• 文献标题:   Multiple Exciton Generation in Graphene Nanostructures
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   MCCLAIN J, SCHRIER J
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  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
  • ISSN:   1932-7447
  • 通讯作者地址:   Haverford Coll
  • 被引频次:   16
  • DOI:   10.1021/jp101259m
  • 出版年:   2010

▎ 摘  要

Multiple exciton generation has the promise of improving photovoltaic device efficiency. However, occurrence of this phenomenon in semiconductor nanocrystals is controversial. Using the Pariser-Parr-Pople Hamiltonian and an impact ionization mechanism, we examined over 800 finite graphene nanostructures and have identified cove-periphery hexagons, armchair-periphery hexagons, zigzag parallelograms, rectangular, and cove-periphery rectangular structures with efficient low-threshold biexciton generation. Using the experimental exciton cooling rate, we estimate that absorbed photons can generate between 1.3 and 1.8 biexcitons per absorbed photon in optimal structures.