In a basic Schottky-junction (Schottky-barrier) solar cell, an interface between a metal and a semiconductor provides the band bending necessary for charge...

The Schottky diode (named after the German physicist Walter H. Schottky), also known as Schottky barrier diode or hot-carrier diode, is a semiconductor...

metal contacts with different work functions, as in a Schottky-junction cell. In a thin-film solar cell, the process is largely the same but the active semiconducting...

Verlagsgesellschaft, Leipzig, 1928. Schottky transistor Schottky junction solar cell Surface-barrier transistor "Schottky, Walter Hans" (in German). Deutsche...

carriers) by asymmetry in the solar cell, provided through chemical gradients or electric fields in semiconducting junctions. After splitting, the carriers...

of Schottky diode or heterojunction in the solar cell. The presence of a heterojunction offset reduces the collection efficiency of the solar cell and...

the creation of integrated circuits. Solar cells and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are essentially p-n junctions where the semiconductor materials are...

An organic solar cell (OSC) or plastic solar cell is a type of photovoltaic that uses organic electronics, a branch of electronics that deals with conductive...

and CdSe to produce Schottky junction solar cells. Through the properties of graphene, such as graphene's work function, solar cell efficiency can be optimized...

attractive for multi-junction solar cells, where a variety of materials are used to improve efficiency by harvesting multiple portions of the solar spectrum. As...

come in a number of forms, such as p–n junction, Schottky barrier, rectifying heterojunction, or breakdown junction. Generally the term "ohmic contact" implicitly...

plasmonic-enhanced solar cell, commonly referred to simply as plasmonic solar cell, is a type of solar cell (including thin-film or wafer-based cells) that converts...

existing systems, and 12–17 percent more than existing 43 percent multi-junction solar cells. Space charge Thermal ionization Becquerel, Edmond (1853). "Reserches...

semiconductor-electrolyte junction. Furthermore, it is used in the Mott-Schottky equation to determine the capacitance of the semiconductor-electrolyte junction and plays...

device's performance. b. Schottky Photodiodes: In Schottky photodiodes, a metal-semiconductor junction is used instead of a PN junction. They offer high-speed...

valve. Another type of junction diode, the Schottky diode, is formed from a metal–semiconductor junction rather than a p–n junction, which reduces capacitance...

symbol) Chassis ground (IEC‑style) Battery, single-cell Battery, multi-cell Solar (photovoltaic) cell DC voltage source Controlled DC voltage source Current...

measurement applications, or for the generation of electrical power in solar cells. Photodiodes are used in a wide range of applications throughout the...

metal/absorber Schottky barrier. A solaristor effect is achieved by modifying the internal field properties or the overall conductivity of the solar cell. Ferroelectric...

to characterize a semiconductor material or device (p–n junction, Schottky diode, solar cell, etc.). Some examples of semiconductor properties that could...

field, as will be present in the depletion region at a p-n junction or Schottky junction, the electron–hole pairs will be separated by drift due to the...

1.7 eV) in some solar cell architectures. The heterojunction is used to separate charge carriers in a similar way to a p–n junction. The Heterojunction...

characteristic of semiconductor/liquid junctions is similar to a rectifying semiconductor/metal junction or Schottky junction. Ideally to get a good rectifying...

structure, or p-i-n junction, of a solar cell. In this case, the advantage of using a PIN structure over conventional semiconductor p–n junction is better long-wavelength...

Light-emitting diode (LED) Photocell Phototransistor PIN diode Schottky diode Solar cell Transient-voltage-suppression diode Tunnel diode VCSEL Zener diode...

field-effect transistor (MESFET), similar to JFET with a Schottky junction instead of a p–n junction High-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT): GaN (Gallium...

light Avalanche photodiode – photodiode with internal gain Solar Cell, photovoltaic cell, PV array or panel – produces power from light DIAC (diode for...

and photovoltaic industry—in devices such as transistors, lasers, and solar cells—the search for new semiconductor materials and the improvement of existing...

form of Schottky junction. The typical efficiency of TEGs is around 5–8%, although it can be higher. Older devices used bimetallic junctions and were...

enough to be absorbed in a conventional photovoltaic cell. Gammavoltaic designs using diamond and Schottky diodes are also being investigated. In a radiophotovoltaic...