Effect of solar concentration on the thermodynamic power conversion efficiency of quantum-dot solar cells exhibiting multiple exciton generation

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 2857-2862

  Hanna, Mark C ^a   Beard, Matthew C ^a   Nozik, Arthur J ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE VALUES; ABSORBED PHOTONS; ELECTRON HOLE PAIRS; MULTIPLE EXCITON; OPTIMAL LEVEL; PHOTON ENERGY; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SINGLE JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CONCENTRATION; SOLAR PHOTONS; THERMODYNAMIC CALCULATIONS; THERMODYNAMIC EFFICIENCY;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY GAP; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EXCITONS;

EID: 84867172800     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz301077e     Document Type: Article

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