一个基于内部电子排放的光伏设备结构.
1Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106-5080, USA. mcfar@engineering.ucsb.edu
Nature
|February 7, 2003
概括
研究人员开发了一种新型的多层光伏设备,光吸收发生在光受体上,从而使太阳能转换有效的电子转移成为可能. 这种方法为可持续,低成本的太阳能电池提供了一条有希望的道路.
科学领域:
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
- 固态物理 固态物理
- 可再生能源可再生能源是可再生能源.
背景情况:
- 传统的太阳能电池依赖于大量半导体吸收和电场来进行电荷分离.
- 自20世纪50年代以来,一直在寻找具有成本效益和高效的光伏设备.
- 现有技术面临成本,耐用性和效率方面的挑战.
研究的目的:
- 引入一种新的多层光伏设备结构.
- 探索用于光伏能源转换的替代机制.
- 为了证明低成本,耐用太阳能电池的潜力.
主要方法:
- 在超薄金属半导体连接Schottky二极管上制造具有光受体的多层装置.
- 利用弹道电子运输在Schottky屏障上进行光电流的产生.
- 在可见光照明下对设备性能的描述.
主要成果:
- 光子吸收发生在表面光受体中,而不是半导体中.
- 光激发的电子通过高贵金属弹道地穿越到斯科特基屏障.
- 设备实现了600-800mV的开放电路光伏和10-18微A cm2的光电流.
- 内部量子效率达到了10%.
结论:
- 这种替代的光伏方法利用了表面吸收和弹性电子传输.
- 半导体的作用仅限于大多数电荷的传输和分离.
- 拟议的结构提供了从各种材料开发耐用,低成本的太阳能电池的潜力.
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