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Nanoscale Res Lett. 2016 Dec;11(1):266. doi: 10.1186/s11671-016-1457-y. Epub 2016 May 23.

Recent Progress Towards Quantum Dot Solar Cells with Enhanced Optical Absorption.

Nanoscale research letters

Zerui Zheng, Haining Ji, Peng Yu, Zhiming Wang

Affiliations

  1. Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China.
  2. State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Film and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China.
  3. Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China. [email protected].
  4. State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Film and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China. [email protected].

PMID: 27216604 PMCID: PMC4877335 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-016-1457-y

Abstract

Quantum dot solar cells, as a promising candidate for the next generation solar cell technology, have received tremendous attention in the last 10 years. Some recent developments in epitaxy growth and device structures have opened up new avenues for practical quantum dot solar cells. Unfortunately, the performance of quantum dot solar cells is often plagued by marginal photon absorption. In this review, we focus on the recent progress made in enhancing optical absorption in quantum dot solar cells, including optimization of quantum dot growth, improving the solar cells structure, and engineering light trapping techniques.

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