Kamat Prashant V
Radiation Laboratory and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States.
J Phys Chem Lett. 2013 Mar 21;4(6):908-18. doi: 10.1021/jz400052e. Epub 2013 Mar 6.
The recent surge in the utilization of semiconductor nanostructures for solar energy conversion has led to the development of high-efficiency solar cells. Some of these recent advances are in the areas of synthesis of new semiconductor materials and the ability to tune the electronic properties through size, shape, and composition and to assemble quantum dots as hybrid assemblies. In addition, processes such as hot electron injection, multiple exciton generation (MEG), plasmonic effects, and energy-transfer-coupled electron transfer are gaining momentum to overcome the efficiency limitations of energy capture and conversion. The recent advances as well as future prospects of quantum dot solar cells discussed in this perspective provide the basis for consideration as "The Next Big Thing" in photovoltaics.
近期，用于太阳能转换的半导体纳米结构的应用激增，推动了高效太阳能电池的发展。这些最新进展包括新型半导体材料的合成，以及通过尺寸、形状和组成来调节电子特性并将量子点组装成混合组件的能力。此外，诸如热电子注入、多激子产生（MEG）、等离子体效应和能量转移耦合电子转移等过程，正逐渐成为克服能量捕获和转换效率限制的重要手段。本文所讨论的量子点太阳能电池的最新进展以及未来前景，为其被视为光伏领域的“下一个重大突破”提供了思考依据。
