Silicon Nanocrystal Schottky Junction Solar Cell produced from Colloidal Silicon Nanocrystals

Solution-processed semiconductors are seen as a promising route to reducing the cost of the photovoltaic device manufacture. We are reporting a single-layer Schottky photovoltaic device that was fabricated by spin-coating intrinsic silicon nanocrystals (Si NCs) from colloidal suspension. The thin-fi...

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Published inNanoscale research letters Vol. 5; no. 8; pp. 1253 - 1256
Main Authors Liu, Chin-Yi, Kortshagen, Uwe R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States New York : Springer-Verlag 20.05.2010
BioMed Central Ltd
SpringerOpen
Subjects
photovoltaic cells
Schottky junction
Silicon nanocrystals
Solar cell
Thin film
Silicon nanocrystals
Solar cell
Schottky junction
Thin film
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Summary:Solution-processed semiconductors are seen as a promising route to reducing the cost of the photovoltaic device manufacture. We are reporting a single-layer Schottky photovoltaic device that was fabricated by spin-coating intrinsic silicon nanocrystals (Si NCs) from colloidal suspension. The thin-film formation process was based on Si NCs without any ligand attachment, exchange, or removal reactions. The Schottky junction device showed a photovoltaic response with a power conversion efficiency of 0.02%, a fill factor of 0.26, short circuit-current density of 0.148 mA/cm², and open-circuit voltage of 0.51 V.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11671-010-9632-z
ISSN:1931-7573
1556-276X
1556-276X
DOI:10.1186/1556-276X-5-1253