High-efficiency and stable silicon heterojunction solar cells with lightly fluorinated single-wall carbon nanotube films

Abstract

High-quality single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT) films were lightly fluorinated by treatment with xenon difluoride at room temperature, which led to the formation of ionic C–F bonds on tube walls and controllable p-type doping of the nanotubes. The fluorinated SWCNT films showed improved electronic conductivity and a higher work function. In addition, the fluorination process increased the areal density of SWCNT films and decreased their surface roughness, leading to better interface contact between them and silicon. As a result, a heterojunction solar cell constructed using the lightly fluorinated SWCNT film has a high power conversion efficiency of 13.6% and excellent stability.