Title :
Hot carrier solar cells: The device that did not exist (but should)
Author :
Guillemoles, Jean-Francois ; Bris, A. Le ; Lombez, L. ; Laribi, S. ; Tea, E. ; Aniel, F.
Author_Institution :
IRDEP, CNRS, Chatou, France
Abstract :
Hot carriers are an unusual type of solar cell, very efficient in principle but where electronic, optical and thermal effects are inextricably mixed. Modeling was used first to understand the device operation. Then more detailed simulations were made on phononic properties of the nanostructures absorbing material using DFT-based molecular dynamics and electron-electron and electron-phonon interactions using a Monte Carlo approach.
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; density functional theory; electron-electron interactions; electron-phonon interactions; hot carriers; molecular dynamics method; nanostructured materials; solar cells; DFT-based molecular dynamics; Monte Carlo approach; density functional theory; electron-electron interaction; electron-phonon interaction; electronic effects; hot carrier solar cell; nanostructure absorbing material; optical effects; phononic properties; thermal effects; Hot carriers; Lattices; Nanostructures; Phonons; Photovoltaic cells; Silicon; Vibrations;
Conference_Titel :
Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices (NUSOD), 2011 11th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-876-1
Electronic_ISBN :
2158-3234
DOI :
10.1109/NUSOD.2011.6041204
