| dc.contributor.advisor | Bhattacharyya, Aninda Jiban | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tamilselvan, M | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-09-30T11:01:49Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-09-30T11:01:49Z | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2018 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://etd.iisc.ac.in/handle/2005/5372 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Sun light is a relatively infinite source of energy available on the earth compared to all other renewable and non-renewable energy sources put together. Harvesting solar photons in an effective and efficient manner can possibly meet the worldwide energy demand. The various photon harvesting processes and ideal characteristic properties for effective light absorbers have been discussed in detail in chapter 1. Metal sulphides with ns2np0 electronic states, especially antimony-based semiconductors are discussed in the context of a few applications viz. light absorber in heterojunction solar cell (converting solar photon to electricity), low band gap visible light photocatalysis (photodegradation of water pollutants), visible light absorber semiconductor as hole transport material in n-i-p perovskite solar cell. The scope of nanostructured binary semiconductors (CdS) is also discussed in the context of light to electricity conversion in liquid junction semiconductor sensitized solar cell by using mixed crystal phase nanocrystal. This chapter also discusses the photoelectron spectroscopy techniques which have been widely used in this thesis to analyse the semiconductor energy levels and specific parameters of solar cell device performances. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | ;G29479 | |
| dc.rights | I grant Indian Institute of Science the right to archive and to make available my thesis or dissertation in whole or in part in all forms of media, now hereafter known. I retain all proprietary rights, such as patent rights. I also retain the right to use in future works (such as articles or books) all or part
of this thesis or dissertation | en_US |
| dc.subject | solar energy | en_US |
| dc.subject | photons | en_US |
| dc.subject | Metal sulphides | en_US |
| dc.subject | nanostructured binary semiconductors | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | Research Subject Categories::NATURAL SCIENCES::Chemistry::Physical chemistry | en_US |
| dc.title | Metal Sulphide Based Semiconductors for Solar Photon Energy Harvesting | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.degree.name | PhD | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Doctoral | en_US |
| dc.degree.grantor | Indian Institute of Science | en_US |
| dc.degree.discipline | Faculty of Science | en_US |
