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Title: Novel silicon phases and nanostructures for solar energy conversion

Abstract

Silicon exhibits a large variety of different bulk phases, allotropes, and composite structures, such as, e.g., clathrates or nanostructures, at both higher and lower densities compared with diamond-like Si-I. New Si structures continue to be discovered. These novel forms of Si offer exciting prospects to create Si based materials, which are non-toxic and earth-abundant, with properties tailored precisely towards specific applications. We illustrate how such novel Si based materials either in the bulk or as nanostructures may be used to significantly improve the efficiency of solar energy conversion devices.

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Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Science (SC), National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC); German Research Foundation (DFG); German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), NanoMatFutur
OSTI Identifier:
1314341
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1349133; OSTI ID: 1352579
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357; FG02-06ER46262; 13N12972
Resource Type:
Journal Article: Published Article
Journal Name:
Applied Physics Reviews
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Applied Physics Reviews Journal Volume: 3 Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 1931-9401
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY

Citation Formats

Wippermann, Stefan, He, Yuping, Vörös, Márton, and Galli, Giulia. Novel silicon phases and nanostructures for solar energy conversion. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4961724.
Wippermann, Stefan, He, Yuping, Vörös, Márton, & Galli, Giulia. Novel silicon phases and nanostructures for solar energy conversion. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4961724
Wippermann, Stefan, He, Yuping, Vörös, Márton, and Galli, Giulia. 2016. "Novel silicon phases and nanostructures for solar energy conversion". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4961724.
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author = {Wippermann, Stefan and He, Yuping and Vörös, Márton and Galli, Giulia},
abstractNote = {Silicon exhibits a large variety of different bulk phases, allotropes, and composite structures, such as, e.g., clathrates or nanostructures, at both higher and lower densities compared with diamond-like Si-I. New Si structures continue to be discovered. These novel forms of Si offer exciting prospects to create Si based materials, which are non-toxic and earth-abundant, with properties tailored precisely towards specific applications. We illustrate how such novel Si based materials either in the bulk or as nanostructures may be used to significantly improve the efficiency of solar energy conversion devices.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4961724},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1314341}, journal = {Applied Physics Reviews},
issn = {1931-9401},
number = 4,
volume = 3,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2016},
month = {Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2016}
}

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