Nanoscale materials, recent applications solar cells

Recent Applications of Nanoscale Materials Solar Cells... 

CPs have been proven to be excellent materials for optoelectronic applications, e.g. polymer light-emitting diodes and solar cells etc. [106,121]. Numerous smdies have been devoted to this area with the primary focus on thin-film or bulk materials. For CPNWs in particular, recent studies have shown that these materials are very promising candidates for efficient nanoscale photovoltaic devices [30,52,54,57]. Figure 10.53 shows the optical response of a single CPNW in terms of photocurrent towards light exposure [52]. 

A number of novel nanostructured semiconductor hetero-structures have been explored extensively for device applications for several years.Increasing computational capabilities to model lET processes in nanostructured materials in many ways provide similar opportunities as for the dye-sensitized solar cell applications discussed as a prototype example above. Moreover, recent progress in the growth of complex nanostructures based on new materials, such as III-V semiconductors like GaN opens up significant new opportunities for nanoscale energy conversion applications. This provides a good example of an emerging research area that is likely to offer an active field for computational materials research over the next fewyears. ... 

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