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Excitons and Solar Energy. Shuhua Liang UTK Physics department. Energy Problem. Full list Rank Company Revenues Profits ($ millions) 1 Exxon Mobil 339,938.0 36,130.0 2 Wal-Mart Stores 315,654.0 11,231.0
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Excitons and Solar Energy Shuhua Liang UTK Physics department
Energy Problem • Full list • Rank Company Revenues Profits ($ millions) • 1 Exxon Mobil 339,938.0 36,130.0 • 2 Wal-Mart Stores 315,654.0 11,231.0 • 3 Royal Dutch Shell 306,731.0 25,311.0 • 4 BP 267,600.0 22,341.0 • 5 General Motors 192,604.0 -10,567.0 • 6 Chevron 189,481.0 14,099.0 • 7 DaimlerChrysler 186,106.3 3,536.3 • 8 Toyota Motor 185,805.0 12,119.6 • 9 Ford Motor 177,210.0 2,024.0 • 10 ConocoPhillips 166,683.0 13,529.0 • (from FORTUNE top 500 companies 2006)
Solar Energy • (from GCEP)
How to get energy from sun light? • Use electron! (by shuhua)
Energy band theory • The problem of single electron approximation • In experiment people find structure in energy gap.
Excition and binding energy • Binding energy • Reduced mass
How to generate Current? • Use two different type of material to separate the exciton (electron-hole)
The disadvantage of Si cell • Expensive $565.00 Weight: 28.00 lbs • Low efficiency (around 16%)
Second generation solar cell 1)multiple junction photovoltaic cells :high efficiency :high cost (from Sonny X. Li ) 2)Thin film :low efficiency :low cost
Quantum Dot Size: 2-10 nm Accommodate 5-1000electrons 2Dor 3D free electron model (depend on the shape) Structure: core&shell (from Evident Technologies ) Third Generation
Larger and heavier quantum dots are at bottom How does it work?
High efficiency due to one photon can excite several electrons Energy gap decide the min frequency of light Can control the volt and current Why Quantum Dot is good?
Technically we can design the size of quantum dot to design the gap width. (from google) Quantum Dot can select frequency