Nitrogen Doping of Amorphous Carbon by Aerosol-Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition for Carbon-Based Solar Cell Applications

Abstract:

A novel self-prepared Aerosol-Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition (AACVD) system was developed to deposit the amorphous carbon (a-C) thin films for the carbon-based solar cell applications. The nitrogen doping was applied towards the a-C thin films at deposition temperature of 600°C and 650°C. The samples gave the photoresponse characteristic for the electrical measurement by using the solar simulator system in under illumination condition. FESEM images signify the nanostructured sized a-C:N (<100nm) and EDX spectrum clarify the presence of N content in the N doped a-C. Solar cell efficiency was also obtained with the value of 0.001648% for 650°C and 0.000124% for 600°C when the a-C:N were deposited on p-Si substrate. The presence of the rectifying curves at the a-C:N/p-Si junction indicates the hetero-junction behavior between the p-n structure and thus proves the successful doping of N doped a-C using the AACVD technique.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 832)
• Pages: 706-711
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.832.706
• Online since: November 2013
• Authors: A.N. Fadzilah, Dayana Kamaruzaman, Yosri M. Siran, Syahril Anuar M. Rejab, Ahmad Jaril Asis, Syawaluddin Tahirruddin, Mohamad Rusop Mahmood
• Keywords: AACVD, Amorphous Carbon, Carbon-Based Solar Cell, Nitrogen Doping

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