An investigation into the optimal device design for selenium solar cells
Despite a resurgence in recent years, the optimal device design for selenium solar cells is still not known with individual studies using significantly different window layers, hole transport layers and selenium absorber thicknesses. In this work we present results comparing the effect of each of th...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Elsevier
2022-11-01
|
| Series: | Energy Reports |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484722008915 |
| _version_ | 1811178941764861952 |
|---|---|
| author | L. Thomas C.H. Don J.D. Major |
| author_facet | L. Thomas C.H. Don J.D. Major |
| author_sort | L. Thomas |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Despite a resurgence in recent years, the optimal device design for selenium solar cells is still not known with individual studies using significantly different window layers, hole transport layers and selenium absorber thicknesses. In this work we present results comparing the effect of each of these on device performance and propose that the ideal absorber thickness is influenced by the specific device structure being utilized. A TiO2 window layer and P3HT hole transport layer with a 200 nm Se absorber layer was found to produce the best performance of 2.1% from materials investigated in this study, however performance remains limited due to the presence of an interfacial charge extraction barrier apparent from current–voltage analysis. |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-11T06:27:30Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-8e6a4c28e4fb4402be7080e3226c6c7f |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2352-4847 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-11T06:27:30Z |
| publishDate | 2022-11-01 |
| publisher | Elsevier |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Energy Reports |
| spelling | doaj.art-8e6a4c28e4fb4402be7080e3226c6c7f2022-12-22T04:40:19ZengElsevierEnergy Reports2352-48472022-11-0181422An investigation into the optimal device design for selenium solar cellsL. Thomas0C.H. Don1J.D. Major2Corresponding author.; Department of Physics/Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy, University of Liverpool, Chadwick Building, Peach St, Liverpool, L69 7ZF, United KingdomDepartment of Physics/Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy, University of Liverpool, Chadwick Building, Peach St, Liverpool, L69 7ZF, United KingdomDepartment of Physics/Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy, University of Liverpool, Chadwick Building, Peach St, Liverpool, L69 7ZF, United KingdomDespite a resurgence in recent years, the optimal device design for selenium solar cells is still not known with individual studies using significantly different window layers, hole transport layers and selenium absorber thicknesses. In this work we present results comparing the effect of each of these on device performance and propose that the ideal absorber thickness is influenced by the specific device structure being utilized. A TiO2 window layer and P3HT hole transport layer with a 200 nm Se absorber layer was found to produce the best performance of 2.1% from materials investigated in this study, however performance remains limited due to the presence of an interfacial charge extraction barrier apparent from current–voltage analysis.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484722008915PhotovoltaicsSeleniumSolar cell |
| spellingShingle | L. Thomas C.H. Don J.D. Major An investigation into the optimal device design for selenium solar cells Energy Reports Photovoltaics Selenium Solar cell |
| title | An investigation into the optimal device design for selenium solar cells |
| title_full | An investigation into the optimal device design for selenium solar cells |
| title_fullStr | An investigation into the optimal device design for selenium solar cells |
| title_full_unstemmed | An investigation into the optimal device design for selenium solar cells |
| title_short | An investigation into the optimal device design for selenium solar cells |
| title_sort | investigation into the optimal device design for selenium solar cells |
| topic | Photovoltaics Selenium Solar cell |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484722008915 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT lthomas aninvestigationintotheoptimaldevicedesignforseleniumsolarcells AT chdon aninvestigationintotheoptimaldevicedesignforseleniumsolarcells AT jdmajor aninvestigationintotheoptimaldevicedesignforseleniumsolarcells AT lthomas investigationintotheoptimaldevicedesignforseleniumsolarcells AT chdon investigationintotheoptimaldevicedesignforseleniumsolarcells AT jdmajor investigationintotheoptimaldevicedesignforseleniumsolarcells |