Fabrication of a Chemically Exfoliated 2D MoS2 Nanoparticle Based Solar Cell

In this work, a 2D MoS
2
nanoparticle based solar cells is fabricated. The MoS
2
nanoparticles (NPs) are synthesized through a chemical exfoliation method then drop casted on the Si substrate. Both SEM and AFM are sed to characterize and observe the MoS
2
NPs coverage on the substrate. The MoS
2
solar cell performance is tested under AM1.5G showing a proof of concept. In addition, it an increased in the MoS
2
photodiode's responsivity conmpared to a control Si diode is seen. Moreover, the MoS
2
NPs can absrob significant amount of photons making them suitable for future low cost solar cells