Low-Temperature, Chemically Grown Titanium Oxide Thin Films with a High Hole Tunneling Rate for Si Solar Cells

Low-Temperature, Chemically Grown Titanium Oxide Thin Films with a High Hole Tunneling Rate for Si Solar Cells

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In this paper, we propose a chemically grown titanium oxide (TiO2) on Si to form a heterojunction for photovoltaic devices.The chemically grown iphone 13 pro max price florida TiO2 does not block hole transport.Ultraviolet photoemission spectroscopy was used to study the band alignment.A substantial band offset at the TiO2/Si interface was observed.

X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS) revealed that the chemically grown TiO2 is oxygen-deficient and contains numerous gap states.A multiple-trap-assisted tunneling (TAT) model was used to explain the high hole injection rate.According to this model, the tunneling rate can be 105 orders of magnitude higher for holes passing through TiO2 than for flow through SiO2.With 24-nm-thick TiO2, a Si solar cell achieves a 33.

2 mA/cm2 photocurrent on a planar substrate, with a 9.4% power conversion efficiency.Plan-view scanning electron microscopy images indicate that a moth-eye-like structure formed during TiO2 deposition.This structure enables light harvesting for a iphone 14 price san francisco high photocurrent.

The high photocurrent and ease of production of chemically grown TiO2 imply that it is a suitable candidate for future low-cost, high-efficiency solar cell applications.