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Quantum dots, nanometer scaled semiconductor particles, have intriguing optical, electrical, catalytic and electrochemical properties, and are widely used in novel devices such as light emitting diodes, photoconductors and photodetectors, single electron transistors etc. Particularly, one of the possible realizations of solar cells with higher efficiency is via implementation of quantum dot arrays in solar cells constructing so-called quantum dot solar cells. The aim of this project is the theoretical investigation of external and internal influences such as elastic strains, interdiffusion, temperature, hydrostatic pressure, electromagnetic fields etc. on photovoltaic characteristics of quantum dot arrays and quantum dot solar cells, and on the possibilities to tune their properties. Particularly we plan to propose mechanisms for the realization of such conditions which will make it possible to approach the theoretical limit of the efficiency of quantum dot solar cells.
