Review and assessment of photovoltaic performance of graphene/Si heterojunction solar cells

Abdullah, Mohd Faizol; Hashim, Abdul Manaf

doi:10.1007/s10853-018-2947-3

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“…Graphene, a two-dimensional nanomaterial, possesses a sp 2 -hybridized carbon atom bonding with single atom thick [1]. Its extraordinary properties such as superior electronic transport, thermal conductivity, mechanical durability, and so forth have attracted tremendous studies for various potential applications in nanoelectronics [2], optoelectronics [3], super capacitors and electrochemical energy storages [4], solar cells [5], and sensors [6]. In fact, many applications such as wearable detectors, electronic skin, and pressure sensors require flexible large-area graphene structures [7].…”

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Synthesis of Large-Area Single-Layer Graphene Using Refined Cooking Palm Oil on Copper Substrate by Spray Injector-Assisted CVD

2019

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We present a synthesis of large-area single-layer graphene on copper substrate using a refined cooking palm oil, a natural single carbon source, by a home-made spray injector-assisted chemical vapor deposition system. The effects of the distance between spray nozzle and substrate, and growth temperature are studied. From Raman mapping analysis, shorter distance of 1 cm and temperature of around 950 °C lead to the growth of large-area single-layer graphene with a coverage up to 97% of the measured area size of 6400 μm 2 . The crystallinity of the grown single layer graphene is relatively good due to high distribution percentage of FWHM values of 2D band that is below 30 cm −1 . However, the defect concentration is relatively high, and it suggests that a flash-cooling technique needs to be introduced.

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Synthesis of Large-Area Single-Layer Graphene Using Refined Cooking Palm Oil on Copper Substrate by Spray Injector-Assisted CVD

2019

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“…The electronic band diagram of the graphene can be drawn and shown on the left of Figure 2(c) [27,28]. Distinct from the traditional Schottky diode, the Fermi level of graphene can be shifted by external bias voltage and doping due to the low density of electronic states of graphene near the Dirac point.…”

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Graphene/Semiconductor Heterostructure Wireless Energy Harvester through Hot Electron Excitation

Xuan

Chen

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Recharging the batteries by wireless energy facilitates the long-term running of the batteries, which will save numerous works of battery maintenance and replacement. Thus, harvesting energy form radio frequency (RF) waves has become the most promising solution for providing the micropower needed for wireless sensor applications, especially in a widely distributed 4G/5G wireless network. However, the current research on rectenna is mainly focused on the integrated antenna coupled with metal-insulator-metal tunneling diodes. Herein, by adopting the plasmon excitation of graphene and quantum tunneling process between graphene and GaAs or GaN, we demonstrated the feasibility of harvesting energy from the 915 MHz wireless source belonging to 5G in the FR1 range (450 MHz–6 GHz) which is also known as sub-6G. The generated current and voltage can be observed continuously, with the direction defined by the built-in field between graphene and GaAs and the incident electromagnetic waves treated as the quantum energy source. Under the RF illumination, the generated current increases rapidly and the value can reach in the order of 10-8–10-7 A. The harvester can work under the multiple channel mode, harvesting energy simultaneously from different flows of wireless energy in the air. This research will open a new avenue for wireless harvesting by using the ultrafast process of quantum tunneling and unique physical properties of graphene.

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“…Lately, various papers have summarized the achievements attained in the field of the PV cells fabricated by various processing techniques (spin-coating, blade coating, spray coating, vacuum evaporation, screen printing, inkjet printing, etc.) [8,11,[34][35][36][81][82][83][84][85]. However, a review focused on the development achieved in the PV cells based on composite layers involving inorganic semiconductors nanostructures embedded in the organic materials can be very helpful in understanding the impact of different factors on the device performance and finding new approaches to overcome the current limitations in the upcoming years.…”

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Hybrid Nanocomposite Thin Films for Photovoltaic Applications: A Review

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2021

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Continuing growth in global energy consumption and the growing concerns regarding climate change and environmental pollution are the strongest drivers of renewable energy deployment. Solar energy is the most abundant and cleanest renewable energy source available. Nowadays, photovoltaic technologies can be regarded as viable pathways to provide sustainable energy generation, the achievement attained in designing nanomaterials with tunable properties and the progress made in the production processes having a major impact in their development. Solar cells involving hybrid nanocomposite layers have, lately, received extensive research attention due to the possibility to combine the advantages derived from the properties of both components: flexibility and processability from the organic part and stability and optoelectronics features from the inorganic part. Thus, this review provides a synopsis on hybrid solar cells developed in the last decade which involve composite layers deposited by spin-coating, the most used deposition method, and matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation, a relatively new deposition technique. The overview is focused on the hybrid nanocomposite films that can use conducting polymers and metal phthalocyanines as p-type materials, fullerene derivatives and non-fullerene compounds as n-type materials, and semiconductor nanostructures based on metal oxide, chalcogenides, and silicon. A survey regarding the influence of various factors on the hybrid solar cell efficiency is given in order to identify new strategies for enhancing the device performance in the upcoming years.

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Review and assessment of photovoltaic performance of graphene/Si heterojunction solar cells

Cited by 31 publications

References 230 publications

Synthesis of Large-Area Single-Layer Graphene Using Refined Cooking Palm Oil on Copper Substrate by Spray Injector-Assisted CVD

Synthesis of Large-Area Single-Layer Graphene Using Refined Cooking Palm Oil on Copper Substrate by Spray Injector-Assisted CVD

Graphene/Semiconductor Heterostructure Wireless Energy Harvester through Hot Electron Excitation

Hybrid Nanocomposite Thin Films for Photovoltaic Applications: A Review

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