Hybrid heterojunction and photoelectrochemistry solar cell based on silicon nanowires and double-walled carbon nanotubes

Qinke Shu, Jinquan Wei, Kunlin Wang, Hongwei Zhu, Zhen Li, Yi Jia, Xuchun Gui, Ning Guo, Xinming Li, Chaoran Ma, Dehai Wu

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Abstract

A hybrid solar cell model composed of a heterojunction cell and a photoelectrochemical (PEC) cell has been proposed and characterized. In the hybrid cell, a thin film of double-walled carbon nanotubes forms a heterojunction with the silicon nanowire (SiNW) array and also functions as the transparent counter electrode of the PEC cell. The cell performance can be readily tuned by controlling the SiNW density. Under AM 1.5G illumination, a power conversion efficiency of 1.29%, higher than those reported for SiNW array-based PEC cells, has been obtained.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4338-4342
Number of pages5
JournalNano Letters
Volume9
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 9 Dec 2009
Externally publishedYes

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