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Modeling of energy bands in ultra-thin layer quantum nanostructures for solar cell applications

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In this paper we propose a simple calculation of the energy band in nano-structured meta-materials based on ultra-thin periodic Si/SiO(2) layers (quantum-well superlattice) for third-generation solar cell application. For this purpose, the Schrodinger equation (with periodic Bloch's conditions) is numerically solved considering the exact potential profiles of both the valence and conduction bands of the Si/SiO(2) system. This method allows us to analyze the carrier energy band structure and to extract the essential electronic properties (bandgaps, miniband widths) of such 1-D periodic nanostructures. The energy band structure and more particularly the meta-material bandgap is found to strongly depend on quantum well thickness and spacing. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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hal-01430095 , version 1 (09-01-2017)

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Daniela Munteanu, Jean-Luc Autran. Modeling of energy bands in ultra-thin layer quantum nanostructures for solar cell applications. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 2011, 357 (8-9, SI), pp.1884-1887. ⟨10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2010.11.112⟩. ⟨hal-01430095⟩
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