Solar Cells Based on Low-dimensional Nanocomposite Structures

Authors S.L. Khrypko , V.V. Kidalov
Affiliations

Berdyansk State Pedagogical University, 4, Schmidt St., 71100 Berdyansk, Ukraine

Е-mail ur9qq@ukr.net
Issue Volume 8, Year 2016, Number 4
Dates Received 25 August 2016; revised manuscript received 19 December 2016; published online 23 December 2016
Citation S.L. Khrypko, V.V. Kidalov, J. Nano- Electron. Phys. 8 No 4(2), 04071 (2016)
DOI 10.21272/jnep.8(4(2)).04071
PACS Number(s) 84.60.Jt, 73.40.Lq
Keywords Nanotechnology (6) , Nanocrystals (3) , The porous silicon, The composite structure, Solar cells (17) .
Annotation Converting solar energy into electric energy with using of solar batteries is a major task for developers and research teams. In this article we will look at the development of different generations of solar batteries for to create a nanocomposite structure. Production of solar batteries has gone through some steps, taking into account technological and economic aspects that have been associated with improved of their parameters. Thus the first generations of solar batteries have been based on the single-crystal silicon substrates (с-Si). The use of polycrystalline silicon and multi- crystalline allowed lower costs of modules, but due to the efficiency of solar energy conversion. The solar batteries of the second generation were based on thin-film technology, in which use different materials: silicon films based on amorphous silicon (a-Si), a film based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) and film selenide copper-indium-gallium (CuInGaSe2, or CIGS). The use of such technology has allowed increasing the coefficient of performance (COP) solar cell with a significant reduction in costs. The solar batteries of third-generation based on nanotechnology, nanocrystals and nano-sized clusters of semiconductors. The creation of such solar cells requires availability of a low-dimensional composite structure. Low-dimensional nanocomposite structures that are constructed on quantum dots and nano-porous materials have new modified optoelectronic properties. They can be used in solar elements, where absorption bands can be optimally adapted to the wavelength of radiation light. These structures could theoretically can lead to increased efficiency of solar energy conversion more than 65%, which can double practically current efficiency of solar batteries.

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