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Moore, D., Krishnamurthy, S., Chao, Yimin 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8488-2690, Wang, Q., Brabazon, D. and McNally, P. J.
(2011)
Characteristics of silicon nanocrystals for photovoltaic applications.
physica status solidi a, 208 (3).
pp. 604-607.
ISSN 0031-8965
Abstract
Over the last decade the progress in amorphous and nanocrystalline silicon (nc-Si) for photovoltaic applications received significant interest in science and technology. Advances in the understanding of these novel materials and their properties are growing rapidly. In order to realise nc-Si in the solar cell, a thicker intrinsic layer is required. Due to the indirect band gap in the crystallites, the absorption coefficients of nc-Si are much lower. In this work we have used electrochemical etching techniques to produce silicon nanocrystals of the sizes 3–5?nm. Viable drop cast deposition of Si nanocrystals to increase the thickness without compromising the material properties was investigated by atomic force microscopy, optical microscopy, photoemission spectroscopy and optical absorption methods.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | sdg 7 - affordable and clean energy ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/affordable_and_clean_energy |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Science > School of Chemistry (former - to 2024) |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Physical and Analytical Chemistry (former - to 2017) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Chemistry of Materials and Catalysis Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Energy Materials Laboratory |
| Depositing User: | Rachel Smith |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Mar 2011 12:16 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Sep 2024 09:00 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/26760 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/pssa.201000381 |
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