Comment on 'Energy transfer in nanowire solar cells with photon-harvesting shells' [J. Appl. Phys. 105, 124509 (2009)]

Journal Article · Thu Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · Journal of Applied Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3452391· OSTI ID:21476364

Markvart, T; Danos, L ^[1]; Greef, R ^[2]

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1. School of Engineering Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ (United Kingdom)
2. School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ (United Kingdom)

In a recent article, Peters et al. [J. Appl. Phys. 105, 124509 (2009)] claim to have observed photosensitization of crystalline silicon by energy transfer from an optically absorbing thin polymer film. We show that this claim is not justified. Their experimental design is not adequate to establish enhanced photoexcitation of silicon; moreover, the theoretical arguments in their interpretation do not stand up to scrutiny.

• OSTI ID: 21476364
• Journal Information: Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 108, Issue 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3452391; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0021-8979
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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