n-CuInSe/sub 2//polysulfide photoelectrochemical solar cells
Journal Article
·
· Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States)
We report that n-type single crystals of n-CuInSe/sub 2/ in aqueous polysulfide solution exhibit high quantum efficiencies of 0.8--0.9 in the wavelength region between 600--1150 nm when used as photoanodes in photoelectrochemical cells. Photocurrents of 28 mA/cm/sup 2/ were measured on a ''winter'' day in Rehovot (71 mW/cm/sup 2/) which corresponds to 40 mA/cm/sup 2/ under AM1 (Air Mass 1) conditions (100-mW/cm/sup 2/ sunlight). Stability tests of n-CuInSe/sub 2/ photoanodes (20 000-C/cm/sup 2/ photocharge passage) at short circuit current densities of 40 mA/cm/sup 2/ have shown no deterioration whatsoever of the measured photocurrents.
- Research Organization:
- Department of Structural Chemistry, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 76100, Israel
- OSTI ID:
- 5489519
- Journal Information:
- Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 40:8; ISSN APPLA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
CHALCOGENIDES
COPPER SELENIDE SOLAR CELLS
CRYSTALS
CURRENT DENSITY
CURRENTS
DATA
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
DISPERSIONS
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRIC CURRENTS
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
EQUIPMENT
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
INDIUM SELENIDE SOLAR CELLS
INFORMATION
INFRARED RADIATION
MATERIALS
MIXTURES
MONOCRYSTALS
N-TYPE CONDUCTORS
NEAR INFRARED RADIATION
NUMERICAL DATA
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
QUANTUM EFFICIENCY
RADIATIONS
SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLUTIONS
STABILITY
SULFIDES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
WAVELENGTHS
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
CHALCOGENIDES
COPPER SELENIDE SOLAR CELLS
CRYSTALS
CURRENT DENSITY
CURRENTS
DATA
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
DISPERSIONS
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRIC CURRENTS
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
EQUIPMENT
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
INDIUM SELENIDE SOLAR CELLS
INFORMATION
INFRARED RADIATION
MATERIALS
MIXTURES
MONOCRYSTALS
N-TYPE CONDUCTORS
NEAR INFRARED RADIATION
NUMERICAL DATA
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
QUANTUM EFFICIENCY
RADIATIONS
SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLUTIONS
STABILITY
SULFIDES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
WAVELENGTHS