Synthesis of Sb2S3 Nanowires and Their Application in Hybrid Solar Cells

doi:10.7503/cjcu20130093

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High quality Sb₂S₃ nanowires, which were 60—70 nm in diameter and 4—6 μm in length, were synthesized via a facile solvothermal approach by using L-cysteine(C₃H₇NO₂S) as a capping agent, and applied to hybrid solar cells after blending with poly(2-methoxy-5-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene)(MEH-PPV). The as-synthesized nanowires were characterized by XRD, SEM, TEM, UV-Vis absorption and PL spectra; the solar cells were investigated by current-voltage(J-V) measurements and incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency(IPCE) spectroscopy. The highly pure Sb₂S₃ nanowires have a bandgap of 1.57 eV and grow along [001] direction. In comparison with the solar cells without Sb₂S₃ nanowires, the MEH-PPV/Sb₂S₃ devices exhibit a much higher J_sc depending on the Sb₂S₃ concentration and a certain wide spectral response characteristics due to complementary absorption of Sb₂S₃ nanowires. With addition of the Sb₂S₃ nanowires into the polymer phase, the MEH-PPV/Sb₂S₃ interfaces are created for dissociation of the excitons generated in the polymer and the direct channels are formed for electron transport; on the other hand, the defects on the nanowire surface cause the serious charge recombination that is unfavorable for the photocurrent generation. At the Sb₂S₃/MEH-PPV mass ratio of 5:1, the device with a power conversion efficiency of 0.393% is achieved under AM 1.5 illumination(100 mW/cm²).

Key words: Sb₂S₃, Nanowires, Solar cell

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O646

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ZHANG Hui, WU Fan, HAN Chang-Bao, SHEN Wei, CUI Qi, QIU Ze-Liang, LIU Chang-Wen, GAO Feng, WANG Ming-Tai. Synthesis of Sb₂S₃ Nanowires and Their Application in Hybrid Solar Cells[J]. Chem. J. Chinese Universities, 2013, 34(10): 2401.

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