In a basic Schottky-junction (Schottky-barrier) solar cell, an interface between a metal and a semiconductor provides the band bending necessary for charge separation. Traditional solar cells are composed of p-type and n-type semiconductor layers sandwiched together, forming the source of built-in voltage (a p-n junction).
The Schottky-junction is an attempt to increase the efficiency of solar cells by introducing an impurity energy level in the band gap. This impurity can absorb more lower energy photons, which improves the power conversion efficiency of the cell.
Although vulnerable to higher rates of thermionic emission, manufacturing of Schottky barrier solar cells proves to be cost-effective and industrially scalable.
Schottky junction solar cells can be constructed using many different material types. One material is cadmium selenide. As a direct bandgap semiconductor, CdSe has many applications in modern technology. Previous experiments using CdSe in solar cells resulted in a power-conversion efficiency of approximately 0.72%.
Photoelectrochemical cells are solar cells that generate electrical energy from light, including visual light. You might find these chapters and articles relevant to this topic. P. Kurzweil, in Reference Module in Chemistry, Molecular Sciences and Chemical Engineering, 2023 Photoelectrochemical cells extract electrical energy from light.
Research on photoelectrochemical cells went through a frantic period after the oil crisis in 1973, which stimulated a worldwide quest for alternative energy sources. Within a few years well over a thousand publications appeared (see ref. 13 for a list). Investigations focused on two types of cells whose principle of operation is shown in Fig. 1.
Working Principles of Photocell Doors
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Principle of Silicon Photocell
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First-Principles Study of the Schottky Contact, Tunneling …
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Principles of Photo-Electrochemical Cells | SpringerLink
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Photocell
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Chapter 14.4.2
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6.152J Lecture: Solar (Photovoltaic)Cells
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Photodetector
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Photoelectrochemical cells
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