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Iyer, G.R.S., Hobbie, E.K., Guruvenket, S., Hoey, J.M., Anderson, K.J., Lovaasen, J., Gette, C., Schulz, D.L., Swenson, O.F., Elangovan, A. and Boudjouk, P. (2012) Solution-Based Synthesis of Crystalline Silicon from Liquid Silane through Laser and Chemical Annealing. Applied Materials and Interfaces, 4, 2680-2685.
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• TITLE: Effects of PBr3 Addition to Polysilane Thin Films on Structures and Photovoltaic Properties

  AUTHORS: Junya Nakagawa, Takeo Oku, Atsushi Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Akiyama, Masahiro Yamada, Sakiko Fukunishi, Kazufumi Kohno

  KEYWORDS: Microstructure, Thin Film, Property, Polysilane, Solar Cell

  JOURNAL NAME: Green and Sustainable Chemistry, Vol.7 No.1, February 10, 2017

  ABSTRACT: Organic thin film solar cells are potential next generation solar cells. Many p-type semiconductors have been used in organic solar cells, but there have been far fewer reports involving n-type organic semiconductors. Developing new n-type organic semiconductors is therefore desirable. Polysilane thin films were spin-coated from solutions containing phosphorus (P), and the effects of P addition on film microstructures and electronic properties as n-type semiconductors were investigated. Microstructures of poly-methyl-phenyl-silane (PMPS), dimethyl-polysilane (DMPS) and deca-phenyl-penta-silane (DPPS) thin films were investigated by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. PMPS thin films doped with P (PMPS(P)) were amorphous upon annealing at 300°C, while DMPS(P) and DPPS(P) thin films exhibited crystalline structures. PMPS(P) and DMPS(P) thin films exhibited decreased electrical resistances upon P doping. The energy gaps of PMPS(P), DMPS(P) and DPPS(P) were 3.5, 3.9 and 3.8 eV, respectively. Decreased photoluminescence intensities of PMPS, DMPS and DPPS were observed upon P doping. The desorption of phenyl and methyl groups from PMPS(P) thin films was observed from Raman scattering measurements. Solar cells containing polysilane(P)/poly[3-hexylthiophene] heterojunction structures were fabricated and exhibited photovoltaic behavior.