Published August 10, 2010
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Journal Article
Flexible, Polymer-Supported, Si Wire Array Photoelectrodes
Abstract
Arrays of oriented, crystalline Si wires are transferred into flexible, transparent polymer films. The polymer-supported Si wire arrays in liquid-junction photoelectrochemical cells yield current-potential behavior similar to the Si wires attached to the brittle growth substrate. These systems offer the potential for attaining high solar energy-conversion efficiencies using modest diffusion length, readily grown, crystalline Si in a flexible, processable form.
Additional Information
© 2010 Wiley-Blackwell. Received: February 16, 2010; Published online: June 29, 2010. This work was financially supported by BP plc and by the Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, DE-FG02-07ER46405. BSB acknowledges support from the NSF Center for Chemical Innovation Grant No. 0802907 (Powering the Planet). We acknowledge use of facilities supported by the Caltech Center for Science and Engineering of Materials, an NSF MRSEC, and the Caltech Center for Sustainable Energy Research.Additional details
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- DE-FG02-07ER46405
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- CHE-0802907
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