Preparation of hybrid molybdenum disulfide/single wall carbon nanotube-n-type silicon solar cells

Samira Almalki; LePing Yu; Tom Grace; Abdulaziz S.R. Bati; Joseph G. Shapter

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Preparation of hybrid molybdenum disulfide/single wall carbon nanotube-n-type silicon solar cells

Samira Almalki, LePing Yu, Tom Grace, Abdulaziz S.R. Bati, Joseph G. Shapter

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Carbon nanotube/silicon (CNT/Si) heterojunction solar cells represent one new architecture for photovoltaic devices. The addition of MoS₂ to the devices is shown to increase the efficiency of the devices. Two structures are explored. In one case, the single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and MoS₂ flakes are mixed to make a hybrid, which is then used to make a film, while in the other case, a two layer system is used with the MoS₂ deposited first followed by the SWCNTs. In all cases, the solar cell efficiency is improved largely due to significant increases in the fill factor. The rise in fill factor is due to the semiconducting nature of the MoS₂, which helps with the separation of charge carriers.

Original language	English
Article number	287
Number of pages	12
Journal	Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
Volume	10
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/app10010287
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2020

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Molybdenum disulfide (MoS)
Single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs)
Solar cells
Thin film

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