Monolayer MoS2 Heterojunction Solar
Cells

Meng-Lin Tsai; Sheng-Han Su; Jan-Kai Chang; Dung-Sheng Tsai; Chang-Hsiao Chen; Chih-I Wu; Lain-Jong Li; Lih-Juann Chen; Jr-Hau He

doi:10.1021/nn502776h

Monolayer MoS₂ Heterojunction Solar Cells

Meng-Lin Tsai, Sheng-Han Su, Jan-Kai Chang, Dung-Sheng Tsai, Chang-Hsiao Chen, Chih-I Wu, Lain-Jong Li, Lih-Juann Chen^*, Jr-Hau He^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We realized photovoltaic operation in large-scale MoS₂ monolayers by the formation of a type-II heterojunction with p-Si. The MoS₂ monolayer introduces a built-in electric field near the interface between MoS₂ and p-Si to help photogenerated carrier separation. Such a heterojunction photovoltaic device achieves a power conversion efficiency of 5.23%, which is the highest efficiency among all monolayer transition-metal dichalcogenide-based solar cells. The demonstrated results of monolayer MoS₂/Si-based solar cells hold the promise for integration of 2D materials with commercially available Si-based electronics in highly efficient devices.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	8317-8322
Journal	ACS Nano
Volume	8
Issue number	8
Online published	21 Jul 2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/nn502776h
Publication status	Published - 26 Aug 2014
Externally published	Yes

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Research Keywords

2D material
chemical vapor deposition
heterojunction solar cell
molybdenum disulfide
monolayer

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