Silicon solar cell efficiency improvement employing the photoluminescent, down-shifting effects of carbon and CdTe quantum dots
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- 作者：Elias Pelayo ; Aldo Zazueta ; Rosendo Lopez…
- 关键词：Photoluminescence ; Quantum dots ; Photovoltaics ; Solar cells
- 刊名：Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：May 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：5
- 期：2
- 全文大小：1,461 KB
- 刊物主题：Materials Science, general; Renewable and Green Energy; Renewable and Green Energy;
- 出版者：Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- ISSN：2194-1467
文摘
We report the synthesis and characterization of Carbon and CdTe quantum dots (QDs), as well as the observed improvement in the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of photovoltaic devices upon the incorporation of the synthesized aforementioned nanostructures. Even though C quantum dots were observed to have a relatively smaller influence on solar cell performance, they are considered to be a more attractive option due to their affordability and minimal impact in the environment that could ultimately promote their widespread utilization on photovoltaic structures.