Electrical passivation of III-V multijunction solar cells with luminescent coupling effect
Perimeter recombination is one of the causes identified for having a nonuniform luminescent
coupling effect in III-V multijunction solar cells. A potential solution could be the electrical …
coupling effect in III-V multijunction solar cells. A potential solution could be the electrical …
Identification of surface and volume hot-carrier thermalization mechanisms in ultrathin GaAs layers
Hot-carrier solar cells offer the opportunity to harvest more energy than the limit set by the
Shockley–Queisser model by reducing the losses due to the thermalization of photo …
Shockley–Queisser model by reducing the losses due to the thermalization of photo …
Optical map** of nonequilibrium charge carriers
We investigate the energy relaxation segmentation in a resonant tunneling heterostructure
by assessing the optical and transport dynamics of nonequilibrium charge carriers. The …
by assessing the optical and transport dynamics of nonequilibrium charge carriers. The …
Comprehensive analysis of electron evaporative cooling in double-barrier semiconductor heterostructures
Based on full quantum-transport simulations, we report a comprehensive study of the
evaporative cooling process in a double-barrier semiconductor heterostructure thermionic …
evaporative cooling process in a double-barrier semiconductor heterostructure thermionic …
Evaporative electron cooling in asymmetric double barrier semiconductor heterostructures
Rapid progress in high-speed, densely packed electronic/photonic devices has brought
unprecedented benefits to our society. However, this technology trend has in reverse led to …
unprecedented benefits to our society. However, this technology trend has in reverse led to …
Nonequilibrium theory of the conversion efficiency limit of solar cells including thermalization and extraction of carriers
K Kamide, T Mochizuki, H Akiyama, H Takato - Physical Review Applied, 2018 - APS
The ideal solar-cell conversion efficiency limit known as the Shockley-Queisser (SQ) limit,
which is based on a detailed balance between absorption and radiation, has long been a …
which is based on a detailed balance between absorption and radiation, has long been a …
Lingering times at resonance: The case of Sb-based tunneling devices
EDG Castro, A Pfenning, F Hartmann… - ar**, and drifting
processes rule the semiconductor heterostructures' response to external drives when charge …
processes rule the semiconductor heterostructures' response to external drives when charge …
Detailed balance calculations for hot-carrier solar cells: coupling high absorptivity with low thermalization through light trap**
Hot-carrier solar cells could enable an efficiency gain compared to conventional cells,
provided that a high current can be achieved, together with a hot-carrier population …
provided that a high current can be achieved, together with a hot-carrier population …
Multiscale in modelling and validation for solar photovoltaics
Photovoltaics is amongst the most important technologies for renewable energy sources,
and plays a key role in the development of a society with a smaller environmental footprint …
and plays a key role in the development of a society with a smaller environmental footprint …
Preliminary study of selective contacts for hot carrier solar cells
Hot carrier solar cells are a concept of photovoltaic devices, which offers the opportunity to
harvest solar energy beyond the Shockley-Queisser limit. Unlike conventional photovoltaic …
harvest solar energy beyond the Shockley-Queisser limit. Unlike conventional photovoltaic …