An excellent PCE of 13.7% has been achieved by inserting a solution processed Cs2CO3 layer between nanostructured Si and Al.

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The organic-inorganic hybrid Schottky solar cells based on solution processed poly(3,4-ethlenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) in combination with silicon offer the merits of simple fabrication process and potential low cost. Here, we demonstrate that the work function (WF) of PEDOT:PSS films plays a critical role on the electronic output characteristics of the device. The WF of PEDOT:PSS is tuned by adding an aqueous solution of perfluorinated ionomer (PFI) due to its high electron affinity, which is compatible to fabricate the hybrid Si/PEDOT:PSS device. With an addition of 4% (weight) PFI into PEDOT:PSS, the device achieves a fill factor (FF) as high as 0.70 without sacrifice of open-circuit voltage and short-circuit current density, which improves 20% in comparison with the pristine PEDOT:PSS (0.58). The detailed electrical output measurements reveal that the high FF is ascribed to the enhanced built-in potential as well as suppression of charge recombination at organic-inorganic interface.

In this work we investigated the hole electrical transporting properties effect on the organic-Si hybrid Schottky solar cells. By changing the post-annealing atmosphere of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) film, the power conversion efficiencies of the Schottky Si/PEDOT:PSS cell boosted from 6.40% in air to 9.33% in nitrogen. Current-voltage, capacitance-voltage, external quantum efficiency, and transient photovoltage measurements illustrated that the enhanced power conversion efficiency of the cell was ascribed to the increase in both conductivity and work function (WP) of PEDOT:PSS film. The increased conductivity reduced the series resistance (RS) within the cell, and the higher WP generated the larger built-in potential (Vbi) which resulted in the improvement of the open-circuit voltage. In addition, the decreased RS and enlarged Vbi were beneficial for the efficient charge transport/collection, contributing to the enhancement of the fill factor. Our results indicated that the conductivity as well as the WP of the hole transporting layer played an important role in the organic-Si Schottky solar cell.