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UV-ozone induced surface passivation to enhance the performance of Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells
摘要： Interface property has been considered one of the most critical factors affecting the performance of semiconductor devices. In this work, we demonstrate an efficient surface passivation for the interface between Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) and CdS buffer layer by using UV-ozone treatment at room temperature. The passivation led to a significant enhancement of short circuit current density (Jsc) of the device from 11.70 mA/cm2 to 18.34 mA/cm2 and thus efficiency of the CZTS solar cells from 3.18% to 5.55%. The study of surface chemistry has revealed that the UV-ozone exposure led to formation of a Sn–O rich surface on CZTS, which passivates the dangling bonds and forms an ultra-thin energy barrier layer at the interface of CZTS/CdS. The barrier is considered to be responsible for the reduction of non-radiative recombination loss in the solar cells as confirmed by photoluminescence (PL) measurement. The elongated lifetime of minority carriers in the CZTS solar cells by time-resolved PL has further verified the interface passivation effect induced by UV-ozone treatment. This work provides a fast, simple yet very effective approach for surface passivation of CZTS film to boost the performance of CZTS solar cells.
关键词： CZTS solar cell,UV-Ozone treatment,Interface modification,Surface passivation
更新于2025-11-21 11:01:37
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Surface Passivation of Perovskite Solar Cells Toward Improved Efficiency and Stability
摘要： The advancement of perovskite solar cells (PVSCs) technology toward commercialized promotion needs high efficiency and optimum stability. By introducing a small molecular material such as tetratetracontane (TTC, CH3(CH2)42CH3) at the fullerene (C60)/perovskite interface of planar p-i-n PVSCs, we significantly reduced the interfacial traps, thereby suppressing electron recombination and facilitating electron extraction. Consequently, an improved efficiency of 20.05% was achieved with a high fill factor of 79.4%, which is one of the best performances for small molecular-modified PVSCs. Moreover, the hydrophobic TTC successfully protects the perovskite film from water damage. As a result, we realized a better long-term stability that maintains 87% of the initial efficiency after continuous exposure for 200 h in air.
关键词： Surface defect,Charge transport,Surface passivation,Perovskite solar cells
更新于2025-11-21 11:01:37
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Conjugated Polymer–Assisted Grain Boundary Passivation for Efficient Inverted Planar Perovskite Solar Cells
摘要： Grain boundaries in lead halide perovskite films lead to increased recombination losses and decreased device stability under illumination due to defect-mediated ion migration. The effect of a conjugated polymer additive, poly(bithiophene imide) (PBTI), is investigated in the antisolvent treatment step in the perovskite film deposition by comprehensive characterization of perovskite film properties and the performance of inverted planar perovskite solar cells (PSCs). PBTI is found to be incorporated within grain boundaries, which results in an improvement in perovskite film crystallinity and reduced defects. The successful defect passivation by PBTI yields reduces recombination losses and consequently increases power conversion efficiency (PCE). In addition, it gives rise to improved photoluminescence stability and improved PSC stability under illumination which can be attributed to reduced ion migration. The optimal devices exhibit a PCE of 20.67% compared to 18.89% of control devices without PBTI, while they retain over 70% of the initial efficiency after 600 h under 1 sun illumination compared to 56% for the control devices.
关键词： halide perovskites,conjugated polymers,grain boundary passivation,nickel oxide
更新于2025-11-20 15:33:11
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Multifunctional N,S co-doped carbon dots for sensitive probing of temperature, ferric ion, and methotrexate
摘要： In this paper, we have presented a facile method to fabricate nitrogen and sulfur co-doped carbon dots (N,S-CDs) for blood methotrexate (MTX) sensing applications. The N,S-CDs with quantum yield up to 75% were obtained by one-step hydrothermal carbonization, using reduced glutathione and citric acid as the precursors. With this approach, the formation and the surface passivation of N,S-CDs were carried out simultaneously, resulting in intrinsic fluorescence emission. Owing to their pronounced temperature dependence of the fluorescence emission spectra, resultant N,S-CDs can work as versatile nanothermometry devices by taking advantage of the temperature sensitivity of their emission intensity. In addition, the obtained N,S-CDs facilitated high selectivity detection of Fe3+ ions with a detection limit as low as 0.31 μM and a wide linear range from 3.33 to 99.90 μM. More importantly, the added MTX selectively led to the fluorescence quenching of the N,S-CDs. Such fluorescence responses were used for well quantifying MTX in the range of 2.93 to 117.40 μM, and the detection limit was down to 0.95 μM. Due to Binert^ surface, the N,S-CDs well resisted the interferences from various biomolecules and exhibited excellent selectivity. The proposed sensing system was successfully used for the assay of MTX in human plasma. Due to simplicity, sensitivity, selectivity, and low cost, it exhibits great promise as a practical platform for MTX sensing in biological samples.
关键词： Hydrothermal carbonization,Doped carbon dots,Excitation-independent emission,Multifunctional probe,Methotrexate,Surface passivation
更新于2025-11-19 16:46:39
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ZIF-8@H:ZnO Core-shell nanorods arrays/Si heterojunction self-powered photodetector with ultrahigh performance
摘要： The native defects will degrade the performance and stability of the optoelectric device. Herein, a zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8)@H:ZnO core-shell nanorods arrays/Si heterojunction self-powered photodetector is demonstrated. Combining hydrogenation and ZIF-8 passivation, its photoresponsive characteristics are greatly enhanced. The photodetector exhibits superior detectivity of ~2.14×1016 Jones (1 Jones=1 cm Hz1/2 W-1), high responsivity of ~7.07×104 mA W-1, prominent sensitivity of ~2.08×1012 cm2 W-1 and broadband photodetection ranging from the ultraviolet to the near infrared. As critical figures of merit, its responsivity increases by nearly 5 orders of magnitude than that of pristine ZnO nanorods arrays/Si heterojunction photodetector. More importantly, the comprehensive performance of ZIF-8@H:ZnO core-shell nanorods arrays/Si heterojunction photodetector not only achieves a record high value for ZnO-based photodetectors reported so far, but also can be comparable with that of two-dimensional (2D) materials, zero-dimensional (0D) materials, topological insulators, perovskites and other oxides based self-powered photodetectors. The novel post-treatment strategy has great potential in developing high-performing self-powered photodetectors. Meanwhile, this work may be extended to other oxides based optoelectronic devices.
关键词： core-shell nanorods,heterojunction,passivation,self-powered photodetector,ZnO,ZIF-8,hydrogenation
更新于2025-11-14 17:04:02
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High-Performance Photoresistors Based on Perovskite Thin Film with a High PbI2 Doping Level
摘要： We prepared high-performance photoresistors based on CH3NH3PbI3 ?lms with a high PbI2 doping level. The role of PbI2 in CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite thin ?lm was systematically investigated using scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, time-resolved photoluminescence spectroscopy, and photoconductive atomic force microscope. Laterally-structured photodetectors have been fabricated based on CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite thin ?lms deposited using precursor solution with various CH3NH3I:PbI2 ratios. Remarkably, the introduction of a suitable amount of PbI2 can signi?cantly improve the performance and stability of perovskite-based photoresistors, optoelectronic devices with ultrahigh photo-sensitivity, high current on/off ratio, fast photo response speed, and retarded decay. Speci?cally, a highest responsivity of 7.8 A/W and a speci?c detectivity of 2.1 × 1013 Jones with a rise time of 0.86 ms and a decay time of 1.5 ms have been achieved. In addition, the local dependence of photocurrent generation in perovskite thin ?lms was revealed by photoconductive atomic force microscopy, which provides direct evidence that the presence of PbI2 can effectively passivate the grain boundaries of CH3NH3PbI3 and assist the photocurrent transport more effectively.
关键词： grain boundary passivation,PC-AFM,photoresistor,high PbI2 doping content
更新于2025-11-14 15:28:36
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Towards High Solar Cell Efficiency with Low Material Usage: 15% Efficiency with 14 ?μm Polycrystalline Silicon on Glass
摘要： This work showcases a bottom-up approach to creating silicon solar cells using a line-shaped laser. We report efforts to create thicker amorphous silicon passivation and contact layers as well as laser firing for low contact resistance. Collectively, a new in-house record efficiency of 15.1 % was achieved along with a clear pathway to reach 16 % efficiency with optimization of series resistance.
关键词： Foreign substrates,Liquid phase crystallized silicon,Passivation,Silicon Heterojunction Interdigitated back contact,Laser fired contacts
更新于2025-11-14 15:25:21
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Improving performance and stability of planar perovskite solar cells through grain boundary passivation with block copolymer
摘要： Organic-inorganic metal halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) exhibit excellent photovoltaic performance but suffer from instabilities against moisture and heat due to the inherent hydroscopic nature and volatility of their organic components. Herein, we report that employing block copolymer F127 as the passivation reagent in conjunction with solvent annealing process can efficiently improve the performance and stability of corresponding organic-inorganic PSCs. It is anticipated that the hydrophilic poly(ethylene oxide) tails of F127 polymers connect with contiguous perovskite crystals and passivate defects at perovskite grain boundaries, whereas the dangling hydrophobic poly(phenyl oxide) centers suppress perovskite decomposition caused by moisture and heat. After the optimization of the F127 additive, the planar PSCs with champion power conversion efficiencies of 21.01% and 18.71% were achieved on rigid and flexible substrates, respectively. The F127 passivation strategy provides an effective approach for fabricating high-efficiency and stable PSCs.
关键词： flexible solar cells,block copolymer,perovskite solar cells,interface passivation,stability
更新于2025-10-22 19:40:53
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Enhanced Oxidation Stability of Transparent Copper Films Using a Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Nucleation Layer
摘要： We report a novel seed layer for the formation of slab-like transparent copper films on glass and plastic substrates, based on a mixed molecular monolayer and an ultra-thin (0.8 nm) aluminium layer both deposited from the vapour phase, which substantially outperforms the best nucleation layer for optically thin copper films reported to date. Using this hybrid layer, the metal percolation threshold is reduced to < 4 nm nominal thickness and the long-term stability of sub-10 nm films towards oxidation in air is comparable to that of silver films of the same thickness fabricated using the best reported seed layer for optically thin silver films to date. The underlying reason for the remarkable effectiveness of this hybrid nucleation is elucidated using a combination of photoelectron spectroscopy, small angle X-ray studies, atomic force microscopy and transmission electron microscopy.
关键词： ultrathin metal film,nucleation,transparent electrode,seed layer,passivation,copper
更新于2025-10-22 19:40:53
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Thermal atomic layer deposition of AlOxNy thin films for surface passivation of nano-textured flexible silicon
摘要： Aluminum oxynitride (AlOxNy) films with different nitrogen concentration are prepared by thermal atomic layer deposition (ALD) for flexible nano-textured silicon (NT-Si) surface passivation. The AlOxNy films are shown to exhibit a homogeneous nitrogen-doping profile and the presence of an adequate amount of hydrogen, which is investigated by Time-of-Flight Elastic Recoil Detection Analysis (ToF-ERDA). The effective minority carrier lifetimes are measured after the NT-Si surface passivation; the minimum surface recombination velocity (SRV) of 5 cm-s-1 is achieved with the AlOxNy film in comparison to the Al2O3 and AlN films (SRV of 7–9 cm-s-1). The better SRV with AlOxNy film is due to the collective effect of field-effect passivation by the presence of fixed negative charges, and chemical passivation by the presence of hydrogen within the film. The capacitance-voltage, and conductance measurements also are carried out using metal-oxide-semiconductor structure to determine the fixed negative charge density (Nf,ox), and defect density of states (Dit) in the AlOxNy films. The better surface passivation is attributed to unusually large Nf,ox of ~6.07 × 1012 cm-2, and minimal Dit of ~1.01 × 1011 cm-2-eV-1 owing to the saturation of Si dangling bonds by the hydrogen within the AlOxNy film matrix after the annealing step.
关键词： Surface passivation,Time-of-flight elastic recoil detection analysis (ToF-ERDA),Aluminum oxynitride,Thermal atomic layer deposition,Black flexible silicon
更新于2025-10-22 19:40:53