Hydrogenated amorphous carbon based solar cells by pulsed laser deposition with mixture of graphite and camphor as precursor materials

Authors: Rusop, M.; Tian, X. M.; Soga, T.; Jimbo, T.; Umeno, M.; Sharon, M.

Source: Surface Engineering, Volume 23, Number 3, May 2007 , pp. 234-238(5)

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The authors have deposited hydrogenated amorphous carbon films (a-C:H) on quartz and p type silicon substrates (100) by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) using a mixture of graphite and camphor powders at room temperature. The presence of hydrogen in the a-C:H films has been revealed by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) measurement. The solar cell structure of a-C:H/p-Si was also fabricated. The formation of a heterojunction between the a-C:H films and silicon substrate was confirmed by the current–voltage (I–V) measurement in the dark and under illumination conditions. The structure of a-C:H/p-Si showed photovoltaic characteristics with an open circuit voltage V_oc of 400 mV and short circuit current density J_sc of ?15 mA cm^?2 under illumination [air mass (AM) 1·5, 100 mW cm^?2, 25°C]. From the calculation, the energy conversion efficiency and fill factor were found to be approximately 2·1% and 0·38 respectively. The carbon layer is contributed to the energy conversion efficiency, which was proved by the measurement of quantum efficiency.The authors have deposited hydrogenated amorphous carbon films (a-C:H) on quartz and p type silicon substrates (100) by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) using a mixture of graphite and camphor powders at room temperature. The presence of hydrogen in the a-C:H films has been revealed by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) measurement. The solar cell structure of a-C:H/p-Si was also fabricated. The formation of a heterojunction between the a-C:H films and silicon substrate was confirmed by the current–voltage (I–V) measurement in the dark and under illumination conditions. The structure of a-C:H/p-Si showed photovoltaic characteristics with an open circuit voltage V_oc of 400 mV and short circuit current density J_sc of ?15 mA cm^?2 under illumination [air mass (AM) 1·5, 100 mW cm^?2, 25°C]. From the calculation, the energy conversion efficiency and fill factor were found to be approximately 2·1% and 0·38 respectively. The carbon layer is contributed to the energy conversion efficiency, which was proved by the measurement of quantum efficiency.

Keywords: SOLAR CELL; PLD; CAMPHOR; HYDROGENATED AMORPHOUS CARBON; GRAPHITE; A-C:H; A-C

Document Type: Research Article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/174329406X122982

Publication date: 2007-05-01

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