Fabrication of Affordable and Sustainable Solar Cells Using NiO/TiO2 P-N Heterojunction
The need for affordable, clean, efficient, and sustainable solar cells informed this study. Metal oxide TiO2/NiO heterojunction solar cells were fabricated using the spray pyrolysis technique. The optoelectronic properties of the heterojunction were determined. The fabricated solar cells exhibit a s...
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| author | Kingsley O. Ukoba Freddie L. Inambao Andrew C. Eloka-Eboka |
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| description | The need for affordable, clean, efficient, and sustainable solar cells informed this study. Metal oxide TiO2/NiO heterojunction solar cells were fabricated using the spray pyrolysis technique. The optoelectronic properties of the heterojunction were determined. The fabricated solar cells exhibit a short-circuit current of 16.8 mA, open-circuit voltage of 350 mV, fill factor of 0.39, and conversion efficiency of 2.30% under 100 mW/cm2 illumination. This study will help advance the course for the development of low-cost, environmentally friendly, and sustainable solar cell materials from metal oxides. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9e4c6dbae8434211a987f17cb711405a2025-02-03T00:59:40ZengWileyInternational Journal of Photoenergy1110-662X1687-529X2018-01-01201810.1155/2018/60623906062390Fabrication of Affordable and Sustainable Solar Cells Using NiO/TiO2 P-N HeterojunctionKingsley O. Ukoba0Freddie L. Inambao1Andrew C. Eloka-Eboka2Mechanical Engineering, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South AfricaMechanical Engineering, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South AfricaMechanical Engineering, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South AfricaThe need for affordable, clean, efficient, and sustainable solar cells informed this study. Metal oxide TiO2/NiO heterojunction solar cells were fabricated using the spray pyrolysis technique. The optoelectronic properties of the heterojunction were determined. The fabricated solar cells exhibit a short-circuit current of 16.8 mA, open-circuit voltage of 350 mV, fill factor of 0.39, and conversion efficiency of 2.30% under 100 mW/cm2 illumination. This study will help advance the course for the development of low-cost, environmentally friendly, and sustainable solar cell materials from metal oxides.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6062390 |
| spellingShingle | Kingsley O. Ukoba Freddie L. Inambao Andrew C. Eloka-Eboka Fabrication of Affordable and Sustainable Solar Cells Using NiO/TiO2 P-N Heterojunction International Journal of Photoenergy |
| title | Fabrication of Affordable and Sustainable Solar Cells Using NiO/TiO2 P-N Heterojunction |
| title_full | Fabrication of Affordable and Sustainable Solar Cells Using NiO/TiO2 P-N Heterojunction |
| title_fullStr | Fabrication of Affordable and Sustainable Solar Cells Using NiO/TiO2 P-N Heterojunction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fabrication of Affordable and Sustainable Solar Cells Using NiO/TiO2 P-N Heterojunction |
| title_short | Fabrication of Affordable and Sustainable Solar Cells Using NiO/TiO2 P-N Heterojunction |
| title_sort | fabrication of affordable and sustainable solar cells using nio tio2 p n heterojunction |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6062390 |
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