Title :
Compound Semiconductor Nanowire Solar Cells
Author :
Sun, Ke ; Kargar, Alireza ; Park, Namsoek ; Madsen, Kristian N. ; Naughton, Perry W. ; Bright, Timothy ; Jing, Yi ; Wang, Deli
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Abstract :
There have been many recent developments in compound semiconductor nanowire photovoltaic devices. Of these, advances in nanowire synthesis and performance enable nanowires to be implemented for efficient and low-cost solar-energy-harvesting devices. On the other hand, many challenges in device fabrication must be resolved in order for nanowires to assure a role at the forefront of solar cell technology.
Keywords :
energy harvesting; nanowires; semiconductor devices; solar cells; compound semiconductor nanowire solar cells; device fabrication; low-cost solar energy-harvesting devices; nanowire synthesis; photovoltaic devices; Absorption; Compounds; Junctions; Nanoscale devices; Photovoltaic cells; Silicon; Compound semiconductor; nanowires; solar cell;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JSTQE.2010.2090342
