Issue 3, 2013

Semiconductor nanowires: a platform for exploring limits and concepts for nano-enabled solar cells

Abstract

Over the past decade extensive studies of single semiconductor nanowire and nanowire array photovoltaic devices have explored the potential of these materials as platforms for a new generation of efficient and cost-effective solar cells. This feature review discusses strategies for implementation of semiconductor nanowires in solar energy applications, including advances in complex nanowire synthesis and characterization, fundamental insights from characterization of devices, utilization and control of the unique optical properties of nanowires, and new strategies for assembly and scaling of nanowires into diverse arrays that serve as a new paradigm for advanced solar cells.

Graphical abstract: Semiconductor nanowires: a platform for exploring limits and concepts for nano-enabled solar cells

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
25 Nov 2012
Accepted
16 Jan 2013
First published
16 Jan 2013

Energy Environ. Sci., 2013,6, 719-733

Semiconductor nanowires: a platform for exploring limits and concepts for nano-enabled solar cells

T. J. Kempa, R. W. Day, S. Kim, H. Park and C. M. Lieber, Energy Environ. Sci., 2013, 6, 719 DOI: 10.1039/C3EE24182C

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