Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol.467, 123-133, 2007
Effect of composite layers based on dyes with different types of conductivity on photovoltaic properties of CIS films
The effect of the deposition of layers "polymer-dye" with different types of conductivity on the surface photovoltage (V) Of CuInS2 (CIS) has been studied. The influence of composite layers depends on the molecular structure of a polymer, the type of conductivity and photosensitivity of a dye. The photovoltage growth mainly in. the region of strong absorption of a dye was observed after the deposition of the composite consisted of the p-type polymethine dye and the carbazole I-contained polymer on the CIS surface. The spectral dependence of this composite in. the low-absorption region is only weakly changed. On the contrary, the deposition of the composite consisted of the perylene n-type dye in polymer on CIS leads to a decrease of V, especially in the dye absorption region. A decrease of the short-wavelength slope is caused by the presence of surface recombination centers in CIS films. The above-mentioned results can be explained by the presence of a few concurrent processes, the efficiency of which strongly depends on the used polymer and the type of conductivity of a dye.