Simultaneous enhanced photon capture and carrier generation in Si solar cells using Ge quantum dot photonic nanocrystals

Nanotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 18, 2012, Pages

  Usami, Noritaka ^a   Pan, Wugen ^a   Tayagaki, Takeshi ^b,c   Chu, Sai Tak ^d   Li, Jensen ^d   Feng, Tianhua ^d   Hoshi, Yusuke ^a   Kiguchi, Takanori ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER GENERATION; CRYSTALLINE SI; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; ELECTRONIC COUPLING; ETCHING RATE; FORMATION METHOD; GE QUANTUM DOT; LIGHT-TRAPPING; PHOTOGENERATED CARRIERS; PHOTON CAPTURE; SI SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELL STRUCTURES; VERTICALLY ALIGNED; WET CHEMICAL PROCESS; WET PROCESS;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; GERMANIUM; LIGHT; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SILICON; SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

NANOCRYSTALS;

EID: 84859798325     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/23/18/185401     Document Type: Article

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