Title :
A high-efficiency solar cell based on axially-connected nanowire core-shell p-n junctions
Author :
Sija Wang ; Xin Yan ; Xia Zhang ; Junshuai Li ; Shuyu Fan ; Wei Wei ; Yongqing Huang ; Xiaomin Ren
Author_Institution :
State Key Lab. of Inf. Photonics & Opt. Commun., Beijing Univ. of Posts & Telecommun., Beijing, China
Abstract :
A novel nanowire hybrid structure for high-efficiency solar cells that axially connects nanowire core-shell p-n junctions is proposed and simulated. An efficiency of 16.8% is obtained at a filling ratio of 0.196.
Keywords :
nanowires; p-n junctions; solar cells; axially-connected nanowire core-shell p-n junctions; efficiency 16.8 percent; filling ratio; solar cell; Absorption; Filling; Gallium arsenide; Optical reflection; P-n junctions; Photonic band gap; Photovoltaic cells;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology, 2014 OptoElectronics and Communication Conference and Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
