Author(s)

Makoto Iwase, Takeo Oku, Atsushi Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Akiyama, Katsuhisa Tokumitsu, Masahiro Yamada, Mika Nakamura

Department of Materials Science, The University of Shiga Prefecture, Hikone, Japan.
Osaka Gas Chemicals Co. Ltd., Osaka, Japan.

Poly[decaphenylcyclopentasilane] (PDPS)-based photovoltaic cells were fabricated by using mixture solution of PDPS including boron and phosphorous elements. A doping effect of phosphorus and boron into PDPS was investigated on the performance of the photovoltaic devices. The solar cell provided short-circuit current density of 0.11 mA/cm2 and open-circuit voltage of 0.81 V under simulated sunlight. Microstructural analysis indicated that PDPS had an amor-phous structure, which would result in the photovoltaic properties.

PDPS; Polysilane; Solar Cell; Amorphous; Silicon

M. Iwase, T. Oku, A. Suzuki, T. Akiyama, K. Tokumitsu, M. Yamada and M. Nakamura, "Fabrication and Characterization of Poly[Decaphenylcyclopentasilane]-Based Solar Cells," Advances in Materials Physics and Chemistry, Vol. 2 No. 3, 2012, pp. 121-125. doi: 10.4236/ampc.2012.23020.