Donor Design for Maximum Mobility TCOs
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Liverpool
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
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Organisations
Publications
Zhang J
(2018)
Electronic and transport properties of Li-doped NiO epitaxial thin films
in Journal of Materials Chemistry C
Phillips L
(2019)
Current Enhancement via a TiO2 Window Layer for CSS Sb2Se3 Solar Cells: Performance Limits and High V oc
in IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics
Whittles TJ
(2017)
Core Levels, Band Alignments, and Valence-Band States in CuSbS2 for Solar Cell Applications.
in ACS applied materials & interfaces
Shiel H
(2019)
Chemical etching of Sb 2 Se 3 solar cells: surface chemistry and back contact behaviour
in Journal of Physics: Energy
Birkett M
(2018)
Band gap temperature-dependence of close-space sublimation grown Sb2Se3 by photo-reflectance
in APL Materials
Birkett M
(2018)
Band gap temperature-dependence and exciton-like state in copper antimony sulphide, CuSbS2
in APL Materials
Jones LAH
(2022)
Band Alignments, Electronic Structure, and Core-Level Spectra of Bulk Molybdenum Dichalcogenides (MoS2, MoSe2, and MoTe2).
in The journal of physical chemistry. C, Nanomaterials and interfaces
Whittles TJ
(2019)
Band Alignments, Band Gap, Core Levels, and Valence Band States in Cu3BiS3 for Photovoltaics.
in ACS applied materials & interfaces
Shiel H
(2021)
Band alignment of Sb2O3 and Sb2Se3
in Journal of Applied Physics
Birkett M
(2017)
Atypically small temperature-dependence of the direct band gap in the metastable semiconductor copper nitride Cu 3 N
in Physical Review B
Description | We found what limits the conductivity of a transparent conducting oxide (TCO) material, fluorine-doped tin dioxide. TCOs are used for flat panel displays, low emissivity window coatings and thin film solar cells. We found a way to make transparent conducting oxides more conducting and more transparent, particularly in the infrared part of the spectrum. This will enable better solar cells to be made. It also has applications in displays, where the same performance will be possible using less indium, a scarce and expensive element. |
Exploitation Route | The results should enable more conducting films to made in the future with different dopants from fluorine. Transparent conducting oxide films with improved infrared transparency will now be possible using our novel dopants and insights. |
Sectors | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Construction,Electronics,Energy |
URL | https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2017/11/27/discovery-points-the-way-to-better-and-cheaper-transparent-conductors/;https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2019/09/17/new-research-gives-breakthrough-for-transparent-conductors/ |