TY - JOUR
T1 - Design and fabrication of 1-D semiconductor nanomaterials for high-performance photovoltaics
AU - Han, Ning
AU - Yang, Zaixing
AU - Shen, Lifan
AU - Lin, Hao
AU - Wang, Ying
AU - Pun, Edwin Y.B.
AU - Chen, Yunfa
AU - Ho, Johnny C.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Early Career Scheme of the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong SAR, China (CityU 139413), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51202205 and 61504151), the State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems (MPCS-2014-C-01 and MPCS-2015-A-04), the Science Technology and Innovation Committee of Shenzhen Municipality (JCYJ20140419115507588), and a Grant from the Shenzhen Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong.
Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Early Career Scheme of the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong SAR, China ( CityU 139413 ), the National Natural Science Foundation of China ( 51202205 and 61504151 ), the State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems ( MPCS-2014-C-01 and MPCS-2015-A-04 ), the Science Technology and Innovation Committee of Shenzhen Municipality ( JCYJ20140419115507588 ), and a Grant from the Shenzhen Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, Science China Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
PY - 2016/3/1
Y1 - 2016/3/1
N2 - To date, the cost-effective utilization of solar energy by photovoltaics for large-scale deployment remains challenging. Further cost minimization and efficiency maximization, through reduction of material consumption, simplification of device fabrication as well as optimization of device structure and geometry, are required. The usage of 1D nanomaterials is attractive due to the outstanding light coupling effect, the ease of fabrication, and integration with one-dimensional (1-D) semiconductor materials. The light absorption efficiency can be enhanced significantly, and the corresponding light-to-electricity conversion efficiency can be as high as their bulk counterparts. Also, the amount of active materials used can be reduced. This review summarizes the recent development of 1-D nanomaterials for photovoltaic applications, including the anti-reflection, the light absorption, the minority diffusion, and the semiconductor junction properties. With solid progress and prospect shown in the past 10 years, 1-D semiconductor nanomaterials are attractive and promising for the realization of high-efficiency and low-cost solar cells.
AB - To date, the cost-effective utilization of solar energy by photovoltaics for large-scale deployment remains challenging. Further cost minimization and efficiency maximization, through reduction of material consumption, simplification of device fabrication as well as optimization of device structure and geometry, are required. The usage of 1D nanomaterials is attractive due to the outstanding light coupling effect, the ease of fabrication, and integration with one-dimensional (1-D) semiconductor materials. The light absorption efficiency can be enhanced significantly, and the corresponding light-to-electricity conversion efficiency can be as high as their bulk counterparts. Also, the amount of active materials used can be reduced. This review summarizes the recent development of 1-D nanomaterials for photovoltaic applications, including the anti-reflection, the light absorption, the minority diffusion, and the semiconductor junction properties. With solid progress and prospect shown in the past 10 years, 1-D semiconductor nanomaterials are attractive and promising for the realization of high-efficiency and low-cost solar cells.
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U2 - 10.1007/s11434-016-1028-8
DO - 10.1007/s11434-016-1028-8
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84961286774
VL - 61
SP - 357
EP - 367
JO - Science Bulletin
JF - Science Bulletin
SN - 2095-9273
IS - 5
ER -
