Graphene Quantum Dot Layers with Energy-Down-Shift Effect on Crystalline-Silicon Solar Cells

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 34, 2015, Pages 19043-19049

  Lee, Kyung D ^a   Park, Myung J ^b   Kim, Do Yeon ^a   Kim, Soo M ^a   Kang, Byungjun ^a   Kim, Seongtak ^a   Kim, Hyunho ^a   Lee, Hae Seok ^a   Kang, Yoonmook ^a   Yoon, Sam S ^a   Hong, Byung H ^b   Kim, Donghwan ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

energy down shift; GQD layers; graphene quantum dots; light absorption; silicon solar cells

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; GRAPHENE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOCRYSTALS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SILICON; SOLAR CELLS; SUPERSONIC AERODYNAMICS;

CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS; DOWN SHIFTS; GQD LAYERS; PERCENTAGE POINTS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; QUANTUM DOT LAYERS; REFERENCE DEVICES; SILICON SUBSTRATES;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84940910633     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b03672     Document Type: Article

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