Recent Progress Toward Realization of High‐Efficiency BaSi2 Solar Cells: Thin‐Film Deposition Techniques and Passivation of Defects
Safe, stable, and earth‐abundant materials for solar cell applications are of particular
importance to realize a decarbonized society. Semiconducting barium disilicide (BaSi2) …
importance to realize a decarbonized society. Semiconducting barium disilicide (BaSi2) …
p-BaSi2/n-Si heterojunction solar cells on Si (001) with conversion efficiency approaching 10%: comparison with Si (111)
B-doped p-BaSi 2 epitaxial layers with a hole concentration of 1.1× 10 18 cm− 3 were grown
on n-Si (001) using molecular beam epitaxy to fabricate p-BaSi 2/n-Si solar cells. The …
on n-Si (001) using molecular beam epitaxy to fabricate p-BaSi 2/n-Si solar cells. The …
Formation of high-photoresponsivity BaSi2 films on glass substrate by radio-frequency sputtering for solar cell applications
R Koitabashi, T Nemoto, Y Yamashita… - Journal of Physics D …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The formation of high-photoresponsivity semiconducting films composed of earth-abundant
elements on a SiO 2 substrate is of particular importance for large-scale deployment of solar …
elements on a SiO 2 substrate is of particular importance for large-scale deployment of solar …
Designing limiting-efficiency BaSi2 solar cells by device simulation and computational material screening
KO Hara - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
A double heterojunction solar cell consisting of a solar absorber and electron/hole transport
layers (ETL/HTL) is ideally efficient and can contribute to the exploitation of solar energy …
layers (ETL/HTL) is ideally efficient and can contribute to the exploitation of solar energy …
Significant photoresponsivity enhancement of polycrystalline BaSi2 films formed on heated Si (111) substrates by sputtering
S Matsuno, R Takabe, S Yokoyama, K Toko… - Applied physics …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
We fabricated approximately 200-nm-thick BaSi 2 films on Si (111) substrates at 600 C. The
formation of BaSi 2 was demonstrated by X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. A …
formation of BaSi 2 was demonstrated by X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. A …
Low temperature synthesis of photoconductive BaSi 2 films via mechanochemically assisted close-spaced evaporation
KO Hara, C Yamamoto, J Yamanaka, K Arimoto - Materials Advances, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
BaSi2 is an emerging photovoltaic material with optimum optoelectronic properties and can
be deposited by close-spaced evaporation, which has the advantages of epitaxial growth …
be deposited by close-spaced evaporation, which has the advantages of epitaxial growth …
Co-sputtering deposition of high-photoresponsivity and high-mobility polycrystalline BaSi2 films on Si substrates
K Kido, R Koitabashi, T Ishiyama, H Hasebe… - Thin Solid Films, 2022 - Elsevier
Barium disilicide (BaSi 2) has shown great promise for solar cell applications. Recent
studies have revealed that defects such as Si vacancies in BaSi 2 films caused by the Ba/Si …
studies have revealed that defects such as Si vacancies in BaSi 2 films caused by the Ba/Si …
Fabrication of heterojunction crystalline Si solar cells with BaSi2 thin films prepared by a two-step evaporation method
Y Nakagawa, K Takahashi, M Fujiwara… - Japanese Journal of …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We have fabricated p-type BaSi 2 (p-BaSi 2)/n-type crystalline Si (nc-Si) heterojunction solar
cells using thermal evaporation. To control the defect around the heterointerface, samples …
cells using thermal evaporation. To control the defect around the heterointerface, samples …
Simple method for significant improvement of minority-carrier lifetime of evaporated BaSi2 thin film by sputtered-AlOx passivation
A novel surface passivation of AlO x on BaSi 2 thin films fabricated by vacuum evaporation
for solar cell application has been developed. The minority-carrier lifetime of evaporated …
for solar cell application has been developed. The minority-carrier lifetime of evaporated …
High-temperature post-annealing effect on the surface morphology and photoresponse and electrical properties of B-doped BaSi2 films grown by molecular beam …
S Narita, Y Yamashita, S Aonuki, N Saitoh, K Toko… - Journal of Crystal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Semiconducting barium disilicide (BaSi 2) is one of the emerging materials for light absorber
layers in solar cell applications. We investigated the effect of post-annealing on various …
layers in solar cell applications. We investigated the effect of post-annealing on various …