Radial Heterojunction Solar Cell Consisting of n-Type Rutile Nanowire Arrays Infiltrated by p-Type CdTe

Hosseini A., Kar P., Hsieh L., Wiltshire B. D. , Mohammadpour A., Farsinezhad S., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY, cilt.17, ss.5119-5123, 2017 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi) identifier identifier

  • Cilt numarası: 17 Konu: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1166/jnn.2017.14226
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.5119-5123

Özet

We report a p-n heterojunction solid-state solar cell comprised of p-type CdTe that was electrochemically deposited onto hydrothermally synthesized vertically oriented arrays of n-type single crystal rutile TiO2 nanowire arrays (RNWAs). The nanowires were grown on fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO)-coated transparent conductive glass substrates by hydrothermal synthesis. Morphological studies revealed the TiO2 nanowires to be completely infiltrated by the CdTe. The solid-state solar cell exhibited an open circuit voltage of 0.6 V, a short-circuit current density of 3.57 mA cm(-2), a fill factor of 44% and a power conversion efficiency of 0.96%.