Multiple Exciton Generation in Nanostructures for Advanced Photovoltaic Cells
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2018-06-06 v1 Quantum Physics
Abstract
This paper reviews both experimental and theoretical work on nanostructures showing high quantum yields due to the phenomenon of multiple exciton generation. It outlines the aims and barriers to progress in identifying further such nanostructures, and also includes developments concerning solar devices where nanostructures act as the light-absorbing component. It reports on both semiconductor and carbon structures, both monocomposite (of various dimensionalities) and heterogeneous. Finally, it looks at future directions that can be taken to push solar cell efficiency above the classic limit set by Shockley and Queissier in 1961.
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@article{arxiv.1711.11475,
title = {Multiple Exciton Generation in Nanostructures for Advanced Photovoltaic Cells},
author = {Nicholas Siemons and Alessio Serafini},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1711.11475},
year = {2018}
}
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13 pages, 10 figures