An 8% efficient layered Schottky-barrier solar cell

• DOI: 10.1063/1.1663886
• Publication Date: 2004-02-04T17:27:35Z
• Authors: W. A. Anderson; A. E. Delahoy; R. A. Milano
• Keywords: Overlayer; Equivalent series resistance; Plasmonic solar cell

An 8.1% efficient 1-cm2 Schottky-barrier solar cell has been fabricated in our laboratory using a layered Schottky barrier on <100> 2-Ω cm p-type silicon. Reproducible results have obtained the structure which involves 44-Å Cr adjacent to silicon obtain good photovoltaic voltage and 58-Å Cu overlayer decrease resistance. The provides control of height, resistance, optical transmission. Application this approach should produce 15% be readily applied thin-film cells when high-quality thin films developed.