• DocumentCode
    1649238
  • Title

    Limiting efficiencies of tandem solar cells for III-V nanowire arrays on silicon substrates

  • Author

    Huang, Ningfeng ; Lin, Chenxi ; Povinelli, Michelle L.

  • Author_Institution
    Ming Hsieh Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We use electromagnetic simulations and detailed balance analysis to calculate limiting efficiencies of tandem solar cells consisting of III-V nanowires on silicon. We optimize the nanowire structural parameters and provide general design guidelines.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium compounds; indium compounds; nanowires; silicon; solar cells; Al0.2Ga0.8As-Si; GaAs-Si; InP-Si; detailed balance analysis; electromagnetic simulations; general design guideline; limiting efficiency; nanowire arrays; nanowire structural parameter; silicon substrates; tandem solar cell; Absorption; Limiting; Photonic band gap; Photovoltaic cells; Silicon; Substrates;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6325493
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1649238