A graphene/single GaAs nanowire Schottky junction photovoltaic device

Nanoscale ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (19) ◽  
pp. 9212-9217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanbin Luo ◽  
Xin Yan ◽  
Jinnan Zhang ◽  
Bang Li ◽  
Yao Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Optoelectronic Devices ◽  
Photovoltaic Device ◽  
Schottky Junction ◽  
Gaas Nanowire

A graphene/nanowire Schottky junction is a promising structure for low-cost high-performance optoelectronic devices.

scholarly journals GaAs Nanowires Grown by Catalyst Epitaxy for High Performance Photovoltaics

Crystals ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Wang ◽  
Xinyuan Zhou ◽  
Zaixing Yang ◽  
Fengyun Wang ◽  
Ning Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Light Absorption ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Absorption Efficiency ◽  
Device Fabrication ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Structure Property Relationships ◽  
Solar Energy Harvesting ◽  
Gaas Nanowire

Photovoltaics (PVs) based on nanostructured III/V semiconductors can potentially reduce the material usage and increase the light-to-electricity conversion efficiency, which are anticipated to make a significant impact on the next-generation solar cells. In particular, GaAs nanowire (NW) is one of the most promising III/V nanomaterials for PVs due to its ideal bandgap and excellent light absorption efficiency. In order to achieve large-scale practical PV applications, further controllability in the NW growth and device fabrication is still needed for the efficiency improvement. This article reviews the recent development in GaAs NW-based PVs with an emphasis on cost-effectively synthesis of GaAs NWs, device design and corresponding performance measurement. We first discuss the available manipulated growth methods of GaAs NWs, such as the catalytic vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) and vapor-solid-solid (VSS) epitaxial growth, followed by the catalyst-controlled engineering process, and typical crystal structure and orientation of resulted NWs. The structure-property relationships are also discussed for achieving the optimal PV performance. At the same time, important device issues are as well summarized, including the light absorption, tunnel junctions and contact configuration. Towards the end, we survey the reported performance data and make some remarks on the challenges for current nanostructured PVs. These results not only lay the ground to considerably achieve the higher efficiencies in GaAs NW-based PVs but also open up great opportunities for the future low-cost smart solar energy harvesting devices.

Ru/Mo2C@NC Schottky Junction-Loaded Hollow Nanosphere as Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Electrocatalyst

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang-Guang Li ◽  
Abdulwahab Salah ◽  
Hong- Da Ren ◽  
Nabilah Al- Ansi ◽  
Feiyang Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Schottky Junction ◽  
Pt Catalysts ◽  
Hollow Nanosphere ◽  
Ph Range

The development and design of low-cost, high-performance catalysts with small overpotentials for hydrogen evolution in the universal-pH range still represent defiance for replacing the high-cost-metal Pt catalysts and future energy...

scholarly journals Performance Enhancement of Ultra-Thin Nanowire Array Solar Cells by Bottom Reflectivity Engineering

Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Yan ◽  
Haoran Liu ◽  
Nickolay Sibirev ◽  
Xia Zhang ◽  
Xiaomin Ren
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Performance Enhancement ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Nanowire Array ◽  
Si Nanowire ◽  
Gaas Nanowire ◽  
Small Index ◽  
Optimal Efficiency

A bottom-reflectivity-enhanced ultra-thin nanowire array solar cell is proposed and studied by 3D optoelectronic simulations. By inserting a small-index MgF2 layer between the polymer and substrate, the absorption is significantly improved over a broad wavelength range due to the strong reabsorption of light reflected at the polymer/MgF2 interface. With a 5 nm-thick MgF2 layer, the GaAs nanowire array solar cell with a height of 0.4–1 μm yields a remarkable conversion efficiency ranging from 14% to 15.6%, significantly higher than conventional structures with a much larger height. Moreover, by inserting the MgF2 layer between the substrate and a part of the nanowire, in addition to between the substrate and polymer, the absorption of substrate right below the nanowire is further suppressed, leading to an optimal efficiency of 15.9%, 18%, and 5.4% for 1 μm-high GaAs, InP, and Si nanowire solar cells, respectively. This work provides a simple and universal way to achieve low-cost high-performance nanoscale solar cells.

scholarly journals Biodegradable, Flexible, and Transparent Conducting Silver Nanowires/Polylactide Film with High Performance for Optoelectronic Devices

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 604 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junjun Wang ◽  
Junsheng Yu ◽  
Dongyu Bai ◽  
Zhuobin Li ◽  
Huili Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Resistance ◽  
Flexible Electronics ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Silver Nanowires ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Electronic Waste ◽  
Hydrolytic Degradation ◽  
Optoelectronic Devices ◽  
Light Emitting ◽  
Transfer Method

As a synthetic renewable and biodegradable material, the application of polylactide (PLA) in the green flexible electronics has attracted intensive attention due to the increasingly serious issue of electronic waste. Unfortunately, the development of PLA-based optoelectronic devices is greatly hindered by the poor heat resistance and mechanical property of PLA. To overcome these limitations, herein, we report a facile and promising route to fabricate silver nanowires/PLA (AgNW/PLA) film with largely improved properties by utilizing the stereocomplex (SC) crystallization between poly(L-lactide) (PLLA) and poly(D-lactide) (PDLA). Through embedding the AgNW networks into the PLLA:PDLA blend matrix via a transfer method, the AgNW/PLLA:PDLA film with both high transparency and excellent conductivity was obtained. Compared with the AgNW/PLLA film, the formation of SC crystallites in the composites matrix could significantly enhance not only heat resistance but also mechanical strength of the AgNW/PLLA:PDLA film. Exceptionally, the AgNW/PLLA:PDLA film exhibited superior flexibility and could maintain excellent electrical conductivity stability even under the condition of 10,000 repeated bending cycles and 100 tape test cycles. In addition, the organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) with the AgNW/PLLA:PDLA films as electrodes were successfully fabricated in this work for the first time and they exhibited highly flexible, luminous, as well as hydrolytic degradation properties. This work could provide a low-cost and environment-friendly avenue towards fabricating high-performanced PLA-based biodegradable electronics.

High Performance Optoelectronic Devices Based on Bright Perovskite Nanocrystals Synthesized at Room Temperature

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sotirios Christodoulou ◽  
Francesco Di Stasio ◽  
Santanu Pradhan ◽  
Inigo Ramiro ◽  
Yu Bi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Optoelectronic Devices ◽  
Perovskite Nanocrystals

Comparison of UV- and Derivative-Spectrophotometric and HPTLC UVDensitometric Methods for the Determination of Amrinone and Milrinone in Bulk Drugs

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 246-253
Author(s):  
Marcin Gackowski ◽  
Marcin Koba ◽  
Stefan Kruszewski
Keyword(s):  
Thin Layer ◽  
Thin Layer Chromatography ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Uv Spectra ◽  
Derivative Spectrophotometry ◽  
Therapeutic Monitoring ◽  
Bulk Drug ◽  
Layer Chromatography ◽  
Standard Solutions

Background: Spectrophotometry and thin layer chromatography have been commonly applied in pharmaceutical analysis for many years due to low cost, simplicity and short time of execution. Moreover, the latest modifications including automation of those methods have made them very effective and easy to perform, therefore, the new UV- and derivative spectrophotometry as well as high performance thin layer chromatography UV-densitometric (HPTLC) methods for the routine estimation of amrinone and milrinone in pharmaceutical formulation have been developed and compared in this work since European Pharmacopoeia 9.0 has yet incorporated in an analytical monograph a method for quantification of those compounds. Methods: For the first method the best conditions for quantification were achieved by measuring the lengths between two extrema (peak-to-peak amplitudes) 252 and 277 nm in UV spectra of standard solutions of amrinone and a signal at 288 nm of the first derivative spectra of standard solutions of milrinone. The linearity between D252-277 signal and concentration of amironone and 1D288 signal of milrinone in the same range of 5.0-25.0 μg ml/ml in DMSO:methanol (1:3 v/v) solutions presents the square correlation coefficient (r2) of 0,9997 and 0.9991, respectively. The second method was founded on HPTLC on silica plates, 1,4-dioxane:hexane (100:1.5) as a mobile phase and densitometric scanning at 252 nm for amrinone and at 271 nm for milrinone. Results: The assays were linear over the concentration range of 0,25-5.0 μg per spot (r2=0,9959) and 0,25-10.0 μg per spot (r2=0,9970) for amrinone and milrinone, respectively. The mean recoveries percentage were 99.81 and 100,34 for amrinone as well as 99,58 and 99.46 for milrinone, obtained with spectrophotometry and HPTLC, respectively. Conclusion: The comparison between two elaborated methods leads to the conclusion that UV and derivative spectrophotometry is more precise and gives better recovery, and that is why it should be applied for routine estimation of amrinone and milrinone in bulk drug, pharmaceutical forms and for therapeutic monitoring of the drug.

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