Recent progress in the theory of bulk photovoltaic effect

Z Dai, AM Rappe - Chemical Physics Reviews, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The bulk photovoltaic effect (BPVE) occurs in solids with broken inversion symmetry and
refers to DC generation due to uniform illumination, without the need of heterostructures or …

A review on ferroelectric systems for next generation photovoltaic applications

S Pal, NV Sarath, KS Priya… - Journal of Physics D …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Ferroelectric (FE) materials, which are non-centrosymmetric crystal systems with switchable
polarization characterization, are known to show multifunctional application potential in …

Shift‐Current Photovoltaics Based on a Non‐Centrosymmetric Phase in In‐Plane Ferroelectric SnS

YR Chang, R Nanae, S Kitamura… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The shift‐current photovoltaics of group‐IV monochalcogenides has been predicted to be
comparable to those of state‐of‐the‐art Si‐based solar cells. However, its exploration has …

Multiferroic oxide BFCNT/BFCO heterojunction black silicon photovoltaic devices

K Guo, X Wang, R Zhang, Z Fu, L Zhang… - Light: Science & …, 2021 - nature.com
Multiferroics are being studied increasingly in applications of photovoltaic devices for the
carrier separation driven by polarization and magnetization. In this work, textured black …

Nonreciprocal optical response in parity-breaking superconductors

H Watanabe, A Daido, Y Yanase - Physical Review B, 2022 - APS
Superconductivity, an emergence of a macroscopic quantum state, gives rise to unique
electromagnetic responses leading to perfect shielding of magnetic field and zero electrical …

Intrinsic Fermi-surface contribution to the bulk photovoltaic effect

L Gao, Z Addison, EJ Mele, AM Rappe - Physical Review Research, 2021 - APS
We study the Fermi surface contribution to the nonlinear DC photocurrent at quadratic order
in a spatially uniform optical field in the ultraclean limit. In addition to shift and injection …

Large Switchable Circular Photogalvanic Effect in the Narrow-Band-Gap / Ferroelectric Heterojunction

G Lin, Y Xie, L Shu, X Ye - Physical Review Applied, 2023 - APS
The photogalvanic effect in ferroelectric (FE) materials attracts considerable interest in solar
cells, polarization-sensitive photodetection, and nonvolatile memory applications. However …

Nonlinear optical responses in noncentrosymmetric superconductors

H Tanaka, H Watanabe, Y Yanase - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
The unique nonreciprocal responses of superconductors, which stem from the Cooper pairs'
quantum condensation, have been attracting attention. Recently, theories of the second …

Bulk photovoltaic current mechanisms in all-inorganic perovskite multiferroic materials

J Chen, G Ma, B Gong, C Deng, M Zhang, K Guo, R Cui… - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
After the discovery of bulk photovoltaic effect more than half a century ago, ferro-electrical
and magneto-optical experiments have provided insights into various related topics …

Ultrahigh Bulk Photovoltaic Effect Responsivity in Thin Films: Unexpected Behavior in a Classic Ferroelectric Material

O Shafir, AL Bennett-Jackson, AR Will-Cole… - Solar …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The bulk photovoltaic effect (BPE) has drawn considerable attention due to its ability to
generate photovoltages above the bandgap and reports of highly enhanced photovoltaic …