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1 Applications of Electrochemistry in the Fabrication and Characterization of Thin-Film Solar Cells |
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1.2 Electrochemical Routes to Thin-Film Solar Cells |
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1.2.1 Basic Cell Configurations |
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3 | (1) |
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1.2.2 Material Requirements for PV Applications |
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4 | (1) |
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1.2.2.1 Implications of Materials Requirements for the Direct Synthesis of Absorber Layers by Electrodeposition |
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1.2.2.2 Synthetic Routes Involving Deposition and Annealing (EDA) |
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1.2.2.3 Summary of EDA Routes |
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11 | (2) |
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1.2.3 EDA route to p-Type Semiconductors for Thin-Film Photovoltaics |
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13 | (1) |
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1.2.3.1 Electrodeposition of CdTe for CdS|CdTe Solar Cells |
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13 | (6) |
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1.2.3.2 Electrodeposition of CIGS for CIGS|CdS|ZnO Solar Cells |
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30 | (9) |
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39 | (1) |
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1.3 Characterization of Solar Cell Materials using Electrolyte Contacts |
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40 | (14) |
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40 | (1) |
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1.3.2 The Semiconductor-Electrolyte Junction |
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41 | (1) |
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42 | (1) |
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1.3.4 External Quantum Efficiency (EQE) Spectra |
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1.3.5 Electrolyte Electroreflectance/Absorbance: EER/EEA |
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50 | (4) |
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54 | (7) |
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55 | (1) |
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55 | (6) |
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2 Tailoring of Interfaces for the Photoelectrochemical Conversion of Solar Energy |
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61 | (1) |
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2.2 Operation Principles of Photoelectrochemical Devices |
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2.2.1 Currents, Excess Carrier Profiles, and Quasi-Fermi Levels |
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62 | (1) |
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2.2.1.1 Dark Current and Photocurrent |
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2.2.1.2 Excess Minority Carrier Profiles |
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2.2.1.3 Quasi-Fermi Levels |
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69 | (2) |
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2.2.2 Photovoltages and Stability Criteria |
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71 | (6) |
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2.2.3 Photovoltaic and Photoelectrocatalytic Mode of Operation |
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77 | (1) |
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2.2.3.1 Photovoltaic Photoelectrochemical Solar Cells |
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2.2.3.2 Photoelectrocatalytic Systems |
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2.2.4 Separation of Charge Transfer and Surface Recombination Rate |
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2.3 Surface and Interface Analysis Methods |
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2.3.1 In Situ Methods: I. Brewster Angle Analysis |
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84 | (3) |
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2.3.2 In Situ Methods: II. Stationary Microwave Reflectivity |
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87 | (3) |
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2.3.3 X-ray Emission and (Photo) Electron Spectroscopies |
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2.3.3.1 Selected X-ray Surface/Interface Analysis Methods |
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2.3.3.2 In-System Synchrotron Radiation Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
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2.3.3.3 High-Resolution Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy |
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2.3.4 Tapping-Mode AFM and Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy |
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2.3.4.2 Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy |
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2.4 Case Studies: Interface Conditioning |
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2.4.1 Silicon Nanotopographies |
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107 | (1) |
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2.4.1.1 Nanostructures by Divalent Dissolution |
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107 | (4) |
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2.4.1.2 Step Bunched Surfaces |
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2.4.1.3 Oxide-Related Nanotopographies |
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121 | (9) |
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130 | (1) |
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2.4.2.1 The InP(111) A-face |
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131 | (5) |
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2.4.2.2 The In-Rich InP(100) (2×4) Surface |
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2.4.3 Copper Indium Dichalcogenides |
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137 | (1) |
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138 | (2) |
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140 | (3) |
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2.5 Photovoltaic, Photoelectrochemical Devices |
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143 | (19) |
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2.5.1 Ternary Chalcopyrites |
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145 | (1) |
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146 | (1) |
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2.5.3 Nanoemitter Structures with Silicon |
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147 | (1) |
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2.5.3.1 Device Development |
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2.5.3.2 Surface Chemical Analysis of the Electrodeposition Process |
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2.6 Photoelectrocatalytic Devices |
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162 | (8) |
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2.6.1 Nanoemitter Structures with p-Si |
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162 | (3) |
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2.6.2 Thin-Film InP Metal--Interphase--Semiconductor Structure |
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165 | (1) |
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2.6.2.1 Basic Considerations |
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165 | (1) |
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2.6.2.2 Device Preparation and Properties |
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170 | (1) |
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2.7.2 Reflections on Future Development Routes |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (1) |
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3 Printable Materials and Technologies for Dye-Sensitized Photovoltaic Cells with Flexible Substrates |
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183 | (38) |
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3.1 Introduction: Historical Background |
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183 | (1) |
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3.2 Low-Temperature Coating of Semiconductor Films |
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184 | (2) |
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3.3 Photoelectric Performance of Plastic Dye-Sensitized Photocells |
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186 | (4) |
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3.4 Polymer-Based Counter Electrodes with Printable Materials |
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190 | (7) |
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3.5 Investigation of High-Extinction Sensitizers and Co-adsorbents |
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197 | (11) |
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3.6 Durability Development for Plastic DSSCs |
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208 | (4) |
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3.7 Fabrication of Large-Area Plastic DSSC Modules |
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212 | (6) |
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218 | (3) |
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218 | (3) |
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4 Electrodeposited Porous ZnO Sensitized by Organic Dyes--Promising Materials for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Potential Application in Large-Scale Photovoltaics |
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221 | (56) |
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221 | (4) |
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4.2 Electrodeposition--A Well-Established Technology |
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225 | (1) |
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4.3 Electrodeposition of ZnO Thin Films |
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226 | (1) |
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227 | (1) |
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4.5 Alternative Sensitizer Molecules |
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228 | (16) |
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4.5.1 Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines as Alternative Metal Complexes |
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230 | (1) |
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4.5.1.1 Frontier Orbital Positions |
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231 | (4) |
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4.5.1.2 Photosensitization by Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines |
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235 | (9) |
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4.5.2 Purely Organic Dyes |
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244 | (1) |
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4.6 Electrodeposition of Hybrid ZnO/Organic Thin Films |
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244 | (5) |
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4.7 Porous Crystalline Networks of ZnO as Starting Material for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells |
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249 | (3) |
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4.8 Adaptation of Electrodeposition Towards Specific Demands of Alternative Substrate Materials |
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252 | (4) |
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4.8.1 Plastic Solar Cells |
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252 | (1) |
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4.8.2 Textile-Based Solar Cells |
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253 | (3) |
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4.9 State of the Art and Outlook |
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256 | (21) |
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259 | (18) |
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5 Thin-Film Semiconductors Deposited in Nanometric Scales by Electrochemical and Wet Chemical Methods for Photovoltaic Solar Cell Applications |
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277 | (74) |
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277 | (2) |
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5.2 Materials and Composite Materials Fabrication |
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279 | (57) |
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5.2.1 Fundamental Considerations |
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279 | (1) |
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5.2.1.1 Chemical Bath Deposition |
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279 | (10) |
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5.2.1.2 Electrodeposition |
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289 | (6) |
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295 | (4) |
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5.2.1.4 Other Wet Methods |
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299 | (8) |
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5.2.2 Preparation of Active Materials |
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307 | (1) |
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5.2.2.1 Preparation by Chemical Deposition |
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307 | (18) |
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5.2.2.2 Preparation by Electrochemical Deposition |
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325 | (4) |
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5.2.2.3 Preparation by the Sol-Gel Method |
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329 | (1) |
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5.2.2.4 Thin Films Deposited with Heteropolycompounds |
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330 | (6) |
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336 | (3) |
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5.3.1 State-of-the-Art Thin-Film Solar Technology using Chemical, Electrochemical, and/or Sol-Gel Fabrication Methods |
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336 | (2) |
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5.3.2 Toxicity and Sustainability Issues |
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338 | (1) |
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5.4 Conclusions and Perspectives |
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339 | (12) |
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| Index |
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