Optimization of Thin Film Thicknesses in Tandem Solar Cells

被引：3
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作者：
Khan, Irfan Mahmood [1 ]
Chattha, Muhammad Suleman [1 ]
Khan, Zeeshan Mehmood [1 ]
Mateen, Abdul [1 ]
机构：
[1] Inst Space Technol, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
来源：
JOURNAL OF NANOELECTRONICS AND OPTOELECTRONICS | 2018年 / 13卷 / 01期
关键词：
Tandem Solar Cell; Lattice Mismatch; Reflectance; Transmission; Absorption; A549; ACTIVITY; POLYMER; PERFORMANCE;
D O I：
10.1166/jno.2018.2202
中图分类号：
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号：
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要：
This paper contains experimental investigation regarding fabrication and characterization of a Nano-layered tandem solar cell. Bi-junction solar cell was fabricated using Electron Beam (E-Beam) Coater and Thermal Evaporator. Cuprous oxide (Cu2O) and Copper Phthalocyanine (CuPc) were coated as P-type active layers while titanium dioxide (TiO2) was used as an N-type layer in both sub-cells. The thickness of active P-type layers (Cu2O and CuPc) and N-type layer (TiO2) was varied to see its effect on light absorption and transmission. The lattice mismatch between adjacent layers was also studied to see its effect on solar cell efficiency. Moreover, the effect of coating thickness on open circuit voltage and short circuit current was also evaluated. An increment in the efficiency of the solar cell was observed with increase in the layer thickness of CuPc and decrease in thickness of TiO2.
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页数：7
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