncomplicated and economical fabrication process, such as the ...
13.7% Efficiency graphene-gallium arsenide Schottky junction solar ...
Request PDF | On Sep 1, 2015, Hang He and others published 13.7% Efficiency graphene-gallium arsenide Schottky junction solar cells with a P3HT hole transport layer | Find, read and cite all the ...
Electrolyte-induced inversion layer Schottky junction solar cells.
A new type of crystalline silicon solar cell is described, which achieves a power conversion efficiency of 12%, exceeding the efficiency of dye sensitized solar cells. A new type of crystalline silicon solar cell is described. Superficially similar to a photoelectrochemical cell a liquid electrolyte creates a depletion (inversion) layer in an n-type silicon wafer, however no …
High-efficient Schottky-junction silicon solar cell using silver ...
Prior to preparing Schottky-junction Si solar cells using these a-C films, as shown in Fig. 2 a, we fabricated metal/carbon/metal devices on SiO 2 (300 nm)/Si substrate with silver (Ag) as contact electrodes to study the effect of annealing temperature on their electrical properties. Fig. 2 b shows current-voltage (I–V) curves of C N-as, C N-750, C N-800, C N-850, …
Plasmonic thin film InP/graphene-based Schottky-junction solar cell ...
The layer stack of the graphene-InP Schottky junction solar cell is shown in Fig. 1.This structure is periodic in the x and y directions. The specifications of layers are Indium phosphide (InP) nanorods with a height of h 1 and a radius of R 1, nano-semi sphere silver with a radius of R 2 grown on a silver-coated substrate, a single layer of the graphene sheet, an anti …