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High-performance piezo-phototronic solar cell based on two-dimensional materials

Dong Qi Zheng, Ziming Zhao, Rui Huang, Jiaheng Nie, Lijie Li Orcid Logo, Yan Zhang

Nano Energy, Volume: 32, Pages: 448 - 453

Swansea University Author: Lijie Li Orcid Logo

Abstract

Pieoztronic and piezo-phototronic are two emerging fields of flexible electronics and nanoelectronics using by piezoelectric semiconductor materials, such as ZnO, GaN, InN and CdS. Recent experiments shown piezoelectric and semiconductor properties of monolayer MoS2, which have been applied as nanog...

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Published in: Nano Energy
ISSN: 2211-2855
Published: 2017
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa31570
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Abstract: Pieoztronic and piezo-phototronic are two emerging fields of flexible electronics and nanoelectronics using by piezoelectric semiconductor materials, such as ZnO, GaN, InN and CdS. Recent experiments shown piezoelectric and semiconductor properties of monolayer MoS2, which have been applied as nanogenertor and piezotronic transistor. Two-dimensional piezoelectric semiconductor can be utilized for high-performance photovoltaic devices. In this paper, a two-dimensional material piezo-phototronic solar cell is studied theoretically based on a monolayer MoS2 metal-semiconductor contact. The current-voltage characteristics, open circuit voltage, maximum output power, fill factor and power conversion efficiency have been studied for the piezo-phototronic solar cell. The modulation level of piezo-phototronic effect is presented to evaluate the performance under applied strain. The piezo-phototronic effect can increase the open circuit voltage 5.8% at strain of 1%. This principle can be a new way to develop high-performance two-dimensional solar cells.
Keywords: Piezotronic, Piezo-phototronic, solar cells; Two-dimensional material; MoS2
College: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Start Page: 448
End Page: 453