Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP150101107

Funded Activity Summary

III-V semiconductor nanowire solar cells without p-n junctions. This project proposes a new class of nanowire solar cells that do not rely on conventional electrical (p-n) junction for photo-generated charge carrier separation. Instead the band structure of the semiconductors is engineered to form a misalignment which leads to the spatial separation of carriers. This approach is expected to fundamentally change the design of solar cells, eliminating the technologically challenging need for forming good electrical junctions, while retaining all advantages inherent to III-V semiconductor nanowire solar cells. More importantly, the device concept proposed is expected to have implications for a wider class of solar cells based on exotic/novel materials or nanostructures where achieving both n- and p-doping may be challenging.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2015

End Date: 31-12-2017

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $694,700.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Compound Semiconductors | Photodetectors, Optical Sensors and Solar Cells | Materials Engineering | Nanofabrication, Growth and Self Assembly

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Solar-Photovoltaic Energy | Expanding Knowledge in Technology |

Other Keywords

Compound Semiconductors | Expanding Knowledge in Technology | Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Materials Engineering | Nanofabrication, Growth and Self Assembly | Photodetectors, Optical Sensors and Solar Cells | Solar-Photovoltaic Energy

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