Aluminum doped zinc oxide wide band-gap n-type optical window for μc-Si superstrate solar cell

Khaled, F.; Bouloufa, A.; Djessas, K.; Mahamdi, R.; Bouchama, Idris

doi:10.1016/j.vacuum.2015.06.026

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“…that is used frequently in solar cells for the n-type layer [31][32]. Therefore, a composite that uses ZnO as the third component could be incorporated into a solar cell to harvest both the light energy from the sun, as well as vibrational energy from the surrounding environment.…”

Section: Zinc Oxide (Zno)mentioning

confidence: 99%

BaTiO3–Epoxy–ZnO-Based Multifunctional Composites: Variation in Electron Transport Properties due to the Interaction of ZnO Nanoparticles with the Composite Microstructure

Tuff

Manghera

Tilghman

et al. 2019

Journal of Elec Materi

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Piezoelectric and electro-active composites are being investigated as a generation of self-powered energy harvesting devices for a wide range of applications. More specifically, three-phase piezoelectric composites are capable of maintaining high reliability, durability, and sensitivity, all while being economically feasible and nontoxic. In addition, three-phase composites can be tailored towards multifunctional applications depending on which material is incorporated as the third-phase. The criteria that governs the applicability of these composites depend upon their electromechanical properties such as their impedance, resistivity, conductivity, and dielectric constant. Therefore, the present work involves the fabrication of barium titanate-epoxy-zinc oxide (BT-Ep-ZnO) multifunctional composites, and the study of the variation of their electron transport properties. The volume fraction of BT was held constant at 0.40, while the volume fraction of ZnO was varied from 0.01 to 0.10. The dipoles of the electro-active phases were aligned using a contactless corona plasma discharge poling technique. The impedance, resistance, conductance, and capacitance were measured over a frequency range of 20 Hz to 10 MHz. The geometry of the composites was measured and used to normalize the data by calculating the resistivity, conductivity, and dielectric constant. The piezoelectric strain coefficients, d33 and d31, were measured using a piezometer at a frequency of 110 Hz. The fractured surface morphology and distribution of the particles were observed with a scanning electron microscope.

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Section: Zinc Oxide (Zno)mentioning

confidence: 99%

BaTiO3–Epoxy–ZnO-Based Multifunctional Composites: Variation in Electron Transport Properties due to the Interaction of ZnO Nanoparticles with the Composite Microstructure

Tuff

Manghera

Tilghman

et al. 2019

Journal of Elec Materi

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“…The structures of modified n-i-p (n-p-p + ) three layer (n-type semiconductor/p-CuO/p + -Cu 2 O) and band gap gradient (n-p-p 0.5+ -p + ) four-layer (n-type semiconductor/p-CuO/p 0.5+ -Cu 4 O 3 /p + -Cu 2 O) structure solar cells are shown in figure 1, respectively. The parameter settings [12,[21][22][23][24][25][26][27] for the numerical modelling studies are listed in table 1. Modelling was performed based on the assumption that there is no bulk defect, considering only direct band-to-band recombination with a speed of 10 7 cm s −1 at both the surfaces.…”

Section: Materials Selection and Device Structuresmentioning

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Numerical investigation of copper oxide-based heterojunction solar cells

Tong

Liu

Fan

et al. 2019

J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys.

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wxAMPS (analysis of microelectronic and photonic structures) software numerical modeling was applied to explore the effects of metal oxide semiconductors on the photovoltaic (PV) properties of solar cells. For different n-type semiconductors (TiO 2 , ZnO, SnO 2 , Ga 2 O 3 , and n-Si), the influences of the thickness of the CuO layer on the PV properties of heterojunction cells were explored. Moreover, the temperature stability of the cells was modeled. Furthermore, a band gap gradient structure (including CuO, Cu 4 O 3 and Cu 2 O) cell demonstrated an enhancement of their PV performance. This research can provide a theoretical basis for the materials of oxide as PV cells.

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Solar Cell Based on p-Si/n-Zno:Al Thin Films: Simulation and Parameters Extraction

Kerour

Lasladj

Bouloufa

2018

Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Materials and Sustainable Development

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Aluminum doped zinc oxide wide band-gap n-type optical window for μc-Si superstrate solar cell

Cited by 6 publications

References 21 publications

BaTiO3–Epoxy–ZnO-Based Multifunctional Composites: Variation in Electron Transport Properties due to the Interaction of ZnO Nanoparticles with the Composite Microstructure

BaTiO3–Epoxy–ZnO-Based Multifunctional Composites: Variation in Electron Transport Properties due to the Interaction of ZnO Nanoparticles with the Composite Microstructure

Numerical investigation of copper oxide-based heterojunction solar cells

Solar Cell Based on p-Si/n-Zno:Al Thin Films: Simulation and Parameters Extraction

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