Photovoltaic nanocrystal scintillators hybridized on Si solar cells for enhanced conversion efficiency in UV

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作者
Mutlugun, Evren [1 ]
Soganci, Ibrahim Murat [1 ]
Demir, Hilmi Volkan [1 ]
机构
[1] Bilkent Univ, Inst Mat Sci & Nanotechnol, Nanotechnol Res Ctr, Dept Elect & Elect Engn,Dept Phys, Ankara 06800, Turkey
来源
OPTICS EXPRESS | 2008年 / 16卷 / 06期
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10.1364/OE.16.003537
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We propose and demonstrate semiconductor nanocrystal based photovoltaic scintillators integrated on solar cells to enhance photovoltaic device parameters including spectral responsivity, open circuit voltage, short circuit current, fill factor, and solar conversion efficiency in the ultraviolet. Hybridizing (CdSe) ZnS core-shell quantum dots of 2.4 nm in diameter on multi-crystalline Si solar cells for the first time, we show that the solar conversion efficiency is enhanced 2 folds under white light illumination similar to the solar spectrum. Such nanocrystal scintillators provide the ability to extend the photovoltaic activity towards UV. (c) 2008 Optical Society of America.
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页码:3537 / 3545
页数:9
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