High-efficiency solar cells based on semiconductor nanostructures

被引：12

作者：

Das, B ^{[1
]}

McGinnis, S ^{[1
]}

Sines, P ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] W Virginia Univ, Dept Comp Sci & Elect Engn, Morgantown, WV 26506 USA

来源：

SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS | 2000年 / 63卷 / 02期

关键词：

photovoltaic; nanostructures; electrochemical synthesis; quantum confinement;

D O I：

10.1016/S0927-0248(99)00126-9

中图分类号：

TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];

学科分类号：

0807 ; 0820 ;

摘要：

Thin film solar cells are promising for large-scale commercial applications due to their low manufacturing costs. However, a major problem with thin film technology is material nonuniformity associated with the fabrication of large area films. We are developing a technology for fabricating high-efficiency solar cells based on semiconductor nanostructures that will eliminate the problem of spatial nonuniformity while retaining the low-cost advantage of thin film manufacturing. The technology is based on electrochemical synthesis of semiconductor nanostructures on a preformed template and is flexible in the choice of semiconductor and substrate materials. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：117 / 123

页数：7

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