ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION FOR INTERFACIAL ENGINEERING OF SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES

摘要

Conversion of solar energy into useful energy, either in the formnof electricity or stored energy in chemical bonds, is essential for ansustainable energy future. However, large-scale adaptation of thesenprocesses depends on our ability to increase the energy conversionnefficiency and/or decrease the manufacturing cost of the activendevice. While silicon has dominated the current photovoltaic (PV)nmarket, the cost of single-crystalline silicon has limited the economicnviability of large-scale solar cell deployment. Therefore, a focus onnearth-abundant, low-cost materials has emerged, which must also benmanufactured at high throughput with low material and energyninputs.