Hot carrier solar cells and the potential of perovskites for breaking the Shockley–Queisser limit
In this review article, we discuss the working mechanism of hot carrier solar cells (HCSCs),
their prerequisites from a material point of view and consider power conversion efficiencies …
their prerequisites from a material point of view and consider power conversion efficiencies …
Beyond 3rd generation solar cells and the full spectrum project. Recent advances and new emerging solar cells
BG Akinoglu, B Tuncel, V Badescu - Sustainable Energy Technologies and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Solar cells have over 50-years of development history; many different devices and
technologies are studied over this time span, and interestingly it is still a hot research topic …
technologies are studied over this time span, and interestingly it is still a hot research topic …
Acoustic-optical phonon up-conversion and hot-phonon bottleneck in lead-halide perovskites
The hot-phonon bottleneck effect in lead-halide perovskites (APbX3) prolongs the cooling
period of hot charge carriers, an effect that could be used in the next-generation …
period of hot charge carriers, an effect that could be used in the next-generation …
Ab Initio Study of Hot Carriers in the First Picosecond after Sunlight Absorption in Silicon
Hot carrier thermalization is a major source of efficiency loss in solar cells. Because of the
subpicosecond time scale and complex physics involved, a microscopic characterization of …
subpicosecond time scale and complex physics involved, a microscopic characterization of …
Hot carrier solar cells: Principles, materials and design
D König, K Casalenuovo, Y Takeda, G Conibeer… - Physica E: Low …, 2010 - Elsevier
The concept of hot carrier solar cells is discussed in terms of carrier cooling, conditions of
energy-and carrier-selectivity for the energy selective contacts and macroscopic device …
energy-and carrier-selectivity for the energy selective contacts and macroscopic device …
Photon-enhanced thermionic emission from heterostructures with low interface recombination
Photon-enhanced thermionic emission is a method of solar-energy conversion that promises
to combine photon and thermal processes into a single mechanism, overcoming …
to combine photon and thermal processes into a single mechanism, overcoming …
Ab initio study of hot electrons in GaAs
Hot carrier dynamics critically impacts the performance of electronic, optoelectronic,
photovoltaic, and plasmonic devices. Hot carriers lose energy over nanometer lengths and …
photovoltaic, and plasmonic devices. Hot carriers lose energy over nanometer lengths and …
Protecting hot carriers by tuning hybrid perovskite structures with alkali cations
Successful implementation of hot carrier solar cells requires preserving high carrier
temperature as carriers migrate through the active layer. Here, we demonstrated that …
temperature as carriers migrate through the active layer. Here, we demonstrated that …
Exploiting intervalley scattering to harness hot carriers in III–V solar cells
H Esmaielpour, KR Dorman, DK Ferry, TD Mishima… - Nature Energy, 2020 - nature.com
Hot carrier solar cells offer the potential to exceed the Shockley–Queisser limit. So far,
however, there has been no clear route to achieve this result. Recently, the exploitation of …
however, there has been no clear route to achieve this result. Recently, the exploitation of …
Review of the mechanisms for the phonon bottleneck effect in III–V semiconductors and their application for efficient hot carrier solar cells
Y Zhang, G Conibeer, S Liu, J Zhang… - Progress in …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The hot carrier solar cell aims to significantly boost the power conversion efficiency through
fully utilizing the carrier thermalization energy loss. To realize such ultraefficient solar cells, it …
fully utilizing the carrier thermalization energy loss. To realize such ultraefficient solar cells, it …