Chapter 3: Fundamentals and Applications of Quantum-Confined Structures

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Abstract

The following sections are included: • Introduction • Quantisation effects in semiconductor nanostructures • Synthesis of semiconductor nanostructures • Quantum wells and superlattices • Colloidal quantum dots • Stranski-Krastanov epitaxial growth • Energy levels in quantum wells, superlattices and quantum dots • Quantum wells and superlattices • Quantum dots • Optical spectroscopy of quantum wells, superlattices and quantum dots • Quantum wells and superlattices • Quantum dots • Hot electron and hole cooling dynamics in quantum-confined semiconductors • Quantum wells and superlattices • Quantum dots • Experimental determination of cooling dynamics of phonon bottlenecks in QDs • High conversion efficiency via multiple exciton generation in quantum dots • Cooling dynamics in quantum dots • Electron-hole pair (exciton) multiplication in quantum dots • Theory of multiple exciton generation • Thermodynamic calculations of conversion efficiency in MEG QD solar cells • Detailed balance model • Single-bandgap PV cells • Tandem cells with two bandgaps for water splitting • Conclusions about conversion efficiencies with MEG solar cells • Quantum dot solar cell configurations • Photoelectrodes composed of quantum dot arrays • Quantum dot-sensitised nanocrystalline TiO2 solar cells • Quantum dots dispersed in organic semiconductor polymer matrices • Summary and conclusions • Acknowledgements • References.

Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publicationNanostructured And Photoelectrochemical Systems For Solar Photon Conversion
Subtitle of host publicationSeries on Photoconversion of Solar Energy: Volume 3
EditorsM. D. Archer, A. J. Nozik
PublisherWorld Scientific Publishing Co.
Pages147-207
Number of pages61
ISBN (Electronic)9781848161542
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2008

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2008 by Imperial College Press.

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/CH-5A0-48569

Keywords

  • photoelectricalchemical systems
  • solar cells
  • solar photon conversion

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