In optoelectronic devices such as solar cells and photodetectors, a portion of electron-hole
pairs is generated as so-called hot carriers with an excess kinetic energy that is typically lost …

Hot carrier harvest could save 30% energy loss in solar cells. So far, however, it is still
unreachable as the photoexcited hot carriers are short-lived,∼ 1 ps, determined by a rapid …

Nanowires bring new possibilities to the field of hot-carrier photovoltaics by providing
flexibility in combining materials for band engineering and using nanophotonic effects to …

Hot electron relaxation and transport in nanostructures involve a multitude of ultrafast
processes whose interplay and relative importance are still not fully understood, but which …

Heat management mechanisms play a pivotal role in driving the design of nanowire (NW)-
based devices. In particular, the rate at which charge carriers cool down after an external …

The solar energy conversion properties of thin Si and GaP nanowire photoelectrodes in
photoelectrochemical cells have been examined through sets of finite-element simulations …

Semiconductor nanowires (NWs) are nanostructures with a number of novel optical and
electronic properties that offer great promise for applications in areas including …

The steady-state photoelectrochemical responses of semiconductor nanowire arrays in a
nonaqueous regenerative photoelectrochemical cell were analyzed. Experimental and …

III–V semiconductor nanowire arrays show promise as a platform for next-generation solar
cells. However, the theoretical efficiency limit for converting the energy of sunlight into …

Light management is of great importance in photovoltaic cells, as it determines the fraction of
incident light entering the device. An optimal p–n junction combined with optimal light …