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Optical and Electrical Transport Evaluations of n-Type Iron Pyrite Single Crystals

[Image: see text] Iron pyrite [cubic FeS(2) (cFeS(2))] is considered as an earth-abundant and low-cost thin-film photovoltaic material. However, the conversion efficiency of cFeS(2)-based solar cells remains below 3%. To elucidate this limitation, we evaluate the optical and electrical characteristi...

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Autores principales: Uchiyama, Shunsuke, Sato, Ryosuke, Katsube, Ryoji, Islam, Muhammad Monirul, Adachi, Hideaki, Sakurai, Takeaki, Nose, Yoshitaro, Ishikawa, Yasuaki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Chemical Society 2021
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8613854/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34841179
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.1c05232
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author Uchiyama, Shunsuke
Sato, Ryosuke
Katsube, Ryoji
Islam, Muhammad Monirul
Adachi, Hideaki
Sakurai, Takeaki
Nose, Yoshitaro
Ishikawa, Yasuaki
author_facet Uchiyama, Shunsuke
Sato, Ryosuke
Katsube, Ryoji
Islam, Muhammad Monirul
Adachi, Hideaki
Sakurai, Takeaki
Nose, Yoshitaro
Ishikawa, Yasuaki
author_sort Uchiyama, Shunsuke
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description [Image: see text] Iron pyrite [cubic FeS(2) (cFeS(2))] is considered as an earth-abundant and low-cost thin-film photovoltaic material. However, the conversion efficiency of cFeS(2)-based solar cells remains below 3%. To elucidate this limitation, we evaluate the optical and electrical characteristics of cFeS(2) single crystals that are grown using the flux method, thus providing us an understanding of the electron transport behavior of cFeS(2) single crystals. The oxide layer on the surface of cFeS(2), which can possibly have an influence on the electrical characteristics of cFeS(2), is removed prior to characterization via optical spectroscopy and electrical transport measurement. The optical property of cFeS(2) was found to have both indirect and direct transitions. We also observed the presence of a band tail below the conduction band. The obtained electrical transport behavior indicates that cFeS(2) bulk exhibits a high defect density and a disordered phase, thus leading to the hopping conduction mechanism. Our results will pave the way for the development of photovoltaic applications with iron pyrite.
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spelling pubmed-86138542021-11-26 Optical and Electrical Transport Evaluations of n-Type Iron Pyrite Single Crystals Uchiyama, Shunsuke Sato, Ryosuke Katsube, Ryoji Islam, Muhammad Monirul Adachi, Hideaki Sakurai, Takeaki Nose, Yoshitaro Ishikawa, Yasuaki ACS Omega [Image: see text] Iron pyrite [cubic FeS(2) (cFeS(2))] is considered as an earth-abundant and low-cost thin-film photovoltaic material. However, the conversion efficiency of cFeS(2)-based solar cells remains below 3%. To elucidate this limitation, we evaluate the optical and electrical characteristics of cFeS(2) single crystals that are grown using the flux method, thus providing us an understanding of the electron transport behavior of cFeS(2) single crystals. The oxide layer on the surface of cFeS(2), which can possibly have an influence on the electrical characteristics of cFeS(2), is removed prior to characterization via optical spectroscopy and electrical transport measurement. The optical property of cFeS(2) was found to have both indirect and direct transitions. We also observed the presence of a band tail below the conduction band. The obtained electrical transport behavior indicates that cFeS(2) bulk exhibits a high defect density and a disordered phase, thus leading to the hopping conduction mechanism. Our results will pave the way for the development of photovoltaic applications with iron pyrite. American Chemical Society 2021-11-11 /pmc/articles/PMC8613854/ /pubmed/34841179 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.1c05232 Text en © 2021 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Permits non-commercial access and re-use, provided that author attribution and integrity are maintained; but does not permit creation of adaptations or other derivative works (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
spellingShingle Uchiyama, Shunsuke
Sato, Ryosuke
Katsube, Ryoji
Islam, Muhammad Monirul
Adachi, Hideaki
Sakurai, Takeaki
Nose, Yoshitaro
Ishikawa, Yasuaki
Optical and Electrical Transport Evaluations of n-Type Iron Pyrite Single Crystals
title Optical and Electrical Transport Evaluations of n-Type Iron Pyrite Single Crystals
title_full Optical and Electrical Transport Evaluations of n-Type Iron Pyrite Single Crystals
title_fullStr Optical and Electrical Transport Evaluations of n-Type Iron Pyrite Single Crystals
title_full_unstemmed Optical and Electrical Transport Evaluations of n-Type Iron Pyrite Single Crystals
title_short Optical and Electrical Transport Evaluations of n-Type Iron Pyrite Single Crystals
title_sort optical and electrical transport evaluations of n-type iron pyrite single crystals
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8613854/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34841179
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.1c05232
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