Variable Temperature and Carrier-Resolved Photo-Hall Measurements of High-Performance Selenium Thin-Film Solar Cells
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| author | Nielsen, Rasmus Svejstrup Gunawan, Oki Todorov, Teodor Møller, Clara Brendstrup Hansen, Ole Vesborg, Peter Christian Kjærgaard |
| author_facet | Nielsen, Rasmus Svejstrup Gunawan, Oki Todorov, Teodor Møller, Clara Brendstrup Hansen, Ole Vesborg, Peter Christian Kjærgaard |
| contents | Selenium is an elemental semiconductor with a wide bandgap suitable for a range of optoelectronic and solar energy conversion technologies. However, developing such applications requires an in-depth understanding of the fundamental material properties. Here, we study the properties of the majority and minority charge carriers in selenium using a recently developed carrier-resolved photo-Hall technique, which enables simultaneous mapping of the mobilities and concentrations of both carriers under varying light intensities. Additionally, we perform temperature-dependent Hall measurements to extract information about the acceptor level and ionization efficiency. Our findings are compared to results from other advanced characterization techniques, and the inconsistencies are outlined. Finally, we characterize a high-performance selenium thin-film solar cell and perform device simulations to systematically address each discrepancy and accurately reproduce experimental current-voltage and external quantum efficiency measurements. These results contribute to a deeper understanding of the optoelectronic properties and carrier dynamics in selenium, which may guide future improvements and facilitate the development of higher-efficiency selenium solar cells. |
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| spellingShingle | Variable Temperature and Carrier-Resolved Photo-Hall Measurements of High-Performance Selenium Thin-Film Solar Cells Nielsen, Rasmus Svejstrup Gunawan, Oki Todorov, Teodor Møller, Clara Brendstrup Hansen, Ole Vesborg, Peter Christian Kjærgaard Materials Science Selenium is an elemental semiconductor with a wide bandgap suitable for a range of optoelectronic and solar energy conversion technologies. However, developing such applications requires an in-depth understanding of the fundamental material properties. Here, we study the properties of the majority and minority charge carriers in selenium using a recently developed carrier-resolved photo-Hall technique, which enables simultaneous mapping of the mobilities and concentrations of both carriers under varying light intensities. Additionally, we perform temperature-dependent Hall measurements to extract information about the acceptor level and ionization efficiency. Our findings are compared to results from other advanced characterization techniques, and the inconsistencies are outlined. Finally, we characterize a high-performance selenium thin-film solar cell and perform device simulations to systematically address each discrepancy and accurately reproduce experimental current-voltage and external quantum efficiency measurements. These results contribute to a deeper understanding of the optoelectronic properties and carrier dynamics in selenium, which may guide future improvements and facilitate the development of higher-efficiency selenium solar cells. |
| title | Variable Temperature and Carrier-Resolved Photo-Hall Measurements of High-Performance Selenium Thin-Film Solar Cells |
| topic | Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.12804 |