Intermediate band solar cells: Recent progress and future directions

Y Okada, NJ Ekins-Daukes, T Kita, R Tamaki… - Applied physics …, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
Extensive literature and publications on intermediate band solar cells (IBSCs) are reviewed.
A detailed discussion is given on the thermodynamics of solar energy conversion in IBSCs …

Quantum dot optoelectronic devices: lasers, photodetectors and solar cells

J Wu, S Chen, A Seeds, H Liu - Journal of Physics D: Applied …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Nanometre-scale semiconductor devices have been envisioned as next-generation
technologies with high integration and functionality. Quantum dots, or the so-called'artificial …

Solar energy harvesting with the application of nanotechnology

Z Abdin, MA Alim, R Saidur, MR Islam… - … and sustainable energy …, 2013 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology is an enabling technology that provides an extensive range of resources to
resolve the energy-related problems, as the developing components and appliances are …

Strong enhancement of solar cell efficiency due to quantum dots with built-in charge

KA Sablon, JW Little, V Mitin, A Sergeev, N Vagidov… - Nano …, 2011 - ACS Publications
We report a 50% increase in the power conversion efficiency of InAs/GaAs quantum dot
solar cells due to n-doping of the interdot space. The n-doped device was compared with …

Nanotechnology applications for environmental industry

K Pathakoti, M Manubolu, HM Hwang - Handbook of nanomaterials for …, 2018 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology has enormous potential for providing innovative solutions to a wide range
of environmental issues. These include improved methods for reducing pollution, water …

Recent progress towards quantum dot solar cells with enhanced optical absorption

Z Zheng, H Ji, P Yu, Z Wang - Nanoscale research letters, 2016 - Springer
Quantum dot solar cells, as a promising candidate for the next generation solar cell
technology, have received tremendous attention in the last 10 years. Some recent …

Strain-free ring-shaped nanostructures by droplet epitaxy for photovoltaic application

J Wu, ZM Wang, VG Dorogan, S Li, Z Zhou, H Li… - Applied Physics …, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
Droplet epitaxy is a flexible nanomaterial growth technique and is a potential method to
fabricate advanced electronic and optoelectronic devices. Here, we report strain-free …

Complete voltage recovery in quantum dot solar cells due to suppression of electron capture

A Varghese, M Yakimov, V Tokranov, V Mitin, K Sablon… - Nanoscale, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Extensive investigations in recent years have shown that addition of quantum dots (QDs) to
a single-junction solar cell decreases the open circuit voltage, VOC, with respect to the …

Performance optimization of In (Ga) As quantum dot intermediate band solar cells

G Yang, W Liu, Y Bao, X Chen, C Ji, B Wei, F Yang… - Discover Nano, 2023 - Springer
Quantum dot intermediate band solar cell (QD-IBSC) has high efficiency theoretically. It can
absorb photons with energy lower than the bandgap of the semiconductor through the half …

Inas/ingaas quantum dots confined by inalas barriers for enhanced room temperature light emission: Photoelectric properties and deep levels

S Golovynskyi, OI Datsenko, L Seravalli… - Microelectronic …, 2021 - Elsevier
InAs/InGaAs heterostructures with quantum dots (QDs) have been studied for quite some
time for light-emitting diodes operating from the near to the far infrared range. However, the …