Text Box: Nanostructured Devices:
Third generation solar cells formed with Atomic Layer Depositon (ALD)

 

 

 

     

 

Sequential deposition using atomic level precision

Formation of 1-5 nm-thick layers on nanoparticle based solar cells

 

 

 

Third generation solar cells consisting of:

     Semiconductor nanoparticles for electron/hole generation

     TiO2 transport layer deposited with 100% conformal ALD

     TiN electrode with conformal ALD

 

Other applications: Copper interconnects, novel nano-structured materials

Collaboration: Chemistry, Electrical Engineering and Industrial partners

 

Text Box: Atomic Layer Deposition Apparatus

 

 

Students: Joyce Zhou and Adam Stokes

 

More information:galers@ucsc.edu