Hybrid solar cells with β- and γ- gallium oxide nanoparticles

Marina García-Carrión; Julio Ramírez-Castellanos; Emilio Nogales; Bianchi Méndez; Chang Chuan You; Smagul Karazhanov; Erik S. Marstein

doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2019.127088

Hybrid solar cells with β- and γ- gallium oxide nanoparticles

Marina García-Carrión^*
, Julio Ramírez-Castellanos
, Emilio Nogales
, Bianchi Méndez
, Chang Chuan You
, Smagul Karazhanov
, Erik S. Marstein

^*Corresponding author for this work

Complutense University
Institute for Energy Technology

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Abstract

Herein, hybrid composite layers made of nanocrystalline β-Ga₂O₃ or γ-Ga₂O₃ within poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):-polystyrene (PEDOT:PSS) have been studied in order to be incorporated into hybrid solar cells. Structural, morphological, optical and electrical characterization has been carried out with X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), photoluminescence (PL), PL excitation (PLE), cathodoluminescence (CL) and Raman spectroscopy. Bandgaps of 4.7 and 4.9 eV for γ- and β- phases, respectively, are obtained from PLE. Beside broad luminescence bands on 2.7–2.9 eV for the two phases, a band on 4.7 eV is obtained only for γ-Ga₂O₃, coincident with the observed PLE band. Minority carrier lifetimes are higher when γ-Ga₂O₃ nanoparticles are used for the hybrid system.

Original language	English
Article number	127088
Journal	Materials Letters
Volume	261
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2019.127088
Publication status	Published - 15 Feb 2020
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Gallium oxide
Hybrid solar cell
Luminescence
Nanoparticle
Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):-polystyrene

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