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Inorganic Molybdenum Clusters as Light‐Harvester in All Inorganic Solar Cells: A Proof of Concept
Author(s) -
Renaud Adèle,
Grasset Fabien,
Dierre Benjamin,
Uchikoshi Tetsuo,
Ohashi Naoki,
Takei Toshiaki,
Planchat Aurélien,
Cario Laurent,
Jobic Stéphane,
Odobel Fabrice,
Cordier Stéphane
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
chemistryselect
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 34
ISSN - 2365-6549
DOI - 10.1002/slct.201600508
Subject(s) - molybdenum , semiconductor , non blocking i/o , cluster (spacecraft) , photovoltaic system , materials science , optoelectronics , fabrication , chemisorption , perovskite (structure) , solar cell , nanotechnology , chemistry , catalysis , metallurgy , electrical engineering , crystallography , medicine , biochemistry , alternative medicine , pathology , computer science , programming language , engineering
The first step of the integration of molybdenum clusters as new absorbers in all inorganic solar cells inspired from perovskite cells have been investigated via the fabrication of first cluster sensitized solar cells. The latter have been realized from the photoelectrodes obtained by chemisorption of the clusters on TiO 2 and NiO films (respectively named photoanodes and photocathodes). Photovoltaic characteristics reveal that photoinduced electron or hole transfers can occur from the cluster units to the n‐ or p‐type semiconductors respectively. These first photovoltaic performances highlight the interest in using this inorganic cluster as new absorber for photo‐electronical systems.