A flexible in-plane p–n heterojunction nano-generator with phonon-enhanced photothermoelectric effect to harvest solar energy
Hewu Zhou, Panmeng Tao, Yang Lin, Zihao Chen, Yanjie Zhao, Wei Zeng, Siliang Wang, Zhiliang Chen, Guohua Li, Limin Ruan
Abstract
A flexible in-plane p–n heterojunction nano-generator has a unique ability to harvest solar light with a broadband spectrum from visible to infrared through the phonon-enhanced photothermoelectric effect.
Topics & Concepts
HeterojunctionPhononNano-BroadbandOptoelectronicsGenerator (circuit theory)Materials scienceInfraredPlane (geometry)Condensed matter physicsPhysicsOpticsComposite materialQuantum mechanicsMathematicsPower (physics)GeometryAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsThermal properties of materials