Crystalline-Si heterojunction with organic thin-layer (HOT) solar cell module using poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate)(PEDOT:PSS)

We represent the photovoltaic performance of n-type crystalline silicon (n-Si) heterojunction with organic thin-layer (HOT) solar cell module using poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate)(PEDOT:PSS) together with 4,4′-cyclohexylidenebis [N,N-bis(4-methylphenyl) benzenamine] (TAPC) as a protecting layer of PEDOT:PSS for air storage and barium hydroxide, Ba(OH)2 as a hole blocking layer at the rear c-Si/cathode interface, respectively. PEDOT:PSS/n-Si front-junction solar cell showed a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 13–14% (11–12%) with a short-circuit density, JSC of 29–31mA/cm2 (25–26mA/cm2), an open-circuit voltage, VOC of 0.62V (0.625V), and a fill factor, FF of 0.72 (0.704) for a 2 × 2cm2 (4in.) size device. Solar cell module consisting of ten-units of series-connected 2 × 2cm2 (4in.) sized cells exhibited a output power of 0.37W (7.3W) with a VOC of 6.1V (6.2V), a JSC of 0.084A (1.78A), and a FF of 0.712 (0.71). We also confirmed that it worked as a stand-alone photovoltaic system for remote monitoring of wireless camera drive. •We fabricated the c-Si/PEDOT:PSS front-junction solar cell module.•TAPC acts as a protecting layer of PEDOT:PS for air storage.•Ba(OH)2 acts as an efficient hole blocking layer at rear Si/Al interface.•We confirmed that they worked as a stand-alone PV system for wireless monitoring camera drive and the camera image could be monitored at remote place.