Ge quantum-dot enhanced c-Si solar cell for improved light trapping efficiency

Keywords

Quantum dot, Plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition, Materials science, Quantum efficiency, Optoelectronics

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• Fast room-temperature functionalization of silicon nanoparticles using alkyl silanols.Alyssa F. J. van den Boom, Sidharam P. Pujari, Fatma Bannani — 2020
• Improved rectification and transport properties of hybrid PEDOT:PSS/Ge/Si heterojunctions with Ge nanoclustersС.В. Кондратенко, В. С. Лысенко, Y. V. Gomeniuk — 2020
• Double‐Side Si Photoelectrode Enabled by Chemical Passivation for Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution ReactionsBin Liu, Shujie Wang, Shijia Feng — 2020
• Based on Ultrathin PEDOT:PSS/c-Ge Solar Cells Design and Their Photoelectric PerformanceSu Ju, Hua Yang, Yan Xu — 2021
• Multiple Exciton Generation in 3D-Ordered Networks of Ge Quantum Wires in Alumina MatrixMarija Tkalčević, Denis Boršćak, Ivana Periša — 2022
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