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Solar Cell Architecture: Giant Efficiency Enhancement of GaAs Solar Cells with Graded Antireflection Layers Based on Syringelike ZnO Nanorod Arrays (Adv. Energy Mater. 4/2011)
Author(s) -
Yeh LiKo,
Lai KunYu,
Lin GuanJhong,
Fu PoHan,
Chang HungChih,
Lin ChinAn,
He JrHau
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
advanced energy materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.08
H-Index - 220
eISSN - 1614-6840
pISSN - 1614-6832
DOI - 10.1002/aenm.201190019
Subject(s) - nanorod , materials science , nanostructure , optoelectronics , solar cell , energy conversion efficiency , nanotechnology
Architecture innovations are crucial for enhancing the efficiency of solar cells (SCs), which depends on the probability of an incident photon being absorbed. GaAs SCs employing syringe‐like ZnO nanorods, providing a smooth index transition from air to the SC surface, show an efficiency boost of 32%. This light‐harvesting nanostructure is compatible with existing technology and applicable for various SCs, report Jr‐Hau He and co‐workers.