Title

Conducting Polymer and Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon Hybrid Solar Cells

Author(s)/Creator(s)

Evan L. Williams, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus
Ghassan E. Jabbour, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus
Qi Wang, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Sean E. Shaheen, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Eric A. Schiff, Syracuse UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Date

2005

Keywords

solar cells

Language

English

Disciplines

Physics

Description/Abstract

An organic-inorganic hybrid solar cell with a p-i-n stack structure has been investigated. The p-layer was a spin coated film of PEDOT:PSS poly 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene polystyrenesulfonate. The i-layer was hydrogenated amorphous silicon a-Si:H, and the n-layer was microcrystalline silicon c-Si. The inorganic layers were deposited on top of the organic layer by the hot-wire chemical vapor deposition technique at 200 °C. These hybrid devices exhibited open circuit voltages VOC as large as 0.88 V and solar conversion efficiencies as large as 2.1%. Comparison of these devices with those incorporating a-SiC:H:B p-layers indicates that the organic layer is acting as an electrically ideal p-layer.

Additional Information

First author and SU author listed for additional authors see the article.

Recommended Citation

"Conducting polymer and hydrogenated amorphous silicon hybrid solar cells," E. L. Williams, G. E. Jabbour, Q. Wang, S. E. Shaheen, D. S. Ginley, and E. A. Schiff, Appl. Phys. Lett. 87, 223504-223506 (2005).

Source

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