Skip to main content

Advertisement

SpringerLink
Log in

Current improvement of porous silicon photovoltaic devices by using double layer porous silicon structure: applicable in porous silicon solar cells

  • Published:
Journal of Porous Materials Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

The photoluminescence (PL) phenomena of porous silicon (PS) samples with different etching times were examined to find out a relationship between PL emission energy (experimental value of PS band gap energy) and the etching time for fabrication of double (two) layer porous silicon sample on one silicon substrate. The dependence of PL Peak energy with etching time was discussed. A double layer PS structure was formed by using two electrochemical reactions with different etching times of 20 and 10 min, respectively. The photovoltaic (PV) properties of mono layer and double layer porous silicon PV devices were examined and compared. The main result is the enhanced short-circuit current (Isc) of double layer PS structure compared to monolayer ones.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
Fig. 9
Fig. 10

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Y. Hamakawa, Thin-Film Solar Cells (Springer, Berlin, 2004), p. 39

    Google Scholar 

  2. L.T. Canham, Appl. Phys. Lett. 57, 1046 (1990). doi:10.1063/1.103561

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. N. Koshida, H. Koyama, Proc. Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. 256, 219 (1992)

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. G. Smestad, M. Kunst, C. Vial, Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 26, 277 (1992). doi:10.1016/0927-0248(92)90047-S

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. F. Yan, X. Bao, T. Gao, Solid State Commun. 91, 341 (1994). doi:10.1016/0038-1098(94)90630-0

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. V. Pačebutas, K. Grigoras, A. Krotkus, Phys. Scr. T69, 255 (1997). doi:10.1088/0031-8949/1997/T69/053

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. P. Vitanov, M. Kamenova, N. Tyutyundzhiev, M. Delibsheva, E. Goranova, M. Peneva, Thin Solid Films 297, 299 (1997). doi:10.1016/S0040-6090(96)09413-8

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  8. P. Vitanov, M. Delibasheva, E. Goranova, M. Peneva, Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 61, 213 (2000). doi:10.1016/S0927-0248(99)00110-5

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  9. P. Vitanov, M. Kamenova, N. Tyutyundzhiev, V. Gantcheva, Proceeding of Solar World Congress, Harare, 1995

  10. Z.N. Adamin, A.P. Hakhoyan, V.M. Aroutiounian, R.S. Barseghian, K. Touryan, Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 64, 347 (2000). doi:10.1016/S0927-0248(00)00221-X

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. K. Drabczyk, P. Panek, M. Lipinski, Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 76, 545 (2003). doi:10.1016/S0927-0248(02)00265-9

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  12. L. Kore, G. Bosman, Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 57, 31 (1999). doi:10.1016/S0927-0248(98)00164-0

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  13. M.G. Berger, C. Dieker, M. Thonissen, L. Vescan, H. Luth, H. Münder et al., J. Phys. D Appl. Phys. 27, 1333 (1994). doi:10.1088/0022-3727/27/6/035

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  14. L. Pavesi, V. Mulloni, J. Lumin. 80, 43 (1999). doi:10.1016/S0022-2313(98)00069-6

    Article  Google Scholar 

  15. M.G. Berger, R. Arnes Fischer, S. Frohnhoff, C. Dieker, K. Winz, H. Lüth et al., Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 358, 327 (1995)

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  16. S.D. Milani, R.S. Dariani, A. Moatezaali, V. Daadmehr, K. Robbie, J. Optoelectron. Adv. Mater. 8, 1216 (2006)

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  17. D.R. Kwon, S. Ghosh, C. Lee, Mater. Sci. Eng. B 103, 1 (2003). doi:10.1016/S0921-5107(03)00126-0

    Article  Google Scholar 

  18. L.T. Canham, Properties of Porous Silicon (INSPEC Publication, London, 1997)

    Google Scholar 

  19. O. Bisi, S. Ossicini, L. Pavesi, Surf. Sci. Rep. 38, 1 (2000). doi:10.1016/S0167-5729(99)00012-6

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  20. M.A. Green, Solar Cells (Prentice Hall Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1982)

    Google Scholar 

  21. H.J. Möller, Semiconductors for Solar Cells (Artech House, Boston, 1993)

    Google Scholar 

  22. A. Krotkus, K. Grigoras, V. Pačebutas, I. Barsony, E. Vazsonyi, M. Fried et al., Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 45, 267 (1997). 10.1016/S0927-0248(96)00073-6

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  23. T. Ozaki, M. Araki, S. Yoshimura, H. Koyama, N. Koshida, J. Appl. Phys. 76(3), 1986 (1994). doi:10.1063/1.357663

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  24. R.H. Bube, Photoconductivity of Solids (Wiley, New York, 1960)

    Google Scholar 

  25. T. Frello, E. Veje, J. Appl. Phys. 81(10), 6978 (1997). doi:10.1063/1.365262

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  26. V. Lehman, Electrochemistry of Silicon (Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, 2002)

    Book  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgment

We would like to express our appreciation to Dr. A. MortezaAli for his aid in carrying out this research.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Physics, Alzahra University, 19938, Tehran, Iran

    M. Rajabi & R. S. Dariani

Authors
  1. M. Rajabi
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. R. S. Dariani
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to R. S. Dariani.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Rajabi, M., Dariani, R.S. Current improvement of porous silicon photovoltaic devices by using double layer porous silicon structure: applicable in porous silicon solar cells. J Porous Mater 16, 513–519 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10934-008-9226-7

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10934-008-9226-7

Keywords

Search

Navigation