Basic Research of Self-Organized Quantum Dots and Their Potential In Solar Cells and Novel Devices Applications (Phase 4)
Abstract
This is the research output from our AOARD-supported work on basic investigation of self-assembled quantum dots and their potential applications during 2006. The research project is the fourth year of AOARD-support following the previous ones in 2003 2004 and 2005. During the past year, 6 international journal publications on self-assembled quantum dots and quantum dot molecules, heterostructure solar cells and quantum dot solar cells were published. There were technical papers on different growth techniques for different patterns of quantum dot molecules, e.g. bi-quantum dot molecules, long chain quantum dot molecules, quantum dot rings presented at 14th International Conference on Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE 2006), 32nd International Conference on Micro-and Nano- Engineering (MNE 2006), Electronic Material Conference (EMC 2006) and ECTI-CON 2006. Three papers on quantum dot molecule solar cells and their potential applications at high concentrated sunlight were also presented at major international solar cell conferences, i.e. 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC-4), 21st European PVSEC and at MRS (Material Research Society) Fall Meeting 2006. All our journal and technical papers (17 in total) acknowledge financial supports from AOARD and Thailand Research Fund (TRF). Research work on quantum dot molecules based on InAs and InP materials will be investigated and their applications for high efficiency solar cells will be presented in the upcoming 2nd IEEE-NEMs (Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems) in 2007. Challenge of 30 % up efficiency quantum dot molecular solar cells will be our target of our research in 2007 and 2008.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2006
- Accession Number
- ADA474850
Entities
People
- Somsak Panyakeow
Organizations
- Chulalongkorn University