Nanostructured photovoltaic cell of the type titanium dioxide, cadmium sulfide thin coating, and copper thiocyanate showing high quantum efficiency

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作者
Larramona, G [1 ]
Choné, C [1 ]
Jacob, A [1 ]
Sakakura, D [1 ]
Delatouche, B [1 ]
Péré, D [1 ]
Cieren, X [1 ]
Nagino, M [1 ]
Bayón, R [1 ]
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[1] IMRA Europe SAS, F-06904 Sophia Antipolis, France
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10.1021/cm052819n
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
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Nanostructured photovoltaic devices were fabricated using a porous n-type TiO2 film, a thin layer of US acting as the absorber, and a transparent p-type CuSCN filling the pores. The cell showed an internal quantum efficiency of similar to 100% and significant cell efficiency of 1.3% at 1 sun, as well as high photovoltage (0.85 V) and a filling factor of 0.65. Though the cell concept was already proposed by others, this cell clearly shows a significant performance and it demonstrates the potentiality of such cells made with very thin absorber layers (< 10-20 nm) and largely structured porous films (roughness factor > 100). Description of component characterization and explanation of identified issues are presented.
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