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Nanostructure Surfaces for Photovoltaic Cells
Photovoltaic (PV) cells are typically formed from semiconductor absorber layers. These absorber layers exhibit absorption of light with photon energy above their bandgap energy to generate electron-hole pairs. The absorber layers can also exhibit non-radiative recombination in the bulk of the absorber material. However, the absorber semiconductor...
Published: 2/23/2023   |   Inventor(s): Nicholas Irvin, Christiana Honsberg, Richard King, Chaomin Zhang
Keywords(s): Energy Efficiency, PS-Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, PS-Energy and Power, PS-Semiconductors, Materials, Processes, Solar Energy
Category(s): Semiconductors, Materials & Processes, Physical Science, Environmental, Energy & Power, Alternative Energy, Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology
Multijunction Solar Cell with Thin-Film Polycrystalline Low-Bandgap Bottom Cell
There is a need for solar cells with highly efficient light-to-electricity conversion and lower cost. Multijunction cells, which include multiple light-absorbing materials, each of which converts a given wavelength range of the solar spectrum, can be used to provide greater conversion efficiency than single-junction thin-film solar cells. However,...
Published: 3/10/2023   |   Inventor(s): Richard King
Keywords(s): Energy Efficiency, PS-Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, PS-Energy and Power, PS-Semiconductors, Materials, Processes, Solar cells, Solar Energy
Category(s): Physical Science, Semiconductors, Materials & Processes, Semiconductor Devices, Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology, Alternative Energy, Energy & Power, Manufacturing/Construction/Mechanical