Thin Film CdSe Photoanodes for Electrochemical Photovoltaic Cells
| Autor: | Schoen-nan Chen, Michael A. Russak, Horst Witzke, Satyendra Kumar Deb, Joseph Reichman |
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| Rok vydání: | 1980 |
| Předmět: |
Photocurrent
Materials science Organic solar cell Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Energy conversion efficiency Electrolyte Condensed Matter Physics Polymer solar cell Surfaces Coatings and Films Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials Electrochemical cell Materials Chemistry Electrochemistry Optoelectronics Plasmonic solar cell Thin film business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 127:725-733 |
| ISSN: | 1945-7111 0013-4651 |
| DOI: | 10.1149/1.2129740 |
| Popis: | Electrochemical photovoltaic cells rely on the junction formed between a semiconductor and electrolyte to accomplish photovoltaic conversion. As a result, they offer certain technical features that make them an attractive alternative to all solid‐state solar cells, especially if thin film photoelectrodes are used. This paper describes the fabrication and evaluation of thin film electrodes for use with sulfide/polysulfide electrolyte in these cells. The effects of electrode preparation and electrolyte concentration on efficiency and stability are presented. I‐V curves and action spectra are also discussed. Simple depletion layer theory is applied to monochromatic photocurrent curves and a correlation between efficiency and minority carrier diffusion length is shown. Conversion efficiencies (AM1) as high as 5% are reported. |
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