Advances in nanostructured thin film materials for solar cell applications

N Ali, A Hussain, R Ahmed, MK Wang, C Zhao… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper reviews recent advances in photovoltaic devices based on nanostructured
materials and film designs, focusing on cadmium telluride (CdTe), copper zinc tin sulfide …

Silicon nanowires for photovoltaic applications: The progress and challenge

T Song, ST Lee, B Sun - Nano Energy, 2012 - Elsevier
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 …

Nanoscale advances in catalysis and energy applications

Y Li, GA Somorjai - Nano letters, 2010 - ACS Publications
In this perspective, we present an overview of nanoscience applications in catalysis, energy
conversion, and energy conservation technologies. We discuss how novel physical and …

Can Tauc plot extrapolation be used for direct-band-gap semiconductor nanocrystals?

Y Feng, S Lin, S Huang, S Shrestha… - Journal of Applied …, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
Despite that Tauc plot extrapolation has been widely adopted for extracting bandgap
energies of semiconductors, there is a lack of theoretical support for applying it to …