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<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="contributor" lang="is">Háskólinn í Reykjavík</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="contributor" qualifier="author">Hákon Örn Árnason 1986-</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="description" qualifier="advisor">Halldór G. Svavarsson 1966-</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="description" qualifier="advisor">Andrei Manolescu 1958-</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="description" qualifier="abstract" lang="is">Örtækni gegnir þýðingarmiklu og vaxandi hlutverki við nútíma orkuöflun og orkuvinnslu. Markmið þessa verkefnis er að beita örtækni til að framleiða sólarhlöð og varmahlöð (e. thermoelectric cell), byggð á örgrönnum kísilvírum, til orkuvinnslu. Kostir nanóvíra í sólarhlöðum eru m.a. stórt eðlisyfirborð og þar með meiri ljósupptaka (þ.e. aukin ljósgleypni). Varmahlöð framleiða rafstraum með því því að virkja hitastigs-mismun milli tveggja svæða en nýtnihlutfall slíkra tækja er almennt lágt. Helsti möguleikinn til að bæta nýtni varmahlaða felst í að minnka varmaleiðni virka efnisins í því án þess að minna rafleiðnina. Vandamálið er hinsvegar að almennt eykst varmaleiðni í réttu hlutfalli við aukna rafleiðni. Örvírar, með þvermál um og undir 250nm, eru hinsvegar þeim eiginleikum gæddir að varmaleiðni þeirra lækkar verulega borið saman við bolefni (e. bulk material) á sama tíma og rafleiðnin breytist lítið. Í þessu verkefni voru smíðaðar breiður af reglubundnum kísil örvírum. Með því að láta frumefnið antimony (Sb) sveima inn í yfirborð örvíranna tókst að útbúa p-n samskeyti og fá þannig virkt sólarhlað. Tómgangspennan (e. open circuit voltage) og nýtni sólarhlaðsins var 411mV og 6.46%, mælt í sólarhermi. Ennfremur var í verkefninu útbúinn búnaður til mælingar á varmaleiðni örvíranna.</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="description" qualifier="abstract" lang="en">Nanotechnology plays a significant and growing role in modern power generation and energy production.&#xd;
The objective of this project is the application of nanotechnology to produce solar cells and thermoelectric cells, based on silicon nanowires, for energy production.&#xd;
The advantages of nanowires in solar cells are, among others a large surface area and thus more light absorption (ie increased absorbance).&#xd;
Thermoelectric cell produces electrical current by activating temperature differences between two areas but the efficiency of such devices is generally low.&#xd;
Primary means to increase the efficiency of thermoelectric cells is to reduce the thermal conductivity of the active substance without reducing the electrical conductivity.&#xd;
Problem is, however, that generally thermal conductivity increases in proportion to increased electrical conductivity.&#xd;
Nanowires, with diameter of less then 250nm, however, are characterized by the fact that their thermal conductivity decreases significantly compared to bulk material while retaining most of their electrical conductivity.&#xd;
In this project, arrays of periodic silicon nanowires were fabricated.&#xd;
By diffusion of antimony into the surface of the nanowires, it was possible to create a p-n junction, thus making an active solar cell.&#xd;
The open circuit voltage and efficiency of the solar cell was 411mV and 6.46%,respectively, measured in a solar simulator.&#xd;
Furthermore, equipment for measuring thermal conductivity of nanowires was made.</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="description" qualifier="sponsorship" lang="is">Orkurannsóknarsjóður NYR-07-2016.</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="date" qualifier="accessioned">2018-06-20T10:59:11Z</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="date" qualifier="available">2018-06-20T10:59:11Z</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="date" qualifier="issued">2018-06-20T10:59:11Z</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="date" qualifier="submitted">2018-06-05T04:22:20Z</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="date" qualifier="published">2018-06</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="identifier" qualifier="uri">http://hdl.handle.net/1946/31382</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="language" qualifier="iso">en</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="subject" lang="is">Rafmagnsverkfræði</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="subject" lang="is">Meistaraprófsritgerðir</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="subject" lang="is">Orkuvinnsla</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="subject" lang="is">Sólarorka</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="subject" lang="is">Tækni- og verkfræðideild</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="subject" lang="en">Electrical engineering</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="subject" lang="en">Photovoltaic power generation</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="subject" lang="en">Solar energy</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="subject" lang="en">School of Science and Engineering</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="title" lang="en">Silicon nanowires : photovoltaic and thermoelectric applications</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="type">Thesis</dim:field>
<dim:field mdschema="dc" element="type" qualifier="degree">Master's</dim:field>
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