Results and Publications

Research Areas & Activities Solar Energy Design and Fabrication of the First All-Carbon-Based Solar Cell Upconverting Electrodes for Improved Solar Energy Conversion Advanced Electron Transport Materials for Application in Organic Photovoltaics (OPV) Ultra-High Efficiency Thermophotovoltaic Solar Cells Using Metallic Photonic Crystals as Intermediate Absorber and Emitter Nanostructured Materials for High-Efficiency Thin Film Solar Cells Photon Enhanced Thermionic Emission (PETE) for Solar Concentrator Systems Hot Carrier Solar Cell: Implementation of the Ultimate Photovoltaic Converter Plasmonic Photovoltaics Self-sorting of Metallic Carbon Nanotubes for High Performance Large Area Low Cost Transparent Electrodes Artificial Photosynthesis: Membrane-Supported Assemblies that Use Sunlight to Split Water Lateral Nanoconcentrator Nanowire Multijunction Photovoltaic Cells Molecular Solar Cells Advanced Materials and Devices for Low-Cost and High-Performance Organic Photovoltaic Cells Inorganic Nanocomposite Solar Cells by ALD Nanostructured Silicon-Based Tandem Solar Cells Photosynthetic Bioelectricity Nanostructured Metal-Organic Composite Solar Cells Ordered Bulk Heterojunction Photovoltaic Cells Biomass Energy Hydrogen Advanced Combustion CO₂ Capture CO₂ Storage Advanced Materials & Catalysts Advanced Coal Advanced Transportation Advanced Electric Grid Grid Storage Other Renewables Integrated Assessment Advanced Nuclear Energy Geoengineering Exploratory Efforts All Activities Analysis Activities Technical Reports

Research

Nanostructured Silicon-Based Tandem Solar Cells

Start Date: September 2005
Status: Completed

Investigators

Martin A. Green and Gavin Conibeer, University of New South Wales, Australia

Annual Reports

Publications

Hao, X. J., E-C. Cho, G. Scardera, Y. S. Shen, E. Bellet-Amalric, D. Bellet, G. Conibeer, and M. A. Green. “Phosphorus-doped silicon quantum dots for all-silicon quantum dot tandem solar cells.” Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Vol. 93, No. 9, pp. 1524-1530, doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2009.04.002 (2009)
Flynn, C., D. Koenig, I. Perez-Wurfl, M. A. Green, and G. Conibeer. “Capacitance and conductance characteristics of silicon nanocrystal metal-insulator-semiconductor devices.” Solid State Electronics, 00381101, Vol. 53, No. 5, pp. 530 – 539, doi:10.1016/j.sse.2009.03.001 (2009).
Hao, X. J., E-C. Cho, G. Scardera, E. Bellet-Amalric, D. Bellet, Y. S. Shen, S. J. Huang, Y. D. Huang, G. Conibeer, and M. A. Green. “Effects of phosphorus doping on structural and optical properties of silicon nanocrystals in a SiO2 matrix.” Thin Solid Films, Vol. 517, No. 19, pp. 5646-5652, doi:10.1016/j.tsf.2009.02.076 (2009).
Hao, X. J., E-C. Cho, C. Flynn, Y. S. Shen, S. C. Park, G. Conibeer, and M. A. Green. “Synthesis and characterization of boron-doped Si quantum dots for all-Si quantum dot tandem solar cells.” Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cell, Vol. 93, pp. 273–279, doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2008.10.017 (2009).
Park, S., E-C. Cho, D. Song, G. Conibeer, and M. A. Green. “n-Type silicon quantum dots and p-type crystalline silicon heteroface solar cells.” Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cell, Vol. 93, No.s 6-7, pp. 684-690, doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2008.09.032 (2009).
Hao, X. J., E-C. Cho, C. Flynn, Y. S. Shen, G. Conibeer, and M. A. Green. “Effects of boron doping on the structural and optical properties of silicon nanocrystals in a silicon dioxide matrix.” Nanotechnology Vol. 19, No. 42, 424019, pp. 1-8, doi:10.1088/0957-4484/19/42/424019 (2008).
König, D., J. Rudd, M. A. Green, and G. Conibeer. “Impact of Bridge and Double-Bonded Oxygen on OH-Terminated Si Quantum Dots: A DF–HF Study.” Materials Science and Engineering: B, Vol. 159-160, pp. 117-121, doi:10.1016/j.mseb.2008.11.022 (2009).
Song, D., E–C. Cho, G. Conibeer, C. Flynn, Y. Huang, and M. A. Green. “Structural, electrical and photovoltaic characterization of Si nanocrystals embedded SiC matrix and Si nanocrystals/c-Si heterojunction devices.” Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Vo. 92, No. 4, pp. 474-481, doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2007.11.002 (2008).
Song, D., E-C. Cho, G. Conibeer, Y. Huang, C. Flynn, and M. A. Green. "Structural characterization of annealed Si1-xCx/SiC multilayers targeting formation of Si nanocrystals in a SiC matrix." Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 103, No. 3, 083544, doi:10.1063/1.2909913 (2008).
Eun-C. Cho, S. Park, X. Hao, D. Song, G. Conibeer, S-C. Park and M. A. Green. “Silicon quantum dot/crystalline silicon solar cells.” Nanotechnology, Vol. 19, No. 24, 245201, doi:10.1088/0957-4484/19/24/245201, pp. 1-5 (2008).
Gao, F., M. A. Green, G. Conibeer, E-C. Cho, Y. Huang, I. Perez-Wurfl, and C. Flynn. “Fabrication of multilayered Ge nanocrystals by magnetron sputtering and annealing.” Nanotechnology, Vol. 19, No. 45, 455611, pp. 1-5, doi:10.1088/0957-4484/19/45/455611 (2008).
Gao, F., M.A. Green, G. Conibeer, E-C. Cho, Y. Huang, I. Perez-Wurfll, and C. Flynn. “Fabrication of multilayered Ge nanocrystals in SiOxGey films.” Applied Surface Science, Vol. 254, No. 22, pp. 7527-7530, doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2008.05.273 (2008).
König, D., J. Rudd, M.A. Green, and G. Conibeer. “Role of the interface for the electronic structure of silicon quantum dots”. Physical Review B, Vol. 78, 035339, pp. 1-9, doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.78.035339 (2008).
Scardera, G., E. Bellet-Amalric, D. Bellet, T. Puzzer, E. Pink, and G. Conibeer. “Formation of a Si-Si3N4 nanocomposite from plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition multilayer structures.” Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol. 310, No. 15, pp. 3685-3689, doi:10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2008.05.019 (2008).
Scardera, G., T. Puzzer, I. Perez-Wurfl, and G. Conibeer. “The effects of annealing temperature on the photoluminescence from silicon nitride multilayer structures.” Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol. 310, pp. 3680-3684, doi:10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2008.05.018 (2008).
Scardera, G., T. Puzzer, G. Conibeer, and M. A. Green. “Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy study of silicon nanocrystals embedded in silicon nitride.” Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 104, 104310, doi:10.1063/1.3021158 (2008).
E. Cho, S. Park, X. Hao, G. Conibeer, I. Perez-Wurfl, MA. Green, “Modification of electronic properties in silicon quantum dot superlattice”, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, submitted, Dec 2007.
S. Park, E.-C. Cho, D. Song, G. Conibeer, M.A. Green, “Electrical properties of n-type Silicon quantum dots and P-type crystalline silicon heterojunction devices”, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, submitted, Dec 2007.
D. König, J. Rudd, M.A. Green, G. Conibeer, “Impact of Interface on Effective Band Gap of Si Quantum Dots”, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, submitted, Dec 2007X.
J. Hao, E-C. Cho, G. Scardera, S. Huang, E. Bellet-Amalric, D. Bellet, S.C. Park, G. Conibeer, M.A. Green, “Phosphorus Doped Silicon Quantum Dots for All-Silicon Quantum Dot Tandem Solar Cells", Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, submitted, Dec 2007.
Conibeer, G., M. Green, E-C. Cho, D. König, Y-H. Cho, T. Fangsuwannarak, G. Scardera, E. Pink, Y. Huang, T. Puzzer, S. Huang, D. Song, C. Flynn, S. Park, X. Hao, and D. Mansfield. “Silicon quantum dot nanostructures for tandem photovoltaic cells.” Thin Solid Films, Vol. 516, No. 20, pp. 6748-6756, doi:10.1016/j.tsf.2007.12.096 (2008).
Conibeer, G. “Third-generation photovoltaics.” Materials Today, Vol. 10, No. 11, pp. 42-50, doi:10.1016/S1369-7021(07)70278-X (2007).
E.-C. Cho, M. A. Green, R. Corkish, P. Reece, M. Gal and S.-H. Lee “Photoluminescence in crystalline silicon quantum wells”, Journal of Applied Physics, 101, 024321 (2007)
Lap Van Dao, Jeff Davis, and Peter Hannaford, Young-Hyun Cho, Martin A. Green, and Eun-Chel Cho. Ultrafast carrier dynamics of Si quantum dots embedded in SiN matrix. Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 081105 (2007)
S. Huang, E.-C. Cho, G. Conibeer, M. Green, D. Bellet, E. Bellet-Amalric, and S. Cheng. “Fabrication and characterization of tin-based nanocrystals.” Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 102, No. 11, 114304, doi:10.1063/1.2817902 (2007).
E. C. Cho, M. A. Green, R. Corkish, P. Reece, M. Gal and S.-H. Lee “Photoluminescence in crystalline silicon quantum wells”, Journal of Applied Physics, 101, 024321 (2007).
E. Cho, MA. Green, G. Conibeer, Y. Cho, D. Song, G. Scardera, S. Huang, S. Park, X. Hao, Y. Huang, “Silicon Quantum Dots in a Dielectric Matrix for All-Silicon Tandem Solar Cells", Advances in OptoElectronics, vol. 2007, Article ID 69578, 11 pages, 2007. doi:10.1155/2007/69578.
D. König, J. Rudd, M.A. Green, G. Conibeer, Impact of Interface on Effective Band Gap of Si QDs, 17th Int. PVSEC, 3-7 Dec. 2007, Fukuoka, Technical Digest, presentation 5O-A8-03.
Song, D., E. Cho, Y. Cho, G. Conibeer, Y. Huang, S. Huang, and M. A. Green.“Evolution of Si (and SiC) nanocrystal precipitation in SiC matrix.” Thin Solid Films, Vol. 516, pp. 3824–3830, doi:10.1016/j.tsf.2007.06.150 (2008).
D. Song, E. C Cho, G. Conibeer, Y.-H. Cho, Y. Huang, S. Huang, C. Flynn, and M.A. Green, “Fabrication and characterization of Si nanocrystals in SiC matrix produced by magnetron cosputtering”,Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology, Vol. B25, pp.1327-1335, 2007.
D. Song, E. C Cho, G. Conibeer, Y. Huang, and M.A. Green, “Fabrication and electrical characteristics of Si nanocrystal/c-Si heterojunctions”, Applied Physics Letter, Vol. 91, pp.123510 (1-3), 2007.
G. Conibeer, M.A. Green, R. Corkish, Y.-H. Cho, E.-C. Cho, C.-W. Jiang, T. Fangsuwannarak, E. Pink, Y. Huang, T. Puzzer, T. Trupke, B. Richards, A. Shalav, K.-L. Lin, “Silicon nanostructures for third generation photovoltaic solar cells”, Thin Solid Films 511/512, 654 (2006)
C-W. Jiang and M. A. Green, “Silicon Quantum Dot Superlattices: Modelling of Energy Bands, Densities of States and Mobilities for Silicon Tandem Solar Cell Applications”, Journal Applied Physics, Vol. 99, 114902, 2006
Conibeer, G., Green, M., Corkish, R., Cho, Y., Cho, E.-C., Jiang, C.-W., Fangsuwannarak, T., Pink, E., Huang, Y., Puzzer, T., Trupke, T., Richards, B., Shalav, A., Lin, K.-L. Silicon nanostructures for third generation photovoltaic solar cells, Thin Solid Films, 2005 (In Press, corrected proof available online January 2006)

Updated January 2009