Title :
Photovoltaic properties of Si nanostructure based solar cells fabricated on quartz
Author :
Yuan, Zhizhong ; Schuster, C. ; Pucker, G. ; Anopchenko, A. ; Marconi, A. ; Pavesi, L.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Fis., Univ. di Trento, Trento, Italy
Abstract :
Solar cells with different silicon nanostructures have been fabricated on quartz wafers. A correlation between their photovoltaic properties and the conductivity was clearly found. The best results are achieved for amorphous silicon based nanostructures.
Keywords :
amorphous state; elemental semiconductors; nanofabrication; nanostructured materials; silicon; solar cells; Si; Si nanostructure based solar cells; SiO2; amorphous silicon based nanostructures; conductivity; photovoltaic properties; quartz wafers; Conductivity; Nanocrystals; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Silicon; Superlattices;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2010 7th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6344-2
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2010.5643416
