Nanotechnology‐enabled energy harvesting for self‐powered micro‐/nanosystems
Health, infrastructure, and environmental monitoring as well as networking and defense
technologies are only some of the potential areas of application of micro‐/nanosystems …
technologies are only some of the potential areas of application of micro‐/nanosystems …
Particle suspension reactors and materials for solar-driven water splitting
Reactors based on particle suspensions for the capture, conversion, storage, and use of
solar energy as H2 are projected to be cost-competitive with fossil fuels. In light of this, this …
solar energy as H2 are projected to be cost-competitive with fossil fuels. In light of this, this …
Enhanced photoelectrochemical water-splitting performance of semiconductors by surface passivation layers
An important approach for solving the world's sustainable energy challenges is the
conversion of solar energy to chemical fuels. Semiconductors can be used to convert/store …
conversion of solar energy to chemical fuels. Semiconductors can be used to convert/store …
Status and prospects of Al2O3-based surface passivation schemes for silicon solar cells
G Dingemans, WMM Kessels - … of Vacuum Science & Technology A, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
The reduction in electronic recombination losses by the passivation of silicon surfaces is a
critical enabler for high-efficiency solar cells. In 2006, aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3) nanolayers …
critical enabler for high-efficiency solar cells. In 2006, aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3) nanolayers …
Enabling silicon for solar-fuel production
After over 150 years of exploiting fossil fuels, nowadays humans are encountering two great
global problems: the increasingly serious environmental pollution and the expected …
global problems: the increasingly serious environmental pollution and the expected …
Metal assisted chemical etching for high aspect ratio nanostructures: A review of characteristics and applications in photovoltaics
X Li - Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science, 2012 - Elsevier
Metal assisted chemical etching (MacEtch) is a recently developed anisotropic wet etching
method that is capable of producing high aspect ratio semiconductor nanostructures from …
method that is capable of producing high aspect ratio semiconductor nanostructures from …
Efficient light trapping in inverted nanopyramid thin crystalline silicon membranes for solar cell applications
Thin-film crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cells with light-trapping structures can enhance light
absorption within the semiconductor absorber layer and reduce material usage. Here we …
absorption within the semiconductor absorber layer and reduce material usage. Here we …
Modeling, simulation, and design criteria for photoelectrochemical water-splitting systems
A validated multi-physics numerical model that accounts for charge and species
conservation, fluid flow, and electrochemical processes has been used to analyze the …
conservation, fluid flow, and electrochemical processes has been used to analyze the …
Developing a scalable artificial photosynthesis technology through nanomaterials by design
NS Lewis - Nature nanotechnology, 2016 - nature.com
An artificial photosynthetic system that directly produces fuels from sunlight could provide an
approach to scalable energy storage and a technology for the carbon-neutral production of …
approach to scalable energy storage and a technology for the carbon-neutral production of …
Tuning light absorption in core/shell silicon nanowire photovoltaic devices through morphological design
Subwavelength diameter semiconductor nanowires can support optical resonances with
anomalously large absorption cross sections, and thus tailoring these resonances to specific …
anomalously large absorption cross sections, and thus tailoring these resonances to specific …