Photovoltaic properties of hybrid c-Si/ZnO nanorod solar cells

<p dir="ltr">We report on the hydrothermal synthesis of high quality polycrystalline zinc oxide nanorod arrays grown on indium tin oxide substrates. We observe a clear effect of the nucleation and growth rates on the morphology and orientation of the nanorod arrays, with a predominan...

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Main Author: M. Mohammadnezhad (19517659) (author)
Other Authors: B. Aïssa (17886728) (author), C. Harnagea (19517662) (author), A. Bentouaf (19517665) (author), E. Haddad (19517668) (author), F. Rosei (1576699) (author)
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Environmental engineering
Materials engineering
Nanotechnology
Hydrothermal Synthesis
Nanorod Arrays
Light Absorption
Crystalline Structure
Kinetic Effects
Temperature Effects
Charge Transport
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description <p dir="ltr">We report on the hydrothermal synthesis of high quality polycrystalline zinc oxide nanorod arrays grown on indium tin oxide substrates. We observe a clear effect of the nucleation and growth rates on the morphology and orientation of the nanorod arrays, with a predominance of the polycrystalline hexagonal wurtzite structure and preferential c-axis orientation. In addition, we studied the effect of the growth orientation and morphology of the ZnO nanorod arrays on light absorption. The changes in crystalline structure and defects are attributed to kinetic effects driven by temperature. Finally, using PC1D software, we describe the charge transport and photovoltaic properties of simulated hybrid c-Si solar cells by considering the lengths of the ZnO NRs and the reflectance values. The 1.1 μm average length of the ZnO NRs is found to be the optimum value for achieving the highest power conversion efficiency of ∼15.48%. The simulation study for the vertically arranged ZnO NRs anti-reflection layers shows that the low-temperature grown ZnO NRs on the c-Si solar cells is promising for the realization of low-cost and efficient hybrid solar cells.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Materials Advances<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2ma00416j" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2ma00416j</a></p>
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spelling Photovoltaic properties of hybrid c-Si/ZnO nanorod solar cellsM. Mohammadnezhad (19517659)B. Aïssa (17886728)C. Harnagea (19517662)A. Bentouaf (19517665)E. Haddad (19517668)F. Rosei (1576699)EngineeringEnvironmental engineeringMaterials engineeringNanotechnologyHydrothermal SynthesisNanorod ArraysLight AbsorptionCrystalline StructureKinetic EffectsTemperature EffectsCharge Transport<p dir="ltr">We report on the hydrothermal synthesis of high quality polycrystalline zinc oxide nanorod arrays grown on indium tin oxide substrates. We observe a clear effect of the nucleation and growth rates on the morphology and orientation of the nanorod arrays, with a predominance of the polycrystalline hexagonal wurtzite structure and preferential c-axis orientation. In addition, we studied the effect of the growth orientation and morphology of the ZnO nanorod arrays on light absorption. The changes in crystalline structure and defects are attributed to kinetic effects driven by temperature. Finally, using PC1D software, we describe the charge transport and photovoltaic properties of simulated hybrid c-Si solar cells by considering the lengths of the ZnO NRs and the reflectance values. The 1.1 μm average length of the ZnO NRs is found to be the optimum value for achieving the highest power conversion efficiency of ∼15.48%. The simulation study for the vertically arranged ZnO NRs anti-reflection layers shows that the low-temperature grown ZnO NRs on the c-Si solar cells is promising for the realization of low-cost and efficient hybrid solar cells.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Materials Advances<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2ma00416j" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2ma00416j</a></p>2022-05-26T12:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1039/d2ma00416jhttps://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Photovoltaic_properties_of_hybrid_c-Si_ZnO_nanorod_solar_cells/26889421CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/268894212022-05-26T12:00:00Z
spellingShingle Photovoltaic properties of hybrid c-Si/ZnO nanorod solar cells
M. Mohammadnezhad (19517659)
Engineering
Environmental engineering
Materials engineering
Nanotechnology
Hydrothermal Synthesis
Nanorod Arrays
Light Absorption
Crystalline Structure
Kinetic Effects
Temperature Effects
Charge Transport
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title Photovoltaic properties of hybrid c-Si/ZnO nanorod solar cells
title_full Photovoltaic properties of hybrid c-Si/ZnO nanorod solar cells
title_fullStr Photovoltaic properties of hybrid c-Si/ZnO nanorod solar cells
title_full_unstemmed Photovoltaic properties of hybrid c-Si/ZnO nanorod solar cells
title_short Photovoltaic properties of hybrid c-Si/ZnO nanorod solar cells
title_sort Photovoltaic properties of hybrid c-Si/ZnO nanorod solar cells
topic Engineering
Environmental engineering
Materials engineering
Nanotechnology
Hydrothermal Synthesis
Nanorod Arrays
Light Absorption
Crystalline Structure
Kinetic Effects
Temperature Effects
Charge Transport