Silicon nanowires for photovoltaic applications: The progress and challenge

被引：109
作者：
Song, Tao [1 ]
Lee, Shuit-Tong [1 ]
Sun, Baoquan [1 ]
机构：
[1] Soochow Univ, Inst Funct Nano & Soft Mat FUNSOM, Jiangsu Key Lab Carbon Based Funct Mat & Devices, 199 Renai Rd, Suzhou 215123, Peoples R China
来源：
NANO ENERGY | 2012年 / 1卷 / 05期
基金：
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词：
Silicon nanowires; Solar cells; Light trapping; Radial junction; HYBRID SOLAR-CELLS; OPTICAL-ABSORPTION ENHANCEMENT; MULTIPLE EXCITON GENERATION; BROAD-BAND ANTIREFLECTION; CARBON NANOTUBE FILMS; OPEN-CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; QUANTUM DOTS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; NONREFLECTING SILICON; COLLOIDAL LITHOGRAPHY;
D O I：
10.1016/j.nanoen.2012.07.023
中图分类号：
O64 [物理化学（理论化学）、化学物理学];
学科分类号：
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要：
Solar cells based on silicon nanowire (SiNW) arrays are potentially cost-effective, efficient solar-energy-harvesting devices, arising from the unique three-dimensional geometry. This review focuses on the progress in the development of SiNWs for photovoltaic (PV) applications. SiNW arrays are rationally designed and fabricated in order to achieve advantageous characteristics of light trapping and charge carrier collection for high-performance solar cells. Different types of SiNWs-based PV devices are summarized. The challenge of utilizing these silicon nanostructures in solar cells is also discussed and several possible techniques are proposed so as to enhance the PV performance. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码：654 / 673
页数：20
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