Title :
New generation of biomorph integrated with TCO and thermoelectric to enhance efficiency in wide solar spectrum solar cell
Author :
Erdman, Matt ; Martin, Ken ; Quintana, Hope ; Shelnutt, John ; Martinez, Jose Luis ; Lavrova, Olga ; Busani, Tito
Author_Institution :
Center for High Technol. Mater., Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
A Novel Bio-Organic material, named Cooperative Binary Ionic (CBI) solid, based on chlorophyll type nano structures were self assembled onto ZnO and Bi2Te3 Nano Wires (NWs) as an active layer of a new concept of thermoelectric-organic solar cell. The quality of the organic coating is extremely good and controlled in the range of 0.5-10 nm. 5nm of the CBI onto the ZnO NWs showed a photo efficiency of 3% at 0.2 suns illumination while the thermoelectric current of the Bi2Te3 NWs increased by 1% at 1 sun. Optoelectronic and structural properties of the CBI and the integrated device are discussed.
Keywords :
bismuth compounds; integrated optoelectronics; nanowires; solar cells; thermoelectricity; zinc compounds; Bi2Te3; CBI solid; NW; ZnO:Al; active layer; bioorganic material; chlorophyll type nanostructures; cooperative binary ionic solid; integrated device; nanowires; optoelectronic properties; organic coating; photo efficiency; structural properties; sun illumination; thermoelectric current; thermoelectric-organic solar cell; wide solar spectrum solar cell; Aluminum oxide; Materials; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Sun; Zinc oxide; TCO; integration; nano structured materials; organic photovoltaic cells; thermoelectric;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC), 2014 IEEE 40th
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925262
