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Design of Silicon Nanowire Array for PEDOT:PSS-Silicon Nanowire-Based Hybrid Solar Cell
March 28, 2023
Among various photovoltaic devices, the poly 3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene:poly styrenesulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) and silicon nanowire (SiNW)-based hybrid solar cell is getting momentum for the next generation solar cell. Although, the power-conversion efficiency of the PEDOT:PSS−SiNW hybrid solar cell has already been reported above 13% by many researchers, it is still at a primitive stage and requires comprehensive research and developments. When SiNWs interact with conjugate polymer PEDOT:PSS, the various aspects of SiNW array are required to optimize for high efficiency hybrid solar cell. Therefore, the designing of silicon nanowire (SiNW) array is a crucial aspect for an efficient PEDOT:PSS−SiNW hybrid solar cell, where PEDOT:PSS plays a role as a conductor with an transparent optical window just-like as metal-semiconductor Schottky solar cell. This short review mainly focuses on the current research trends for the general, electrical, optical and photovoltaic design issues associated with SiNW array for PEDOT:PSS−SiNW hybrid solar cells. The foremost features including the morphology, surface traps, doping of SiNW, which limit the efficiency of the PEDOT:PSS−SiNW hybrid solar cell, will be addressed and reviewed. Finally, the SiNW design issues for boosting up the fill-factor, short-circuit current and open-circuit voltage will be highlighted and discussed.
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agglomeration, conducting polymer, hybrid solar cell, nanowire, passivation, PEDOT:PSS, photovoltaic response, recombination losses, silicon nanowire, solar cell, surface traps
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Moiz SA, Alahmadi ANM, Aljohani AJ. Design of Silicon Nanowire Array for PEDOT:PSS-Silicon Nanowire-Based Hybrid Solar Cell. (2023). LAPSE:2023.24412
Author Affiliations
Moiz SA: Department of Electrical Engineering, Umm Al Qura University, 21955 Makkah, Saudi Arabia [ORCID]
Alahmadi ANM: Department of Electrical Engineering, Umm Al Qura University, 21955 Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Aljohani AJ: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, 21589 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Center of Excellence in Intelligent Engineering Systems (CEIES), King Abdulaziz University, 21589 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia [ORCID]
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Energies
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13
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15
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E3797
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2020
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2020-07-24
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1996-1073
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