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Vol. 4 No. 3 (2012)

Type-II Core/Shell Nanowire Heterostructures and Their Photovoltaic Applications

https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03353704
Yiyan Cao
Fujian Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials and Applications, Department of Physics, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
Zhiming Wu
Fujian Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials and Applications, Department of Physics, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
Jianchao Ni
Fujian Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials and Applications, Department of Physics, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
Waseem. A. Bhutto
Fujian Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials and Applications, Department of Physics, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
Jing Li
Fujian Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials and Applications, Department of Physics, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
Shuping Li
Fujian Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials and Applications, Department of Physics, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
Kai Huang
Fujian Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials and Applications, Department of Physics, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
Junyong Kang
Fujian Key Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials and Applications, Department of Physics, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China

Corresponding Author: Junyong Kang

jykang@xmu.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 4 No. 3 (2012), Article Number: 135-141

Abstract

Nanowire-based photovoltaic devices have the advantages over planar devices in light absorption and charge transport and collection. Recently, a new strategy relying on type-II band alignment has been proposed to facilitate efficient charge separation in core/shell nanowire solar cells. This paper reviews the type-II heterojunction solar cells based on core/shell nanowire arrays, and specifically focuses on the progress of theoretical design and fabrication of type-II ZnO/ZnSe core/shell nanowire-based solar cells. A strong photoresponse associated with the type-II interfacial transition exhibits a threshold of 1.6 eV, which demonstrates the feasibility and great potential for exploring all-inorganic versions of type-II heterojunction solar cells using wide bandgap semiconductors. Future prospects in this area are also outlooked.

Keywords

Type-II heterostructures Core/shell nanowire solar cell ZnO/ZnSe
Cao, Yiyan, Zhiming Wu, Jianchao Ni, Waseem. A. Bhutto, Jing Li, Shuping Li, Kai Huang, and Junyong Kang. 2012. “Type-II Core/Shell Nanowire Heterostructures and Their Photovoltaic Applications”. Nano-Micro Letters 4 (3):135-41. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03353704.
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