All-Inorganic Spin-Cast Nanoparticle Solar Cells with Non-Selective Electrodes

TL;DR

This paper reports on the development of all-inorganic nanoparticle solar cells using spin-casting, achieving up to 2.8% efficiency with non-selective electrodes, and explores the device junctions and contact properties.

Contribution

It introduces a novel spin-cast all-inorganic nanoparticle solar cell with non-selective electrodes and analyzes its junction type and contact behavior.

Findings

Achieved 2.8% efficiency in CdTe/CdSe solar cells.

Demonstrated non-selective contact behavior.

Explored the junction characteristics of the device.

Abstract

Spin-cast all-inorganic nanoparticle solutions have been used to make a CdTe/CdSe solar cell with an efficiency of up to 2.8% without alumina or calcium buffer layers. The type of junction and non-selective nature of the contacts made to these devices is explored.