Acta Photonica Sinica, Volume. 53, Issue 12, 1225001(2024)

Suppression Effect of MgO Nanoparticles on Carrier Recombination in ZnO Ultraviolet Photoelectric Conversion Coatings

Yufeng TONG1... Shijie ZENG1, Hongwang YANG1, Cai WEN1,*, Jinlong TANG1, Min CHEN2,**, Xiaoyu LI2, Zhuang XU2,***, Yuan WEI2 and Yong REN3 |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Mathematics and Physics,Southwest University of Science and Technology,Mianyang 621010,China
  • 2Ninth Research Institute,China Electronics Technology Group Corporation,Mianyang 621000,China
  • 3State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials,Southwest University of Science and Technology,Mianyang 621010,China
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    Figures & Tables(12)
    Structural diagram of solar cells
    Flow chart of preparation of ZnO-MgO nanoparticles coatings on the emitter surface of bare c-Si solar cells
    The change in PCE increment of solar cells with increasing mass ratio of MgO to ZnO nanoparticles in spin coating solution
    The J-V curves of the bare c-Si solar cell substrate,substrate solar cells only subjected to heat treatment(180 ℃,Nitrogen environment),substrate solar cells coated with ZnO,MgO,and ZnO-MgO nanoparticles,respectively
    The optical performance of the bare c-Si solar cell substrate,substrate solar cells coated with ZnO and ZnO-MgO nanoparticles,respectively,in the wavelength of 200~1 000 nm
    Emission spectra of ZnO in ZnO and ZnO-MgO nanoparticle coatings,respectively(the excitation wavelength is 340 nm)
    Surface morphology of the coatings
    The XRD patterns for the substrate solar cells coated with ZnO and ZnO-MgO nanoparticles,respectively(2θ=30°~80°)
    The short-circuit current variation curves of bare c-Si solar cell substrate and substrate coated with ZnO and ZnO-MgO nanoparticles,respectively,after stop lighting
    • Table 1. The solar cell performance of the bare c-Si solar cell substrate,substrate solar cells only subjected to heat treatment (180 ℃,Nitrogen environment),substrate solar cells coated with ZnO,MgO,and ZnO-MgO nanoparticles,respectively

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      Table 1. The solar cell performance of the bare c-Si solar cell substrate,substrate solar cells only subjected to heat treatment (180 ℃,Nitrogen environment),substrate solar cells coated with ZnO,MgO,and ZnO-MgO nanoparticles,respectively

      Solar cell typeVoc/mVJsc/(mA·cm-2Fill factor/%PCE/%Rs/mΩ
      Bare c-Si solar cell substrate60937.275.717.10100
      Substrate only subjected to heat treatment61936.077.517.28109
      Substrate coated with ZnO nanoparticles61037.879.918.4298
      Substrate coated with MgO nanoparticles62136.275.717.04100
      Substrate coated with ZnO-MgO nanoparticles61839.279.419.2292
    • Table 2. The XRD peaks of samples compared with the standard PDF cards

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      Table 2. The XRD peaks of samples compared with the standard PDF cards

      NameFace2θ/(°)Standards 2θ/(°)PDF Card
      ZnO10031.71331.77000-036-1451
      00234.40634.422
      MgO11136.90836.93100-043-1022
      20042.90942.900
      Si40069.09469.13800-026-1481
      Ag11138.07838.17700-004-0783
      20044.27544.279
      22064.41364.428
      31177.38677.475
      Ag3O412-132.92432.96000-040-1054
      15056.54256.661
      15161.64161.662
    • Table 3. The Hall effect measurement results of c-Si solar cell without SiNx and finger and substrate coated with ZnO and ZnO-MgO nanoparticles,respectively,under dark or light condition

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      Table 3. The Hall effect measurement results of c-Si solar cell without SiNx and finger and substrate coated with ZnO and ZnO-MgO nanoparticles,respectively,under dark or light condition

      Solar cell typeCondition

      Sheet resistance/

      (Ω·sq-1

      Carrier Concentration/

      cm-3

      Mobility/

      (cm2·V-1·s-1

      c-Si solar cell without SiNx and fingerDark193.2-1.47×1019114.0
      substrate coated with ZnODark165.8-1.78×101989.5
      substrate coated with ZnO-MgODark170.4-2.93×101977.9
      c-Si solar cell without SiNx and fingerDark147.9-2.79×101967.4
      substrate coated with ZnODark148.1-3.35×101972.3
      substrate coated with ZnO-MgODark138.2-4.68×101979.2
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    Yufeng TONG, Shijie ZENG, Hongwang YANG, Cai WEN, Jinlong TANG, Min CHEN, Xiaoyu LI, Zhuang XU, Yuan WEI, Yong REN. Suppression Effect of MgO Nanoparticles on Carrier Recombination in ZnO Ultraviolet Photoelectric Conversion Coatings[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2024, 53(12): 1225001

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    Received: May. 11, 2024

    Accepted: Aug. 26, 2024

    Published Online: Jan. 15, 2025

    The Author Email: WEN Cai (wencai@swust.edu.cn), CHEN Min (chenmin215@qq.com), XU Zhuang (m13880754574@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/gzxb20245312.1225001

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