Fundamental Limitations to Plasmonic Hot-Carrier Solar Cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1852-1858

  Zhang, Yu ^a   Yam, Chiyung ^b   Schatz, George C ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BEIJING COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE RESEARCH CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISSIPATION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HOT CARRIERS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTONS; PLASMONS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES;

ABSORPTION OF SOLAR RADIATION; FUNDAMENTAL LIMITATIONS; HOT CARRIER SOLAR CELLS; HOT-CARRIER RELAXATION; INTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; NON EQUILIBRIUM GREEN'S FUNCTION METHOD; SEMICONDUCTOR HETEROJUNCTIONS; SHOCKLEY-QUEISSER LIMITS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84971277789     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b00879     Document Type: Article

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