Hybrid solar cells based on thin-film silicon and P3HT

Issue		Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys. Volume 36, Number 3, December 2006


Page(s)		231 - 234
Section		Surfaces, Interfaces and Films
DOI		10.1051/epjap:2006145

Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys. 36, 231-234 (2006)
DOI: 10.1051/epjap:2006145

A first step towards nano-structured devices

P.-J. Alet^{1, 2}, S. Palacin¹, P. Roca I Cabarrocas², B. Kalache², M. Firon³ and R. de Bettignies³

¹ Laboratoire de chimie des surfaces et interfaces, CEA/DSM/DRECAM/SPCSI/LCSI, Centre de Saclay, Bât. 466, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
² Laboratoire de physique des interfaces et couches minces, École polytechnique, UMR 7647, 91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
³ Laboratoire des composants pour le solaire, CEA/DRT/LITEN/LCS, Bât. 451, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France

(Received: 25 July 2006 / Received in final form: 17 October 2006 / Accepted: 24 October 2006 / Published online: 10 January 2007 )

Abstract
Hybrid concepts based on a nanoscale combination of organic and inorganic semiconductors are a promising way to enhance the cost efficiency of solar cells through a better use of the solar spectrum, a higher aspect ratio of the interface, and the good processability of polymers. A new type of solar cells has been investigated. It is based on a heterojunction between regio-regular poly(3-hexylthiophene) as an organic electron donor and silicon as an inorganic electron acceptor. In a first step towards nano-structured devices, cells made of flat thin films of these materials have been studied as a model case of the heterojunction. The materials were characterized through ellipsometry and absorption spectroscopy. The devices were studied by means of their spectral response and their I-V characteristics. By combining these results, the contribution of each layer and the mechanisms of photocurrent generation are explained. The best cells to-date show a power conversion efficiency of 1.6% under AM 1.5 illumination, with a V_oc of 0.704 V and a J_sc of 4.22 mA/cm².

PACS
81.07.Pr - Organic-inorganic hybrid nanostructures.
73.50.Pz - Photoconduction and photovoltaic effects.

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