Author(s)

Mingyan Ma ¹, Guodong Xu ²

Affiliation(s)

¹ Department of Maritime and Transportation, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315832, China
² College of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan, 232001, China

Corresponding Author

Mingyan Ma

ABSTRACT

Nowadays, energy constraints and environmental problems are becoming increasingly serious. Semiconductor thin-film solar cells are widely used due to their green, simple operation and easy maintenance and so on. Elemental doping can enhance the semiconductor conductivity, raise the selectivity and activity of catalysts, and improve the microstructure of materials. It is widely regarded as an important way to increase the efficiency of solar cells. In this paper, the effect of elemental doping on the performance of perovskite solar cells, organic thin film and inorganic thin film solar cells is studied. Elemental doping can improve the electrical and photovoltaic performance of the cell. The carrier migration rate is improved after doping, thereby increasing the carrier lifetime. In addition, the morphology is improved by reducing surface defects. Compaction is improved due to increased grain size and reduced porosity. Most importantly, this method can improve energy utilization and promote the development of renewable energy sources.

KEYWORDS

Semiconductor Thin-film Solar Cell, Elemental Doping, Band Gap Width

CITE THIS PAPER

Mingyan Ma, Guodong Xu, Elemental Doping─An Effective Method to Improve Semiconductor Thin-film Solar Cells Efficiency. Journal of Materials, Processing and Design (2024) Vol. 8: 143-148. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/jmpd.2024.080118.

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