• DocumentCode
    1431791
  • Title

    Compound Semiconductor Nanowire Solar Cells

  • Author

    Sun, Ke ; Kargar, Alireza ; Park, Namsoek ; Madsen, Kristian N. ; Naughton, Perry W. ; Bright, Timothy ; Jing, Yi ; Wang, Deli

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
  • Volume
    17
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    1033
  • Lastpage
    1049
  • Abstract
    There have been many recent developments in compound semiconductor nanowire photovoltaic devices. Of these, advances in nanowire synthesis and performance enable nanowires to be implemented for efficient and low-cost solar-energy-harvesting devices. On the other hand, many challenges in device fabrication must be resolved in order for nanowires to assure a role at the forefront of solar cell technology.
  • Keywords
    energy harvesting; nanowires; semiconductor devices; solar cells; compound semiconductor nanowire solar cells; device fabrication; low-cost solar energy-harvesting devices; nanowire synthesis; photovoltaic devices; Absorption; Compounds; Junctions; Nanoscale devices; Photovoltaic cells; Silicon; Compound semiconductor; nanowires; solar cell;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1077-260X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JSTQE.2010.2090342
  • Filename
    5696730