Optical Absorption in N-Dimensional Colloidal Quantum Dot Arrays: Influence of Stoichiometry and Applications in Intermediate Band Solar Cells

Autor: Rebeca V. H. Hahn, Salvador Rodríguez-Bolívar, Panagiotis Rodosthenous, Erik S. Skibinsky-Gitlin, Marco Califano, Francisco M. Gómez-Campos
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Nanomaterials, Vol 12, Iss 19, p 3387 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2079-4991
DOI: 10.3390/nano12193387
Popis: We present a theoretical atomistic study of the optical properties of non-toxic InX (X = P, As, Sb) colloidal quantum dot arrays for application in photovoltaics. We focus on the electronic structure and optical absorption and on their dependence on array dimensionality and surface stoichiometry motivated by the rapid development of experimental techniques to achieve high periodicity and colloidal quantum dot characteristics. The homogeneous response of colloidal quantum dot arrays to different light polarizations is also investigated. Our results shed light on the optical behaviour of these novel multi-dimensional nanomaterials and identify some of them as ideal building blocks for intermediate band solar cells.
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