A state-of-the-art review on the multifunctional self-cleaning nanostructured coatings for PV panels, CSP mirrors and related solar devices

D Adak, R Bhattacharyya, HC Barshilia - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar energy-based devices are protected using glass surfaces that need to be cleaned
periodically to maintain their desired optimum performance. If these devices are large and …

Advances in smart photovoltaic textiles

I Ali, MR Islam, J Yin, SJ Eichhorn, J Chen, N Karim… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Energy harvesting textiles have emerged as a promising solution to sustainably power
wearable electronics. Textile-based solar cells (SCs) interconnected with on-body …

E-Tattoos: Toward Functional but Imperceptible Interfacing with Human Skin

H Li, P Tan, Y Rao, S Bhattacharya, Z Wang… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The human body continuously emits physiological and psychological information from head
to toe. Wearable electronics capable of noninvasively and accurately digitizing this …

Energy-sustainable iot connectivity: Vision, technological enablers, challenges, and future directions

OLA López, OM Rosabal… - IEEE Open Journal …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Technology solutions must effectively balance economic growth, social equity, and
environmental integrity to achieve a sustainable society. Notably, although the Internet of …

A review of third generation solar cells

N Shah, AA Shah, PK Leung, S Khan, K Sun, X Zhu… - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Third-generation solar cells are designed to achieve high power-conversion efficiency while
being low-cost to produce. These solar cells have the ability to surpass the Shockley …

Analyzing global evolution of materials research funding and its influence on innovation landscape: a case study of us investment strategies

OA Tula, C Daraojimba, NL Eyo-Udo… - Engineering Science & …, 2023 - fepbl.com
This paper investigates the relationship between funding for materials and its profound
impact on the global innovation landscape. Through a comprehensive analysis of funding …

Present Status and Future Perspective of Antimony Chalcogenide (Sb2X3) Photovoltaics

S Barthwal, R Kumar, S Pathak - ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2022 - ACS Publications
Their unique quasi one-dimensional (Q1D) crystal structure and rapid power conversion
efficiency (PCE) evolution evoke tremendous scientific and technological interest in …

Radio frequency (RF) sputtered ZrO2-ZnO-TiO2 coating: An example of multifunctional benefits for thin film solar cells on the flexible substrate

G Regmi, S Velumani - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
A new class of engineered trimetallic oxide nanocomposite coating based on ZrO 2, ZnO,
and TiO 2 (ZZTO) was deposited by radio frequency (RF) sputtering. The prepared ZZTO …

Flexible transparent photovoltaics for ultra-UV photodetection and functional UV-shielding based on Ga2O3/Cu2O heterojunction

N Kumar, M Patel, J Kim, C Jeong, CP Wong - Applied Materials Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation, the harmful portion of the solar spectrum, can have chronic effects
on human skin and eyes. Long and periodic exposure to UV radiation can cause skin …

[HTML][HTML] Advanced materials for emerging photovoltaic systems–Environmental hotspots in the production and end-of-life phase of organic, dye-sensitized, perovskite …

S Gressler, F Part, S Scherhaufer, G Obersteiner… - Sustainable Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Emerging photovoltaic systems (EPVs) such as organic solar cells, dye-sensitized solar
cells, perovskite solar cells, and quantum dots solar cells are currently under development …