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13 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials
University of Salford
Intermediate-band solar cells: Influence of band formation on dynamical processes in InAs/GaAs quantum dot arrays
This is the first rigorous theoretical examination of the electron dynamical processes for the high efficient 3rd generation solar cells called: intermediate band solar cell (IBSC). The paper attracted substantial interest because its importance for the SC and novel structure of semiconductor QD arrays. Visibility of this paper directly caused: 1) collaboration with the Polytechnic University Madrid and invitation to write book chapter in Next Generation of Photovoltaics (Springer, Berlin 2012) 2) research grant from NEDO Japan (£91.000 for April 2012- April 2014) on design and modelling of semiconductor QD for the high efficiency SC. (contact: Okada Yoshitaka okada@mbe.rcast.u-tokyo.ac.jp)