Hybrid ZnO nanowire/a-Si: H thin-film radial junction solar cells using nanoparticle front contacts

被引：10

作者：

Pathirane, M. ^{[1
]}

Iheanacho, B. ^{[1
]}

Tamang, A. ^{[2
]}

Lee, C-H. ^{[1
]}

Lujan, R. ^{[3
]}

Knipp, D. ^{[2
]}

Wong, W. S. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Waterloo, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada

[2] Jacobs Univ Bremen, Res Ctr Funct Mat & Nanomol Sci, D-28759 Bremen, Germany

[3] Palo Alto Res Ctr, Elect Mat & Devices Lab, Palo Alto, CA 93003 USA

来源：

APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS | 2015年 / 107卷 / 14期

基金：

加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;

关键词：

OPTICAL-ABSORPTION ENHANCEMENT; SILICON NANOWIRE; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; ARRAYS;

D O I：

10.1063/1.4932649

中图分类号：

O59 [应用物理学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Hydrothermally synthesized disordered ZnO nanowires were conformally coated with a-Si: H thin-films to fabricate three dimensional hybrid nanowire/thin-film structures. The a-Si: H layer formed a radial junction p-i-n diode solar cell around the ZnO nanowire. The cylindrical hybrid solar cells enhanced light scattering throughout the UV-visible-NIR spectrum (300 nm-800 nm) resulting in a 22% increase in short-circuit current density compared to the reference planar p-i-n device. A fill factor of 69% and a total power conversion efficiency of 6.5% were achieved with the hybrid nanowire solar cells using a spin-on indium tin oxide nanoparticle suspension as the top contact. (C) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC.

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