Photoinduced Operation by Absorption of the Chalcogenide Nanocrystallite Containing Solar Cells

• Autorzy: Elnaggar A. M. , Albassam A. , Oźga K. , Jędryka J. , Szota M. , Myronchuk G.

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DOI

10.1515/amm-2016-0314

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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It is shown that for the solar cells containing chalcogenide nanocrystallites using external laser light, one can achieve some enhancement of the photovoltaic efficiency. Photoinduced treatment was carried out using two beams of splitted Er: glass laser operating at 1.54 μm. The light of the laser was incident at different angles and the angles between the beams also were varied. Also, the studies of nanocomposite effective structures have shown enhancement of effective nanocrystalline sizes during the laser treatment. Nanocrystallites of CuInS₂ and CuZnSnS₄ (CZTS) were used as chalcogenide materials. The optimization of the laser beam intensities and nanoparticle sizes were explored.

Słowa kluczowe

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photovoltaic cell materials; chalcogenide layers; photoinduced absorption; laser treatment; nanocrystlalline treatment

• Wydawca: Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of Polish Academy of Sciences ; Committee of Materials Engineering and Metallurgy of Polish Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Archives of Metallurgy and Materials
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: Vol. 61, iss. 4
• Strony: 1953--1956
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 18 poz., rys., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Elnaggar A. M.

• Research Chair of Exploitation of Renewable Energy Applications in Saudi Arabia, Physics And Astronomy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
• Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, 11566 Abassia, Cairo, Egyp

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Albassam A.

• Research Chair of Exploitation of Renewable Energy Applications in Saudi Arabia, Physics And Astronomy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia

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Oźga K.

• Czestochowa University of Technology, Institute of Electronic and Control System, 17 Armii Krajowej Av., 42-200 Czestochowa, Poland

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Jędryka J.

• Czestochowa University of Technology, Institute of Electronic and Control System, 17 Armii Krajowej Av., 42-200 Czestochowa, Poland

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Szota M.

• Czestochowa University of Technology, Institute of Material Science Engineering, 19 Armii Krajowej Av., 42-200 Czestochowa, Poland

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Myronchuk G.

• Department of Solid State Physics, Eastern European National University, 13 Voli Ave., 43025 Lutsk, Ukraine

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Uwagi

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The project was financially supported by King Saud University, Vice Deanship of research chairs.