Title :
Realizing Terawatt-Scale Solar Electricity: Nanotechnology-Enabled Physical Mechanisms and Material Properties
Author :
Honsberg, Christiana B. ; Goodnick, Stephen M.
Author_Institution :
Solar Power Lab., Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA
fDate :
6/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this article, we briefly review the importance of efficiency for PVs, the thermodynamic efficiency limits, and implications for PVs. Also, we have reviewed how nanostructures can improve existing devices and theoretically allow devices near the thermodynamic limits.
Keywords :
materials properties; nanostructured materials; nanotechnology; solar cells; solar power; PV; material properties; nanostructures; nanotechnology-enabled physical mechanisms; terawatt-scale solar electricity; thermodynamic efficiency limits; Energy resources; Global warming; Photonic band gap; Photovoltaic cells; Renewable energy resources; Sustainable development; Thermodynamics;
Journal_Title :
Nanotechnology Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MNANO.2012.2192652
