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Photovoltaic Windows for Green Building Giacomo Mariani, Joshua Shapiro UCLA Integrated NanoMaterials Laboratory, Prof. Diana Huffaker
Pillars Transferred to Transparent Polymer
Nanopillar Sample
Embedded in Polymer
Hybrid Nanopillar/Polymer PhotoVoltaic
Photoluminescence* of Nanopillars in Polymer
Without Pump Filter
With Pump Filter
*Pump Source: 402nm Laser
Pillars transferred to polymer are • Flexible • Transparent • Exhibit Strong Photo-‐Response
IniRal Results for Hybrid Nanopillar PV • Low Leakage Currents • Fill Factors > 40% • Solar Conversion Efficiency 1-‐2%
Nanopillars Coated with P3HT (semiconducFng polymer)
Nanopillar Coated with P3HT and ITO (Indium Tin Oxide)
Etch Back Polymer
Gallium Arsenide ConducFng polymer InsulaFng polymer
Drop-‐Cast ConducFng Polymer
Remove From Substrate
Original Nanopillar Sample
Spin Coat InsulaFng Polymer
Spin Coat ConducFng Polymer
• A Gallium Arsenide P-‐N JuncRon converts light into electricity • Transparent ConducRng polymer contacts to extract carriers
• PotenRal to reuse gallium-‐arsenide substrate • High carrier mobility in GaAs • Low carrier mobility in polymer • Average of ~ 1trillion nanopillars/m2
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