The Japan Society of Applied Physics

[PS-8-13] Hybrid nanostructures of Al-catalyzed Si nanowires and CsPb0.81Mn0.19Cl3 perovskite nanocrystals for efficiency enhancement of thin photovoltaic cells

Wipakorn Jevasuwan1, Mostafa F. Abdelbar1, Bernice Mae Yu Jeco- Espaldon2, Mohammed Abdelhameed1, Hassanet Sodabanlu2, Qinqiang Zhang1, Yoshitaka Okada2, Naoki Fukata1 (1. NIMS (Japan), 2. Univ. of Tokyo (Japan))

https://doi.org/10.7567/SSDM.2023.PS-8-13

The use of thin Si wafers and streamlined fabrication methods that can be scaled up without compromising device efficiency is a key strategy for realizing low-cost and flexible solar cells. Herein, Al-catalyzed Si nanowires (NWs) formed by vapor-liquid-solid growth on paper-thin polished and etched Si(111) wafers of 100 and 60 um-thick with high proficiency for minimizing interfacial defects and light absorption loss has been accomplished. Fabrication of thin Si NW solar cells with homojunction p+-p-n-n+ structure toward enhanced power conversion efficiency by hybrid nanostructures with CsPb0.81Mn0.19Cl3 perovskite nanocrystals using simple drop-casting method has been explicitly explained.