Manipulating hybrid structures of polymer/<i>a</i>-Si for thin film solar cells

Peng, Ying; He, Zhiqun; Diyaf, Adel; Ivaturi, Aruna; Zhang, Zhi; Liang, Chunjun; Wilson, J.I.B.

doi:10.1063/1.4867474

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“…One important advantage of these materials is their solution-type processing that allows deposition at room temperature and atmospheric pressures. Recently, these materials have also attracted attention as an alternative of common n-type and p-type inorganic materials to simplify the formation of p-/i-/n-junctions in solar cells [1,2,3]. However, inorganic materials are still the most widely used as an alternative to form these heterojunctions in the frontal interface.…”

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“…This device showed a power conversion efficiency (PCE) as large as 2.1%. Then, Jung et al (2013) [17] and Peng et al (2014) [3] improved the PCE of these configurations to values of 5.49% and 4.78%, respectively, via manipulation of the hybrid interface. However, it is widely believed that the performance parameters of superstrate-type devices are limited by the degradation of PEDOT:PSS due to exposure to high temperature (>200 °C) and ion bombardment during the plasma deposition of subsequent layers.…”

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Nanostructural Modification of PEDOT:PSS for High Charge Carrier Collection in Hybrid Frontal Interface of Solar Cells

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In this work, we propose poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) material to form a hybrid heterojunction with amorphous silicon-based materials for high charge carrier collection at the frontal interface of solar cells. The nanostructural characteristics of PEDOT:PSS layers were modified using post-treatment techniques via isopropyl alcohol (IPA). Atomic force microscopy (AFM), Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR), and Raman spectroscopy demonstrated conformational changes and nanostructural reorganization in the surface of the polymer in order to tailor hybrid interface to be used in the heterojunctions of inorganic solar cells. To prove this concept, hybrid polymer/amorphous silicon solar cells were fabricated. The hybrid PEDOT:PSS/buffer/a-Si:H heterojunction demonstrated high transmittance, reduction of electron diffusion, and enhancement of the internal electric field. Although the structure was a planar superstrate-type configuration and the PEDOT:PSS layer was exposed to glow discharge, the hybrid solar cell reached high efficiency compared to that in similar hybrid solar cells with substrate-type configuration and that in textured well-optimized amorphous silicon solar cells fabricated at low temperature. Thus, we demonstrate that PEDOT:PSS is fully tailored and compatible material with plasma processes and can be a substitute for inorganic p-type layers in inorganic solar cells and related devices with improvement of performance and simplification of fabrication process.

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Nanostructural Modification of PEDOT:PSS for High Charge Carrier Collection in Hybrid Frontal Interface of Solar Cells

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“…Recently, many efforts have been made to explore the favorable characteristics of both organic-silicon in the fabrication of hybrid solar cells [49][50][51][52][53][54]. Surface texturing of silicon wafers has been always a winning technique to improve light management and enhance the performance of the photovoltaic device [46,55].…”

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“…Efficiency comparison of solar cells measured at one sun(100mW/cm 2 ). Planar SC[32], Random Pyramid (RP)[53], SiNWs[70], SiNHs[75], Chemical Mist Deposition[73] and Si-NPs[69] fabricated by different Processes and methods.…”

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Recent advances in highly efficient organic-silicon hybrid solar cells

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Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

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Organic-silicon hybrid solar cells (organic/Si HSCs) have drawn much attention in the development of modern low-cost photovoltaic solar cells. Due to simpler and less expensive fabrication processes at room temperature, the HSCs have many superiorities over conventional silicon solar cells, positioning the HSCs be a striking research topic. Recently, a significant amount of research has been done to improve the yield and efficiency of hybrid solar cells. The performance enhancement of hybrid solar cells highly depends on a combination of the electrical, optical, materials and structural aspects. This review is dedicated to the recent advances in the mechanism, fabrication processes and light management in organic/Si HSCs, highlighting the important device structures, the surface texturing, the transparent electrodes as well as the integration of metallic nanostructures to improve the performances of hybrid solar cells.

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“…; amorphous silicon (a-Si) was the fi rst to be produced on a large scale and offers a number of advantages in terms of its low cost, high mobility, and high stability in sunlight. [23][24][25] However, for a-Si solar panels to compete with crystalline silicon and other thinfi lm technologies, a cost-effective method for increasing the power conversion effi ciency (PCE) is needed. The combination of polymer BHJ solar cells with a-Si solar cells offers a novel, rapid, and scalable method for cost-effectively increasing the PCE of a-Si solar cells.…”

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