Photovoltaic properties enhanced by the tunneling effect in a coupled quantum dot photocell

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Hauptverfasser: Zhong, Sheng-Qiang, Zhao, Shun-Cai, Zhu, Sheng-Nan
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author Zhong, Sheng-Qiang
Zhao, Shun-Cai
Zhu, Sheng-Nan
author_facet Zhong, Sheng-Qiang
Zhao, Shun-Cai
Zhu, Sheng-Nan
contents Double quantum dots (DQDs) have emerged as versatile and efficient absorbing light devices owing to their more multiple adjusting parameters than the single QD's. Using the system-reservoir theory, tunneling effect on the quantum photovoltaic properties is evaluated detailedly in a DQDs photocell with different energy mismatches under different temperatures. Repopulation of photo-generated carriers in two excited states is generated by electron tunneling effect between two coupled QD pairs, which brings out more efficient quantum photovoltaic yields evaluated by the short-circuit current, open-circuit voltage and output power through the current-voltage and power-voltage characteristics. Further discussion reveals that the quantum photovoltaic properties are enhanced by the ambient environment temperatures but weakened by the energy mismatches. However, the weakening effect caused by the energy mismatches can be greatly reduced by tunneling effect. Insights into tunneling effect between two adjacent QD not only facilitate a better understanding of the fundamentals in carriers transport, but also provide novel strategies for efficient artificial assembled QD arrays photocell inspired by this proposed DQDs photocell model.
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spellingShingle Photovoltaic properties enhanced by the tunneling effect in a coupled quantum dot photocell
Zhong, Sheng-Qiang
Zhao, Shun-Cai
Zhu, Sheng-Nan
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Double quantum dots (DQDs) have emerged as versatile and efficient absorbing light devices owing to their more multiple adjusting parameters than the single QD's. Using the system-reservoir theory, tunneling effect on the quantum photovoltaic properties is evaluated detailedly in a DQDs photocell with different energy mismatches under different temperatures. Repopulation of photo-generated carriers in two excited states is generated by electron tunneling effect between two coupled QD pairs, which brings out more efficient quantum photovoltaic yields evaluated by the short-circuit current, open-circuit voltage and output power through the current-voltage and power-voltage characteristics. Further discussion reveals that the quantum photovoltaic properties are enhanced by the ambient environment temperatures but weakened by the energy mismatches. However, the weakening effect caused by the energy mismatches can be greatly reduced by tunneling effect. Insights into tunneling effect between two adjacent QD not only facilitate a better understanding of the fundamentals in carriers transport, but also provide novel strategies for efficient artificial assembled QD arrays photocell inspired by this proposed DQDs photocell model.
title Photovoltaic properties enhanced by the tunneling effect in a coupled quantum dot photocell
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.00908