Citation: Zhijie Wang, Elizabeth S. Brown, Stephen Maldonado. Hybrid solar cells constructed of macroporous n-type GaP coated with PEDOT:PSS[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2015, 26(4): 469-473. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2015.03.009 shu

Hybrid solar cells constructed of macroporous n-type GaP coated with PEDOT:PSS

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a Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1055, USA;
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b Program in Applied Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1040, USA

Corresponding author: Stephen Maldonado,
Received Date: 12 January 2015
Available Online: 27 February 2015
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Hybrid organic-inorganic solar cell devices were fabricated utilizing macroporous n-type GaP and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(4-styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS). The high-aspect ratio structures of the macroporous GaP resulted in higher photocurrent and external quantum yield as a function of wavelength. Photocurrent-voltage measurements as a function of light intensity revealed information on the dependence of short-circuit current (J_sc) and open-circuit voltage (V_oc) on light intensity. Under 1.0 Sun illumination, hybrid macroporous GaP/PEDOT:PSS devices showed J_sc of 2.34 mA cm^-2, V_oc of 0.95 V, fill factor of 0.54, and overall efficiency of 1.21%. The extent of the influence of dopant density of GaP on hybrid device performance was probed with current density-voltage measurements. The addition of a gold nanoparticle coating on macroporous GaP prior to PEDOT:PSS coating showed increased device performance, with overall efficiency of 1.81%. Gold-modified planar GaP/PEDOT:PSS showed decreased J_sc and V_oc values and lower external quantum yield over all wavelengths.
- Gallium phosphide,
- Organic-inorganic solar cell,
- Macroporous
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