Si Nanowire Solar Cells: Principles, Device Types, Future Aspects, and Challenges

2018 ◽  
pp. 299-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mrinal Dutta ◽  
Lavanya Thirugnanam ◽  
Naoki Fukata
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Si Nanowire

scholarly journals Ex ante life cycle assessment of GaAs/Si nanowire–based tandem solar cells: a benchmark for industrialization

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 1767-1782
Author(s):  
Georgios Pallas ◽  
Martina G. Vijver ◽  
Willie J. G. M. Peijnenburg ◽  
Jeroen Guinée
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Tandem Solar Cells ◽  
Si Nanowire ◽  
Ex Ante

Light Harvesting and Enhanced Performance of Si Quantum Dot/Si Nanowire Heterojunction Solar Cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunqing Cao ◽  
Zhaoyun Ge ◽  
Xiaofan Jiang ◽  
Jun Xu ◽  
Ling Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Quantum Dot ◽  
Light Harvesting ◽  
Heterojunction Solar Cells ◽  
Si Nanowire ◽  
Si Quantum Dot

Effective light trapping by modulated quantum structures for Si nanowire/wall solar cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 54 (10) ◽  
pp. 102301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daiji Kanematsu ◽  
Shigeo Yata ◽  
Akira Terakawa ◽  
Makoto Tanaka ◽  
Makoto Konagai
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Light Trapping ◽  
Quantum Structures ◽  
Si Nanowire

Improving the performance of radial n-i-p junction Si nanowire solar cells by catalyst residue removal

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 457-461 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaodong Zhang ◽  
Xiangbo Zeng ◽  
Shuwei Zhang ◽  
Fengqi Liu
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Si Nanowire ◽  
Residue Removal

scholarly journals Radial p-n Junction Enhances Light-Trapping in Si Nanowire Solar Cells

MRS Bulletin ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 265-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiffany D. Ziebell
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Light Trapping ◽  
Si Nanowire

scholarly journals Dependence of Performance of Si Nanowire Solar Cells on Geometry of the Nanowires

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Firoz Khan ◽  
Seong-Ho Baek ◽  
Jae Hyun Kim
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Silicon Nanowires ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Short Circuit Current Density ◽  
Filling Ratio ◽  
Si Nanowire ◽  
Electroless Etching ◽  
Sinws Array ◽  
Ag Deposition

The dependence of performance of silicon nanowires (SiNWs) solar cells on the growth condition of the SiNWs has been described. Metal-assisted electroless etching (MAE) technique has been used to grow SiNWs array. Different concentration of aqueous solution containing AgNO3and HF for Ag deposition is used. The diameter and density of SiNWs are found to be dependent on concentration of solution used for Ag deposition. The diameter and density of SiNWs have been used to calculate the filling ratio of the SINWs arrays. The filling ratio is increased with increase in AgNO3concentration, whereas it is decreased with increase in HF concentration. The minimum reflectance value achieved is ~1% for SiNWs of length of ~1.2 μm in the wavelength range of 300–1000 nm. The performance and diode parameters strongly depend on the geometry of SiNWs. The maximum short circuit current density achieved is 35.6 mA/cm2. The conversion efficiency of solar cell is 9.73% for SiNWs with length, diameter, and wire density of ~1.2 μm, ~75 nm, and 90 μm−2, respectively.

Radial heterojunction c-Si nanowire solar cells with 11.8% conversion efficiency

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Isabella ◽  
R. Vismara ◽  
A. Ingenito ◽  
F. T. Si ◽  
M. Zeman
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Si Nanowire
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