4 papers
Unraveling Quantum Size-Dependent Optoelectrical Phenomena in Hot Carrier Quantum Well Structures
Nil Selen Aydin, Leopold Rothmayer, Nabi Isaev +6
The enhancement of power conversion efficiency beyond the theoretical limit of single-junction solar cells is a key objective in the advancement of hot carrier solar cells. Recent…
Competing mechanisms of dominant radiative and Auger recombination in hot carrier generation in III-V semiconductor nanowires
Hamidreza Esmaielpour, Paul Schmiedeke, Nabi Isaev +4
One-dimensional structures such as nanowires (NWs) show great promise in tailoring the rates of hot carrier thermalization in semiconductors with important implications for the des…
Interplay of Electron Trapping by Defect Midgap State and Quantum Confinement to Optimize Hot Carrier Effect in a Nanowire Structure
Imam Makhfudz, Hamidreza Esmaielpour, Yaser Hajati +2
Hot carrier effect, a phenomenon where charge carriers generated by photon absorption remain energetic by not losing much energy, has been one of the leading strategies in increasi…
Influence of Auger heating and Shockley-Read-Hall recombination on hot carrier dynamics in InGaAs nanowires
Hamidreza Esmaielpour, Nabi Isaev, Jonathan J. Finley +1
Understanding the origin of hot carrier relaxation in nanowires (NWs) with one-dimensional (1D) geometry is significant for designing efficient hot carrier solar cells with such na…