Nanowire Solar Cell Above the Radiative Limit
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DOI: 10.1002/adom.202001636
Abstract: A lossless solar cell operating at the Shockley–Queisser limit generates an open circuit voltage (Voc) equal to the radiative limit. At Voc, the highly directional beam of photons from the sun is absorbed and subsequently… read more here.
Keywords: limit; solar cell; nanowire solar; radiative limit ... See more keywords
Numerical modeling of opto-electric characterization of GaAs/GaSb nanowire solar cells
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DOI: 10.1007/s11082-019-2187-z
Abstract: Numerical simulation of opto-electric characterization of GaAs/GaSb core–shell nanowire solar cells is presented, using a finite difference time-domain modeling method. The results show that the absorption, external quantum efficiency and the reflection of the NW… read more here.
Keywords: solar cells; characterization gaas; electric characterization; gaas gasb ... See more keywords
Efficiency enhancement of silicon nanowire solar cells by using UV/Ozone treatments and micro-grid electrodes
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2018.01.131
Abstract: Abstract Silicon nanowire solar cells were fabricated by metal catalyzed electroless etching (MCEE) followed by thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD). In this study, we investigated two effects, a UV/ozone treatment and the use of a… read more here.
Keywords: silicon nanowire; solar cells; grid electrodes; efficiency ... See more keywords
Reducing Zn diffusion in single axial junction InP nanowire solar cells for improved performance
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pnsc.2018.01.014
Abstract: Abstract In this work axial n-i-p junction InP nanowires were grown by selective-area metal organic vapor phase epitaxy (SA-MOVPE) technique with the growth sequence starting from n-segment. The optical properties and carrier lifetimes of the… read more here.
Keywords: axial junction; junction inp; nanowire; nanowire solar ... See more keywords
Phosphorescent Energy Downshifting for Diminishing Surface Recombination in Silicon Nanowire Solar Cells
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-35356-w
Abstract: Molecularly engineered Ir(III) complexes can transfer energy from short-wavelength photons (λ 500 nm), which can enhance the otherwise low internal quantum efficiency (IQE) of crystalline Si (c-Si) nanowire solar cells (NWSCs) in the short-wavelength region. Herein, we… read more here.
Keywords: energy; energy downshifting; iii complexes; nanowire solar ... See more keywords
Design optimization and efficiency enhancement of axial junction nanowire solar cells utilizing a forward scattering mechanism
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DOI: 10.1039/d1ra09392d
Abstract: We report the design, optimization, and performance analysis of three axial junction nanowire solar cells (NW SCs) based on cadmium telluride (CdTe), copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS), and copper zinc tin sulfide (CZTS) with significant… read more here.
Keywords: junction nanowire; solar cells; axial junction; nanowire solar ... See more keywords
Fundamentals of the nanowire solar cell: optimization of the open circuit voltage
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DOI: 10.1063/1.5028049
Abstract: Present day nanowire solar cells have reached an efficiency of 17.8%. Nanophotonic engineering by nanowire tapering allows for high solar light absorption. In combination with sufficiently high carrier selectivity at the contacts, the short-circuit current… read more here.
Keywords: open circuit; limit; circuit; cell ... See more keywords