EFFICIENT LIGHT UTILIZATION STRATEGIES BASED ON QUANTUM DOT SOLAR CELLS

Wang Longxiang; Xing Meibo; Wang Ruixiang

doi:10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2021-1115

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Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica ›› 2023, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (2) : 436-444. DOI: 10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2021-1115

EFFICIENT LIGHT UTILIZATION STRATEGIES BASED ON QUANTUM DOT SOLAR CELLS

Wang Longxiang, Xing Meibo, Wang Ruixiang

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In this paper, various light capture strategies applied to quantum dot solar cells and efficient utilization strategies of high and low energy photons are summarized. Light-capture techniques such as surface texture, periodic nanostructures and plasma nanostructures can effectively enhance the light absorption of the device. The application of multi-exciton effect,hot carrier extraction and down-conversion is an important method to solve the thermalization loss of photocarriers after the absorption of high energy photon,while up-conversion and intermediate band structure are important ways to realize effective utilization of low energy photons in sub-bandgap. The advantages and disadvantages of different optical utilization strategies and their recent application progress are summarized, and the prospects for the development of various optical utilization strategies are put forward.

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semiconductor quantum dot / solar cells / light absorption / multi-exciton generation / hot carrier extraction

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Wang Longxiang, Xing Meibo, Wang Ruixiang. EFFICIENT LIGHT UTILIZATION STRATEGIES BASED ON QUANTUM DOT SOLAR CELLS[J]. Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica. 2023, 44(2): 436-444 https://doi.org/10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2021-1115

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