- Silicon filaments in silicon oxide for next-generation photovoltaics.
Silicon filaments in silicon oxide for next-generation photovoltaics.
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) (2012-02-01)
Peter Cuony, Duncan T L Alexander, Ivan Perez-Wurfl, Matthieu Despeisse, Gregory Bugnon, Mathieu Boccard, Thomas Söderström, Aïcha Hessler-Wyser, Cécile Hébert, Christophe Ballif
PMID22290779
ABSTRACT
Nanometer wide silicon filaments embedded in an amorphous silicon oxide matrix are grown at low temperatures over a large area. The optical and electrical properties of these mixed-phase nanomaterials can be tuned independently, allowing for advanced light management in high efficiency thin-film silicon solar cells and for band-gap tuning via quantum confinement in third-generation photovoltaics.