Open AccessComment on “Energy transfer in nanowire solar cells with photon-harvesting shells” [J. Appl. Phys. 105, 124509 (2009)]
Author(s) -
Tom Markvart,
Lefteris Danos,
R. Greef
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of applied physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.699
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1089-7550
pISSN - 0021-8979
DOI - 10.1063/1.3452391
Subject(s) - photoexcitation , silicon , energy transfer , nanowire , interpretation (philosophy) , materials science , photon , silicon nanowires , physics , optoelectronics , nanotechnology , condensed matter physics , atomic physics , quantum mechanics , excited state , computer science , programming language
In a recent article, Peters et al. [J. Appl. Phys. 105, 124509 (2009)] claim to have observed photosensitization of crystalline silicon by energy transfer from an optically absorbing thin polymer film. We show that this claim is not justified. Their experimental design is not adequate to establish enhanced photoexcitation of silicon; moreover, the theoretical arguments in their interpretation do not stand up to scrutiny
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