Browsing by Author "Wang, Tsang-Hsiu"

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Fabrication of large-scale single-crystal bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3) nanosheet arrays by a single-step electrolysis process
(2014)
Tsai, Hung-Wei
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Wang, Tsang-Hsiu
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Chan, Tsung-Cheng
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Chen, Pei-Ju
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Chung, Chih-Chun
Nanolizing of thermoelectric materials is one approach to reduce the thermal conductivity and hence enhance the figure of merit. Bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3)-based materials have excellent figure of merit at room temperature. For device applications, precise control and rapid fabrication for the nanostructure of thermoelectric materials are essential issues. In the present study, we demonstrate a one-step electrolysis process to directly form Bi2Te3 nanosheet arrays (NSAs) on the surface of bulk Bi2Te3 with controllable spacing distance and depth by tuning the applied bias and duration. The single sheet of NSAs reveals that the average thickness and electrical resistivity of single crystalline Bi2Te3 in composition are 399.8 nm and 137.34 mu Omega m, respectively. The formation mechanism of NSAs has been proposed. A 1.12% efficiency of quantum dot-sensitized solar cells with Bi2Te3 NSAs for counter electrode has been demonstrated, indicating that Bi2Te3 NSAs from top-down processing with a high ratio of surface area to volume are a promising candidate for possible applications such as thermoelectrics, dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), and lithium-ion batteries.
Toward high efficiency and panel size 30 x 40 cm(2) Cu(I,Ga)Se-2 solar cell: Investigation of modified stacking sequences of metallic precursors and pre-annealing process without Se vapor at low temperature
(2014-11-01)
Wu, Tsung-Ta
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Huang, Jyun-Hong
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Hu, Fan
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Chang, Chia-ho
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Liu, Wen-Long
Modified stacking sequence of precursors and pre-annealing process on Se vapor at low temperature were applied to Cu(ln,Ga)Se-2 (CIGS) solar. The remarkable improvement of efficiency (5.53-10.10% and further 11.04%) and open circuit voltage (0.41 V-0.53 V and further 0.56 V) comes from a compact, smooth microstructure, and modified depth profile of Ga with suitable thickness of CuGa multi-stacking layers in the top of precursors as well as surface bandgap enhancement via pre-nnealing process without Se vapor followed by a specific non-toxic hydrogen-assisted solid Se vapor selenization process. The effects of microstructural, compositional and electrical characteristics of Ga distribution including accumulation and interdiffusion were examined in detail. Finally, a large-area (40 x 30 cm(2)) CIGS solar cell efficiency with improved open circuit voltage (V-OC) and fill factor (FE) of 36% and 14% has been demonstrated, yielding a promising efficiency of similar to 11.04%. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.