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Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Enhanced photovoltaic effect in Bi2FeMo0.7Ni0.3O6 ferroelectric thin films by tuning the thickness†

Xiaxia Cui,ab   Yong Li,*abc   Xiaowei Liab  and  Xihong Hao ORCID logo *ab  

* Corresponding authors

a Key Laboratory of Integrated Exploitation of Bayan Obo Multi-Metal Resources, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou 014010, China
E-mail: xhhao@imust.cn, liyong3062545@126.com

b Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Ferroelectric-related New Energy Materials and Devices, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou 014010, China

c School of Materials and Metallurgy, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou 014010, China

Abstract

Ferroelectric photovoltaic (FE-PV) materials with excellent photocurrent output have stimulated many recent studies in solar energy material fields. How to improve the photocurrent by designing the structure of materials and devices through a simple approach is still a challenge. Here, enhanced photocurrent in Bi2FeMo0.7Ni0.3O6 (BFMNO) ferroelectric thin films is achieved by tuning the thickness of the thin films. With the increase of the thickness, the short circuit current increases first and then decreases. The maximum short circuit current reaches 0.09 mA cm−2 under 100 mW cm−2 when the thickness is 700 nm, which is nearly triple that of the thin film with the thickness of 570 nm. It is proposed that the compensation effect of the driving force comprising the depolarization field and build-in field is the main reason for the enhanced photocurrent. This work highlights a simple approach to enhance the photocurrent of FE-PV materials based on tuning of the thickness.

Graphical abstract: Enhanced photovoltaic effect in Bi2FeMo0.7Ni0.3O6 ferroelectric thin films by tuning the thickness

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9TC04973H
Article type
Paper
Submitted
09 Sep 2019
Accepted
03 Dec 2019
First published
04 Dec 2019

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020,8, 1359-1365

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Enhanced photovoltaic effect in Bi2FeMo0.7Ni0.3O6 ferroelectric thin films by tuning the thickness

X. Cui, Y. Li, X. Li and X. Hao, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, 8, 1359 DOI: 10.1039/C9TC04973H

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