IImproved performance of CdS powder-based hybrid solar cells through surface modification

Year 2021, Volume: 11 Issue: 4, 1315 - 1323, 15.10.2021

Salih Yılmaz , Ahmet Ünverdi , Murat Tomakin , İsmail Polat , Emin Bacaksız

https://doi.org/10.17714/gumusfenbil.893925

Abstract

The effects of surface modification of CdS through organic Eosin-Y, indoline D205, and Ru-based complex N719 and N3 dyes on CdS-based hybrid solar cells were studied. Chemical bath deposition (CBD) and doctor blade methods were in turn employed to fabricate the CdS specimens on Indium-Tin Oxide (ITO) covered glass substrates. P3HT material with and without dye coatings was covered through a spin-coater on the surface of CdS specimens. Ag paste was then deposited on the surface of P3HT to obtain hybrid solar cells. Structural analysis indicated that CdS powders showed a cubic growth with the preferred orientation of (111). Morphological analysis demonstrated that CdS powders exhibited hierarchical morphology and the morphology turned to granular structure with some porosity upon deposition of both N3 dye and P3HT layers. Absorption plots indicated that Eosin-Y dye loading led to a rise in the absorbance values of CdS specimens. After dye loading, photoluminescence data of CdS-based heterostructure illustrated a decrement in the luminescence intensity, implying that effective exciton dissociation was obtained. Current density-voltage (J-V) characteristics of the hybrid solar cells depicted that the best overall efficiency was observed for Eosin-Y-modified cell as 0.135%. This proved that surface modification by Eosin-Y dye led to a better interfacial contact between CdS and P3HT bilayer due to the enhancement in the charge separation.

Keywords

CBD, CdS powder, Hybrid solar cells, P3HT, Surface modification

Supporting Institution

TÜBİTAK

Project Number

116F296

Thanks

All the authors are very appreciated to TÜBİTAK (Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) for its financial support to this study by a project number of 116F296.

Yüzey modifikasyonu yardımıyla CdS toz bazlı hibrit güneş pillerinde performans artışı

Abstract

CdS-tabanlı hibrit güneş pillerinde, CdS'nin yüzey modifikasyon etkileri organik Eosin-Y, indolin D205 ve Ru bazlı N719 ve N3 boyaları vasıtasıyla incelendi. CdS örneklerini İndiyum-Kalay Oksit (ITO) kaplı cam altlıklar üzerinde büyütmek için, sırasıyla kimyasal banyo çökeltme (CBD) ve doktor bıçak yöntemleri kullanıldı. Boya kaplamaları olan ve olmayan CdS örneklerinin yüzeyine P3HT materyali, spin kaplama (spin-coater) cihazı yardımıyla kaplandı. Devamında Ag pasta, hibrit güneş pillerini tamamlamak için P3HT yüzeyine çökeltildi. Yapısal analiz, CdS tozlarının kübik yapıda ve (111) tercihli yönelime sahip olduğunu gösterdi. Morfolojik analiz, CdS tozlarının hiyerarşik morfolojide olduğunu ve morfolojinin hem N3 boyası hem de P3HT tabakasının çökeltilmesiyle birlikte taneli ve gözenekli yapıya döndüğünü gösterdi. Soğurma (absorbsiyon) grafikleri, Eosin-Y boya kaplamasının CdS örneklerinin soğurma değerinde bir artışa yol açtığını gösterdi. Boya kaplamasının, CdS tabanlı heteroyapının fotolüminesans şiddetinde azalma oluşturması, etkin bir eksiton ayrışması elde edildiğini ortaya koymaktadır. Hibrit güneş pillerinin akım yoğunluğu-voltaj (J-V) karakteristiklerinden, Eosin-Y modifikasyonlu güneş pilinin veriminin % 0.135 olarak en yüksek değerde olduğu tespit edildi. Bu durum, Eosin-Y boyası ile yapılan yüzey modifikasyonunun, yük ayrışmasında oluşturduğu iyileşmeden dolayı, CdS ve P3HT ikili yapısının arasında daha iyi bir ara yüzey teması sağladığını ispatlamaktadır.

Keywords

CBD, CdS tozu, Hibrit güneş pilleri, P3HT, Yüzey modifikasyonu

Project Number

116F296

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