A carbonaceous thin film made by CVD and its application for a carbon/N-type silicon (C/N-Si) photovoltaic cell

被引:24
作者
Yu, HA
Kaneko, T
Otani, S
Sasaki, Y
Yoshimura, S
机构
[1] ERATO, JST, Yoshimura Pi Electron Mat Project, Shizuoka 41003, Japan
[2] Tokai Univ, Sch High Technol Human Welf, Dept Mat Sci & Technol, Shizuoka 41003, Japan
[3] Gunma Univ, Fac Engn, Dept Elect & Elect Sci, Gunma 376, Japan
关键词
amorphous carbon; chemical vapor deposition; electrical properties;
D O I
10.1016/S0008-6223(97)00170-X
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A carbonaceous thin film was made by CVD of 2,5-dimethyl-p-benzoquinone at temperatures between 500 and 1000 degrees C and its structural and electronic properties have been studied. The carbonaceous thin film made at 500 degrees C has a energy bandgap of 0.25-0.3 eV and a positive Hall coefficient of 5 x 10(-5) m(3) C-1 belong to a p-type semiconductor. A photovoltaic cell with carbonaceous thin film/n-type silicon (C/n-Si) was fabricated by depositing the carbonaceous thin film on an n-type silicon substrate at 500 degrees C. The C/n-Si photovoltaic cell has a hetero-type junction with a junction barrier of 0.54 eV and a depletion layer of 1.1 mu m in thickness at zero bias. Under a simulated light of 15 mW . cm(-2), the C/n-Si photovoltaic cell gives a power conversion efficiency of 6.45%. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:137 / 143
页数:7
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