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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
G. Wisz, P. Sawicka-Chudy, A. Wal, P. Potera, M. Bester, D. Ploch, M. Sibinski, M. Cholewa, M. Ruszala
Summary: TiO2:ZnO/CuO thin-film solar cells were manufactured using reactive direct-current magnetron sputtering. For the first time, the TiO2:ZnO layers were used as an emitter in TiO2:ZnO/CuO solar cells. The structural and morphological characterization of the solar cells was studied using physical methods of investigation, and the photovoltaic behavior and optical properties were analyzed.
APPLIED MATERIALS TODAY
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Daniel Brito, Pedro Anacleto, Ana Perez-Rodriguez, Jose Fonseca, Pedro Santos, Marina Alves, Alessandro Cavalli, Deepanjan Sharma, Marcel S. S. Claro, Nicoleta Nicoara, Sascha Sadewasser
Summary: This study proposed and examined the fabrication of Sb2Se3 thin-film solar cells using pulsed hybrid reactive magnetron sputtering. The influence of growth temperature and Se pulse period on morphology, crystal structure, and composition was investigated. The solar cell performance was assessed through current-voltage characteristics, achieving a power conversion efficiency of 3.7% for a Sb2Se3 solar cell with 900 nm thickness, deposited at 270°C and using Se pulses with 0.1 s duration and 0.5 s period.
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Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Haihong Niu, Cunlong Fang, Xiantao Wei, Huan Wang, Lei Wan, Yuan Li, Xiaoli Mao, Jinzhang Xu, Ru Zhou
Summary: This work utilized magnetron sputtering to deposit ZnO ETL for PSCs with improved device performance and efficiency, achieving a PCE of 13.04%. A bilayer ZnO/SnO2 ETL was designed to enhance electron extraction efficiency, resulting in an increased PCE of 15.82% with reduced hysteresis.
DALTON TRANSACTIONS
(2021)
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Chemistry, Physical
Zongyang Peng, Zhuang Zuo, Qi Qi, Shaocong Hou, Yongping Fu, Dechun Zou
Summary: Exploring deposition techniques suitable for industrial production is important for perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Magnetron sputtering, a well-developed vapor deposition technique, offers advantages such as wide material selection and fast deposition speed. Depositing all functional layers of PSCs using magnetron sputtering can improve cost and stability.
ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2023)
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Chemistry, Physical
Wissal Belayachi, Gerald Ferblantier, Thomas Fix, Guy Schmerber, Jean-Luc Rehspringer, Thomas Heiser, Abdelilah Slaoui, Mohammed Abd-Lefdil, Aziz Dinia
Summary: Transparent conducting oxides (TCOs) are essential for solar cells, and tin dioxide (SnO2) films, with their rich sources, low cost, and non-toxicity, are potential substitutes for the commonly used indium-doped tin oxide (ITO). SnO2 films deposited using radio frequency (RF)-magnetron sputtering exhibit high visible-light transmittance and excellent electrical properties, making them suitable for organic solar cells (OSCs) electrodes. Despite slightly lower power conversion efficiency compared to ITO, SnO2 TCO shows promise as a viable alternative.
ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2022)
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Justin Ryan Phelps, Ashwin Kumar Saikumar, Reza Abdolvand, Kalpathy B. B. Sundaram
Summary: This study reports the material properties of gallium-doped zinc oxide grown from a high impulse magnetron sputtering system (HiPIMS) and compares them to those of radio frequency (RF) sputtering deposition. The results show that HiPIMS and RF processes yield similar outcomes under the same average power conditions. RF depositions exhibit slightly higher band gap and deposition rate, as well as lower resistivity and optical absorption coefficient. Both methods show that band gaps and grain size increase with deposition power.
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Chemistry, Applied
Gyeong G. Jeon, Seok Woo Lee, Hyeong Ju Eun, Jincheol Kim, Dong Wook Chang, Jong H. Kim
Summary: Through studying the morphology and solvent treatment of the ZnO interlayer, the performance of PQTBDT-based solar cells can be optimized. Higher charge extraction capability and lower charge traps can increase shunt resistance, leading to improved power conversion efficiency.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Bo Gao, Jing Hu, Sheng Tang, Xinyu Xiao, Hunglin Chen, Zhuang Zuo, Qi Qi, Zongyang Peng, Jianchun Wen, Dechun Zou
Summary: The study introduces a unique technology for preparing high-quality perovskite films via magnetron sputtering, allowing for controllable composition, solvent-free, large-area, and massive production. After optimization, high-performance perovskite films are obtained, leading to stable and reproducible PSCs with excellent power conversion efficiency.
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Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Zhiyuan Xu, Xiaoning Liu, Jiakai Zhou, Yu Yan, Yaya Song, Qian Huang, Huizhi Ren, Yi Ding, Xiaodan Zhang, Ying Zhao, Guofu Hou
Summary: Co-sputtering of AZO and MoOx can optimize the transparency of AZO films, and MAZO films, co-doped with aluminum and molybdenum, can be used as both the TCO layer and ESC for silicon heterojunction solar cells. The optical and electrical properties of MAZO films, including increased transmittance and adjustable conductivity, are characterized. The optimized MAZO films achieve a power conversion efficiency of 19.58% for silicon heterojunction solar cells.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2023)
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Francisco Morales-Morales, Lizeth Martinez-Ayala, Maria R. Jimenez-Vivanco, Heberto Gomez-Pozos
Summary: In this study, nanostructured zinc oxide (ZnO) was successfully deposited on silicon and macroporous silicon using a radio frequency reactive magnetron sputtering technique. The morphological, structural, and optical characteristics of the samples were investigated, revealing that increasing RF power leads to higher residual stress, while increasing deposition temperature improves crystal arrangement.
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Polymer Science
Yanan Guo, Ming Liu, Chenyuhe Yuan, Zhongjie Ren, Yao Liu
Summary: This study focuses on the modification of ZnO interlayers using polymer zwitterions, which effectively passivate defects in ZnO films and enhance the conductivity of the interlayers. The modified ZnO interlayers show advantages in improving the performance of different types of OSCs. The reduced work function of the modified ZnO films contributes to the increased efficiency of the solar cell devices.
MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
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Chemistry, Analytical
Raoul Joly, Stephanie Girod, Noureddine Adjeroud, Patrick Grysan, Jerome Polesel-Maris
Summary: The study investigates the presence of negative capacitance values in a system comprising metal-semiconductor-metal structures, demonstrating that the flow of electrons can be modulated by light and strain to control capacitance and conductance characteristics. A mechanism involving impact-loss process linked to the injection of hot electrons at the metal-semiconductor junction interface is proposed to be responsible for the appearance of negative capacitance values, offering new perspectives and applications for highly sensitive environmental sensors and impedance matching in radio frequency applications.
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Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Bo Gao, Jing Hu, Zhuang Zuo, Qi Qi, Zongyang Peng, Hunglin Chen, Kai Yan, Shaocong Hou, Dechun Zou
Summary: This study presents a solvent-free magnetron sputtering method for fabricating planar perovskite solar cells. The inclusion of lead chloride through mechanical milling improves the quality of the perovskite film. The resulting solar cells achieved the highest efficiency recorded for sputtered perovskite solar cells so far.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Ming Zhang, Yankun Tang, Xin Tian, Hairong Wang, Jiuhong Wang, Qunming Zhang
Summary: A thin film sensor based on aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO) prepared by magnetron co-sputtering technology showed excellent response to formaldehyde at an operating temperature of 240 degrees C. The sensor exhibited good sensitivity to formaldehyde ranging from 100 ppb to 3 ppm, and could detect as low as 50 ppb, with high reproducibility and selectivity over other gases.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Zhao-Yi Jiang, Ming Pan, Fu-Meng Ren, Rui Chen, Zhen-Xing Sun, Zhi-Chun Yang, Zong-Hao Liu, Wei Chen
Summary: This study proposes a method to improve the stability of inverted PSCs by using magnetron-sputtered Mo rear electrodes and a bismuth buffer layer prepared by thermal evaporation. The damage from the magnetron sputtering process is effectively relieved, resulting in excellent stability of the PSCs with the Bi/Mo bilayer electrode, even at high temperatures.