Optimization of carrier multiplication in quantum dots for more efficient solar cells

Christophe Delerue (1) , Guy Allan (1)

1 IEMN - Institut d’Électronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie - UMR 8520

Reviewing recent theoretical works, we propose a strategy to optimize the carrier multiplication in semiconductor quantum dots. This strategy is discussed using calculations on quantum dots of a semi-metal, α-Sn.

Domaines: Sciences de l'ingénieur [physics]

Christophe Delerue, Guy Allan. Optimization of carrier multiplication in quantum dots for more efficient solar cells. Workshop on Semiconductor Nanostructures for Photovoltaics, Dec 2011, Hangzhou, China. ⟨hal-00807253⟩