Abstract
We study the carrier transport and separation in planar and porous PS devices, which is one of the most fundamental operation mechanisms of solar cells, by profiling the electrical potential across the devices. We found that the PV devices work by p-n junction at the TiO2/PS interface for the both device structures. Combining the potential profiling results with the solar cell performance parameters taken on the optimized and thickened devices, we found that mobility is the main factor limiting the device performance. Improving the mobility both within grains and across grain boundaries (or enlarging the grain size) are expected to significantly improve the device efficiency.
Original language | American English |
---|---|
Number of pages | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 14 Dec 2015 |
Event | 42nd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2015 - New Orleans, United States Duration: 14 Jun 2015 → 19 Jun 2015 |
Conference
Conference | 42nd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2015 |
---|---|
Country/Territory | United States |
City | New Orleans |
Period | 14/06/15 → 19/06/15 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2015 IEEE.
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/CP-5K00-63572
Keywords
- carrier separation
- carrier transport
- electrical potential real-space distribution
- grain boundaries
- p-n junctions
- solar cells
- TiO2-PS interface