Semiconductor nanowires: a platform for exploring limits and concepts for nano-enabled solar cells
Over the past decade extensive studies of single semiconductor nanowire and nanowire array photovoltaic devices have explored the potential of these materials as platforms for a new generation of efficient and cost-effective solar cells. This feature review discusses strategies for implementation of...
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| Published in | Energy & environmental science Vol. 6; no. 3; pp. 719 - 733 |
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| Main Authors | , , , , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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2013
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| Online Access | Get full text |
| ISSN | 1754-5692 1754-5706 |
| DOI | 10.1039/c3ee24182c |
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| Summary: | Over the past decade extensive studies of single semiconductor nanowire and nanowire array photovoltaic devices have explored the potential of these materials as platforms for a new generation of efficient and cost-effective solar cells. This
feature review
discusses strategies for implementation of semiconductor nanowires in solar energy applications, including advances in complex nanowire synthesis and characterization, fundamental insights from characterization of devices, utilization and control of the unique optical properties of nanowires, and new strategies for assembly and scaling of nanowires into diverse arrays that serve as a new paradigm for advanced solar cells.
Advanced synthetic control over the electronic and optical properties of semiconductor nanowires enables testing new paradigms for advanced solar cells. |
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| Bibliography: | Hong-Gyu Park joined Korea University in 2007 as an Assistant Professor of Physics. His research interests include multifunctional subwavelength plasmonic devices and efficient semiconductor nanowire photovoltaics. Sun-Kyung Kim has been a joint post-doctoral fellow at Harvard University and Korea University since 2010. His current research interests include Si nanowire photovoltaics and photodetectors and high-efficiency III/V light emitting diodes. Charles M. Lieber holds a joint appointment in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University. His research is focused on the chemistry and physics of materials with an emphasis on the rational synthesis of new nanoscale materials and nanostructured solids, the development of methodologies for the hierarchical assembly of nanoscale materials into complex and functional systems, the investigation of fundamental electronic and optoelectronic properties of nanoscale materials, and the design and development of integrated nanoelectronics and nanoelectronic-biological systems. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences. Thomas Kempa received his PhD in Chemistry at Harvard University working under the supervision of Professor Charles M. Lieber. In 2004, he was the recipient of a Marshall Scholarship and spent two years at Imperial College London. His research interests include the rational synthesis of new nanoscale materials, the application of nanomaterials to challenges in energy conversion/storage and photonics, and the development of new spectroscopic tools for biology. Since 2012, he is a post-doctoral fellow in the lab of Professor Daniel G. Nocera. Robert Day is pursuing a PhD at Harvard University in the lab of Professor Charles M. Lieber. He obtained a BS in chemistry from the University of Richmond working under the supervision of Professor Michael C. Leopold. His current research explores the use of nanowires for photovoltaics as well as the realization of new nanowire structures through rational synthesis. |
| ISSN: | 1754-5692 1754-5706 |
| DOI: | 10.1039/c3ee24182c |