The effects of absorption and recombination on quantum dot multijunction solar cell efficiency

AW Walker, O Thériault, JF Wheeldon… - IEEE journal of …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The key characteristics of quantum dot (QD)-enhanced multijunction solar cells (MJSC) are
explored theoretically by focusing on the generation and recombination rates throughout the …

Carrier dynamics in quantum-dot multijunction solar cells under concentration

AW Walker, O Thériault, K Hinzer - IEEE Journal of …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The key performance metrics of quantum-dot (QD)-lattice-matched multijunction solar cells
(MJSCs) composed of InGaP/(In) GaAs/Ge with InAs/GaAs QDs are explored under high …

Nanostructured photovoltaics for space power

S Hubbard, C Bailey, S Polly, CD Cress… - Journal of …, 2009 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Quantum dot enhanced solar cells have been evaluated both theoretically and
experimentally. A detailed balance simulation of InAs quantum dot (QD) enhanced solar …

Analysis of the external quantum efficiency of quantum dot-enhanced multijunction solar cells

O Thériault - 2015 - ruor.uottawa.ca
This thesis focuses on the analysis of the external quantum efficiency of quantum dot-
enhanced multi-junction solar cells. Divided in four major parts, it uses the experimental …

Effect of vicinal substrates on the growth and device performance of quantum dot solar cells

SM Hubbard, A Podell, C Mackos, S Polly… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2013 - Elsevier
During quantum dot (QD) growth, substrate misorientation has been shown to play a role in
the QD growth mechanism, changing their size, shape and density. Since various …

Analysis of nonradiative recombination in quantum dot solar cells and materials

L Zhu, KH Lee, M Yamaguchi… - Progress in …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Quantum dot (QD) solar cells have drawn much attention in research because of their
tunable band gap and potential to realize many novel concepts, such as intermediate …

Temperature dependent external quantum efficiency simulations and experimental measurement of lattice matched quantum dot enhanced multi-junction solar cells

AW Walker, JF Wheeldon, O Thériault… - 2011 37th IEEE …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The external quantum efficiency (EQE) of a high efficiency lattice matched multi-junction
solar cell (MJSC) and a quantum dot enhanced MJSC are numerically simulated. An …

A review on quantum dot sensitized solar cells: Past, present and future towards carrier multiplication with a possibility for higher efficiency

A Sahu, A Garg, A Dixit - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Quantum Dot Sensitized Solar Cells are considered as the potential third
generation solar cells due to their suitable optoelectronic properties for photovoltaic …

Charge transport in quantum dot sensitized solar cells: A mathematical model

VK Singhal, UK Verma, M Joshi, B Kumar - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, charge transport in quantum dot (QD) thin films is modeled by considering trap-
state assisted tunneling among the QD thin films. Multiple parameters associated with traps …

[HTML][HTML] GaAs quantum dot solar cell under concentrated radiation

K Sablon, Y Li, N Vagidov, V Mitin, JW Little… - Applied Physics …, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
Effects of concentrated solar radiation on photovoltaic performance are investigated in well-
developed GaAs quantum dot (QD) solar cells with 1-Sun efficiencies of 18%–19%. In these …