Plasmon induced hot electron extraction with doped semiconductors for infrared solar energy

Almost half of the energy from the Sun is in the infrared and is not absorbed by most photovoltaic materials as silicon (with expensive exceptions). We want to solve this problem with doped semiconductor nanocrystals (DSNCs) as hot electron extraction materials. With these materials we want to build new near infrared low cost solar cells with 10% power conversion efficiency. We will then couple the hot electron solar cell with a commercial silicon solar cell that works by absorbing in the visible, for a final 30% efficiency.

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This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No. [816313]).

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