Quantum-dot intermediate-band solar cells with inverted band alignment

Physica E: Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-17

  Franceschetti, A ^a   Lany, S ^a   Bester, G ^b  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Intermediate band solar cells; Quantum dots

Indexed keywords

ALIGNMENT; CHARGE CARRIERS; CHARGE TRANSFER; CYTOLOGY; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; ION EXCHANGE; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

BAND ALIGNMENTS; CELL ARCHITECTURES; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS; ELECTRON-HOLE RECOMBINATION; HIGH CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; INTERMEDIATE BAND; INTERMEDIATE-BAND SOLAR CELLS; QUANTUM DOTS; SEMICONDUCTOR NANO-STRUCTURES; SINGLE-JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; ULTRA-FAST;

CELLS;

EID: 52949140180     PISSN: 13869477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physe.2008.05.023     Document Type: Article

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