Issue 38, 2017, Issue in Progress

A novel MoS2-based hybrid film as the back electrode for high-performance thin film solar cells

Abstract

MoS2, a representative two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide, gains significant interest due to its unique layered structure and electronic structure. In this work, a novel MoS2-based hybrid thin film was constructed by disordered stacking of MoS2–NMP hybrid particles, which were mainly composed of MoS2(NMP)3 molecules stacking in a nearly-parallel manner through S⋯H–C hydrogen bonds. Interestingly, it presents a higher work function (5.42 eV) than Au (5.32 eV), and a unique thickness-dependent conductivity with p-type semiconductor characteristic. Using it as the back contact of CdTe solar cells, the efficiency was improved by 2.6% compared to the traditional cells, mainly from the great improvement in short-circuit current density (Jsc). This significant improvement in solar performance was ascribed to the matchable energy levels at the CdTe/MoS2-based thin film interface and its unique thickness-dependent conductivity. This work opens a new direction for the extensive applications of TMD-based materials.

Graphical abstract: A novel MoS2-based hybrid film as the back electrode for high-performance thin film solar cells

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
19 Mar 2017
Accepted
24 Apr 2017
First published
27 Apr 2017
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

RSC Adv., 2017,7, 23415-23421

A novel MoS2-based hybrid film as the back electrode for high-performance thin film solar cells

S. Yuan, M. Zhang, X. Yang, Z. Mei, Y. Chen and F. Pan, RSC Adv., 2017, 7, 23415 DOI: 10.1039/C7RA03233A

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