Analysis of semiconductor nanowire arrays for photovoltaics
Witzigmann B, Yu S, Kupec J (2011)
Publication Type: Conference contribution
Publication year: 2011
Pages Range: 528-531
Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings - 2011 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, ICEAA'11
Event location: ITA
ISBN: 9781612849782
DOI: 10.1109/ICEAA.2011.6046396
Abstract
The electro-optical properties of nanowire array solar cells are analyzed with a microscopic simulation model. For the electromagnetic part, the vectorial Helmholtz equation is solved for the three-dimensional structure, and a modal analysis reveals the absorption mechanisms. The electronic part is analyzed with a drift-diffusion approach. It is shown that with a proper design, a III-V nanowire array solar cell can approach the efficiency of a thin-film solar cell, while only a fraction of the active material volume is used. © 2011 IEEE.
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Universität Kassel
Germany (DE)
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETHZ) / Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich
Switzerland (CH)
Germany (DE)
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETHZ) / Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich
Switzerland (CH)
How to cite
APA:
Witzigmann, B., Yu, S., & Kupec, J. (2011). Analysis of semiconductor nanowire arrays for photovoltaics. In Proceedings - 2011 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, ICEAA'11 (pp. 528-531). ITA.
MLA:
Witzigmann, Bernd, Shuqing Yu, and Jan Kupec. "Analysis of semiconductor nanowire arrays for photovoltaics." Proceedings of the 2011 13th International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, ICEAA'11, ITA 2011. 528-531.
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