Theoretical Study of the Effects of Carrier Transport, Capture, and Escape Processes on Solar Cells with Embedded Nanostructures
Figure 5
Total output photocurrent (normalized to the photocurrent contributed from nanostructures) as a function of the ratio carrier lifetime in nanostructures and the carrier escape time () at different ratios of the carrier transport time and the carrier capture time (). Note that the dot line indicates the maximal photocurrent contributed from the bulk material and the nanostructures with the minimal effects of carrier escape and capture processes. Note that the carrier lifetime of the bulk materials is assumed to be 1 ns.
