To Illustrate How the Host Anodized Aluminum Oxide (Aao) Membrane Influences Device
Performance, Three Different Nanowire Solar Cell Designs Have Been Constructed. the Comparable
Transmittance Spectra Amongst the Three Arrangements Suggest That the Aao Membrane Has Very Low
Optical Absorption. the Device's Power Conversion Efficiency (Pce) Is Investigated, and Compared Across
Cell Topologies With and Without an Aao Membrane, As a Function of Carrier Transit and Collection.
Nanowire Solar Cells Can Stand on Their Own and Have a Pce of 9.9. Pce Is Increased to 11.1-11.3 By
Including Aao into the Solar Cell Structure, Which Reduces Interface Defects and Traps Brought on By
Humidity and Oxygen, and Stops Cdte Tentacles from Coming into Direct Touch With Sno2 and Forming
Micro Shunt Shorts. Partially Embedded Nanowire Solar Cells Are a Desirable Construction Because They
Create a High Number of Carriers In the Axial Direction and a Relatively Low Number of Carriers In the Lateral
Direction, Mitigating the Effects of Non-Ideal and Non-Uniform Nanowire Development. As a Result, The
Incorporation of an Aao Membrane into the Design of a Solar Cell Results In Improved Electro-Optical And
Mechanical Characteristics.