Abstract
The light-harvesting Sb2S3 surface on mesoporous-TiO2 in inorganic-organic heterojunction solar cells is sulfurized with thioacetamide (TA). The photovoltaic performances are compared before and after TA treatment, and the state of the Sb2S3 is investigated by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and deep-level transient spectroscopy (DLTS). Although there are no differences in crystallinity and composition, the TA-treated solar cells exhibit significantly enhanced performance compared to pristine Sb2S3-sensitized solar cells. From DLTS analysis, the performance enhancement is mainly attributed to the extinction of trap sites, which are present at a density of (2-5) × 1014 cm-3 in Sb2S3, by TA treatment. Through such a simple treatment, the cell records an overall power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 7.5% through a metal mask under simulated illumination (AM 1.5G, 100 mW cm-2) with a very high open circuit voltage of 711.0 mV. This PCE is, thus far, the highest reported for fully solid-state chalcogenide-sensitized solar cells. The light-harvesting Sb 2S3 surface on mesoporous-TiO2 in inorganic-organic heterojunction solar cells is sulfurized with thioacetamide. Through such a simple treatment, the cell records an overall power conversion efficiency of 7.5% under simulated illumination (AM 1.5G, 100 mW cm -2) and the performance enhancement is mainly attributed to the extinction of trap sites by deep-level transient spectroscopy analysis.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3587-3592 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Advanced Functional Materials |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 23 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 Jun 18 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- deep-level transient spectroscopy
- high efficiency
- solar cells
- thioacetamide
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)
- Materials Science(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics