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Non-idealities in Graphene/p-silicon Schottky-barrier Solar Cells

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 September 2011

Derek Y.T. Lin ,
Shabnam Shambayati ,
Nima Mohseni Kiasari ,
David L. Pulfrey  and
Peyman Servati
Derek Y.T. Lin
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia, 2332 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
Shabnam Shambayati
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia, 2332 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
Nima Mohseni Kiasari
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia, 2332 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
David L. Pulfrey
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia, 2332 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
Peyman Servati
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia, 2332 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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Abstract

This paper presents fabrication details and preliminary experimental results for graphene/p-silicon Schottky-barrier solar cells, where graphene is used as a transparent electrode and forms a rectifying junction with silicon wafer. Deviations from expected Schottky behavior in the form of large diode-ideality factors and s-shaped current-voltage curves observed in measurements are reported and analyzed.

Keywords

photovoltaicdevicesenergy generation
Type
Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1322: Symposium B – Third-Generation and Emerging Solar-Cell Technologies , 2011 , mrss11-1322-b08-58
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2011

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