TY - JOUR
T1 - TiO2/TaON- and TiO2/BiOI-based solid-state solar cells
AU - Ahmmad, Bashir
AU - Kurawaki, Junichi
AU - Ohkubo, Takahiro
AU - Hirose, Fumihiko
PY - 2013/12
Y1 - 2013/12
N2 - A three-phase solid-state solar cell (SSSC) has been developed successfully using TaON nanoparticles or BiOI microspheres as a sensitizer material over a TiO2 film and CuI as a hole collector. Stable current (I sc)-voltage (Voc) curves are found under ultraviolet UV visible light irradiation with an efficiency of 0.15% and 0.10% for TaON- and BiOI-based solar cells, respectively. The observed photocurrents in SSSCs are approximately 10 and 48 times higher than those in wet-type solar cells (WSCs) based on TaON and BiOI, respectively. A plausible mechanism of charge transfer and hole filling is discussed in terms of the band gap energy and band position of the semiconductor materials.
AB - A three-phase solid-state solar cell (SSSC) has been developed successfully using TaON nanoparticles or BiOI microspheres as a sensitizer material over a TiO2 film and CuI as a hole collector. Stable current (I sc)-voltage (Voc) curves are found under ultraviolet UV visible light irradiation with an efficiency of 0.15% and 0.10% for TaON- and BiOI-based solar cells, respectively. The observed photocurrents in SSSCs are approximately 10 and 48 times higher than those in wet-type solar cells (WSCs) based on TaON and BiOI, respectively. A plausible mechanism of charge transfer and hole filling is discussed in terms of the band gap energy and band position of the semiconductor materials.
KW - Bismuth oxyiodide (BiOI)
KW - Solid-state solar cell (SSSC)
KW - Tantalum oxynitride (TaON)
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U2 - 10.1061/(ASCE)EY.1943-7897.0000130
DO - 10.1061/(ASCE)EY.1943-7897.0000130
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84896309220
SN - 0733-9402
VL - 139
SP - 338
EP - 342
JO - ASCE J Power Div
JF - ASCE J Power Div
IS - 4
ER -