Optical properties of ZnFe₂O₄ nanoparticles and Fe-decorated inversion domain boundaries in ZnO.

ABSTRACT: The maximum efficiency of solar cells utilizing a single layer for photovoltaic conversion is given by the single junction Shockley-Queisser limit. In tandem solar cells, a stack of materials with different band gaps contribute to the conversion, enabling tandem cells to exceed the single junction Shockley-Queisser limit. An intriguing variant of this approach is to embed semiconducting nanoparticles in a transparent conducting oxide (TCO) solar cell front contact. This alternative route would enhance the functionality of the TCO layer, allowing it to participate directly in photovoltaic conversion via photon absorption and charge carrier generation in the nanoparticles. Here, we demonstrate the functionalization of ZnO through incorporation of either ZnFe₂O₄ s

SUBMITTER: Kjeldby SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10044669 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature