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Dependence of Performance of Si Nanowire Solar Cells on Geometry of the Nanowires
The dependence of performance of silicon nanowires (SiNWs) solar cells on the growth condition of the SiNWs has been described. Metal-assisted electroless etching (MAE) technique has been used to grow SiNWs array. Different concentration of aqueous solution containing AgNO(3) and HF for Ag depositio...
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2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3915552/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24574884 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/358408 |
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author | Khan, Firoz Baek, Seong-Ho Kim, Jae Hyun |
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description | The dependence of performance of silicon nanowires (SiNWs) solar cells on the growth condition of the SiNWs has been described. Metal-assisted electroless etching (MAE) technique has been used to grow SiNWs array. Different concentration of aqueous solution containing AgNO(3) and HF for Ag deposition is used. The diameter and density of SiNWs are found to be dependent on concentration of solution used for Ag deposition. The diameter and density of SiNWs have been used to calculate the filling ratio of the SINWs arrays. The filling ratio is increased with increase in AgNO(3) concentration, whereas it is decreased with increase in HF concentration. The minimum reflectance value achieved is ~1% for SiNWs of length of ~1.2 μm in the wavelength range of 300–1000 nm. The performance and diode parameters strongly depend on the geometry of SiNWs. The maximum short circuit current density achieved is 35.6 mA/cm(2). The conversion efficiency of solar cell is 9.73% for SiNWs with length, diameter, and wire density of ~1.2 μm, ~75 nm, and 90 μm(−2), respectively. |
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spelling | pubmed-39155522014-02-26 Dependence of Performance of Si Nanowire Solar Cells on Geometry of the Nanowires Khan, Firoz Baek, Seong-Ho Kim, Jae Hyun ScientificWorldJournal Research Article The dependence of performance of silicon nanowires (SiNWs) solar cells on the growth condition of the SiNWs has been described. Metal-assisted electroless etching (MAE) technique has been used to grow SiNWs array. Different concentration of aqueous solution containing AgNO(3) and HF for Ag deposition is used. The diameter and density of SiNWs are found to be dependent on concentration of solution used for Ag deposition. The diameter and density of SiNWs have been used to calculate the filling ratio of the SINWs arrays. The filling ratio is increased with increase in AgNO(3) concentration, whereas it is decreased with increase in HF concentration. The minimum reflectance value achieved is ~1% for SiNWs of length of ~1.2 μm in the wavelength range of 300–1000 nm. The performance and diode parameters strongly depend on the geometry of SiNWs. The maximum short circuit current density achieved is 35.6 mA/cm(2). The conversion efficiency of solar cell is 9.73% for SiNWs with length, diameter, and wire density of ~1.2 μm, ~75 nm, and 90 μm(−2), respectively. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014-01-16 /pmc/articles/PMC3915552/ /pubmed/24574884 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/358408 Text en Copyright © 2014 Firoz Khan et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Khan, Firoz Baek, Seong-Ho Kim, Jae Hyun Dependence of Performance of Si Nanowire Solar Cells on Geometry of the Nanowires |
title | Dependence of Performance of Si Nanowire Solar Cells on Geometry of the Nanowires |
title_full | Dependence of Performance of Si Nanowire Solar Cells on Geometry of the Nanowires |
title_fullStr | Dependence of Performance of Si Nanowire Solar Cells on Geometry of the Nanowires |
title_full_unstemmed | Dependence of Performance of Si Nanowire Solar Cells on Geometry of the Nanowires |
title_short | Dependence of Performance of Si Nanowire Solar Cells on Geometry of the Nanowires |
title_sort | dependence of performance of si nanowire solar cells on geometry of the nanowires |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3915552/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24574884 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/358408 |
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