Semiconductor nanowires: to grow or not to grow?

PC McIntyre, AF i Morral - Materials Today Nano, 2020 - Elsevier
Semiconductor nanowires have demonstrated exciting properties for nanophotonics,
sensors, energy technologies, and end-of-roadmap and beyond-roadmap electronic …

From crystalline to low-cost silicon-based solar cells: A review

M Okil, MS Salem, TM Abdolkader, A Shaker - Silicon, 2022 - Springer
Renewable energy has become an auspicious alternative to fossil fuel resources due to its
sustainability and renewability. In this respect, Photovoltaics (PV) technology is one of the …

Ultrafast Solar‐Blind Ultraviolet Detection by Inorganic Perovskite CsPbX3 Quantum Dots Radial Junction Architecture

J Lu, X Sheng, G Tong, Z Yu, X Sun, L Yu… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Inorganic CsPbX3 (X= Cl, Br, I, or hybrid among them) perovskite quantum dots (IPQDs) are
promising building blocks for exploring high performance optoelectronic applications. In this …

[HTML][HTML] Integration of silicon nanowires in solar cell structure for efficiency enhancement: A review

MK Sahoo, P Kale - Journal of Materiomics, 2019 - Elsevier
Silicon nanowires (SiNWs) are a one-dimensional semiconductor, which shows promising
applications in distinct areas such as photocatalysis, lithium-ion batteries, gas sensors …

High-performance radial junction solar cells on ZnO coated stainless steel with excellent flexibility and durability

S Wang, S Zhang, Z Liu, J Wang, J Xu, L Yu - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
High flexibility and industrial compatibility are the key factors for develo** large-scale
lightweight, wearable, and portable thin film flexible solar cells. Here, a rather flexible and …

High efficiency and stable hydrogenated amorphous silicon radial junction solar cells built on VLS-grown silicon nanowires

S Misra, L Yu, M Foldyna, PR i Cabarrocas - Solar Energy Materials and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si: H) radial junction solar cells, built over a dense
matrix of Si nanowires (SiNWs), benefit from strong light trap**. This allows the use of a …

Stretchable and colorless freestanding microwire arrays for transparent solar cells with flexibility

SB Kang, JH Kim, MH Jeong, A Sanger… - Light: Science & …, 2019 - nature.com
Transparent solar cells (TSCs) are emerging devices that combine the advantages of visible
transparency and light-to-electricity conversion. Currently, existing TSCs are based …

Planar growth, integration, and applications of semiconducting nanowires

Y Sun, T Dong, L Yu, J Xu, K Chen - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Silicon and other inorganic semiconductor nanowires (NWs) have been extensively
investigated in the last two decades for constructing high‐performance nanoelectronics …

Incorporation and redistribution of impurities into silicon nanowires during metal-particle-assisted growth

W Chen, L Yu, S Misra, Z Fan, P Pareige… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
The incorporation of metal atoms into silicon nanowires during metal-particle-assisted
growth is a critical issue for various nanowire-based applications. Here we have been able …

A review on plasma-assisted VLS synthesis of silicon nanowires and radial junction solar cells

S Misra, L Yu, W Chen, M Foldyna… - Journal of physics D …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Incorporation of nanostructures is a recent trend in the photovoltaic community, aimed at
improving light absorption and consequently cell efficiency. In this regard, semiconductor …