Photovoltaic Effect Goes Symmetric

IF 1.5 Q2 PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Physics Pub Date : 2023-08-30 DOI:10.1103/physics.16.s116
Rachel Berkowitz
{"title":"Photovoltaic Effect Goes Symmetric","authors":"Rachel Berkowitz","doi":"10.1103/physics.16.s116","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"M ost photovoltaic devices used to power homes, offices, rural infrastructure, and satellites generate electricity at the junction between two differently doped semiconductors. But certain undopedmaterials—those whose crystal structures are nonsymmetric about a central axis—can also generate light-induced currents via a phenomenon called the bulk photovoltaic effect. Yuya Ikeda and his colleagues at the University of Tokyo now demonstrate that appropriately polarized light can induce photocurrents in a bulk material that lacks these symmetry requirements [1]. Their simulations could broaden the field of bulk photovoltaics to crystalline materials of any symmetry group, potentially leading to more-efficient power conversion devices.","PeriodicalId":20136,"journal":{"name":"Physics","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5000,"publicationDate":"2023-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Physics","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1103/physics.16.s116","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0

Abstract

M ost photovoltaic devices used to power homes, offices, rural infrastructure, and satellites generate electricity at the junction between two differently doped semiconductors. But certain undopedmaterials—those whose crystal structures are nonsymmetric about a central axis—can also generate light-induced currents via a phenomenon called the bulk photovoltaic effect. Yuya Ikeda and his colleagues at the University of Tokyo now demonstrate that appropriately polarized light can induce photocurrents in a bulk material that lacks these symmetry requirements [1]. Their simulations could broaden the field of bulk photovoltaics to crystalline materials of any symmetry group, potentially leading to more-efficient power conversion devices.
光伏效应趋于对称
本文章由计算机程序翻译,如有差异,请以英文原文为准。
求助全文
约1分钟内获得全文 求助全文
来源期刊
Physics
Physics PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-
CiteScore
3.00
自引率
6.20%
发文量
0
审稿时长
10 weeks
×
引用
GB/T 7714-2015
复制
MLA
复制
APA
复制
导出至
BibTeX EndNote RefMan NoteFirst NoteExpress
×
提示
您的信息不完整,为了账户安全,请先补充。
现在去补充
×
提示
您因"违规操作"
具体请查看互助需知
我知道了
×
提示
确定
请完成安全验证×
copy
已复制链接
快去分享给好友吧!
我知道了
右上角分享
点击右上角分享
0
联系我们:info@booksci.cn Book学术提供免费学术资源搜索服务,方便国内外学者检索中英文文献。致力于提供最便捷和优质的服务体验。 Copyright © 2023 布克学术 All rights reserved.
京ICP备2023020795号-1
ghs 京公网安备 11010802042870号
Book学术文献互助
Book学术文献互助群
群 号:481959085
Book学术官方微信