A review on advancements, challenges, and prospective of copper and non-copper based thin-film solar cells using facile spray pyrolysis technique

K Vijayan, SP Vijayachamundeeswari, K Sivaperuman… - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The indispensability and innovations in thin-film-based solar cells are gaining attention
among researchers due to their tremendous growth as a sustainable energy source. The …

A review on growth optimization of spray pyrolyzed Cu2ZnSnS4 chalcogenide absorber thin film

KV Gunavathy, K Tamilarasan… - … Journal of Energy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The progress of solar cell technology in the development of clean and economic quaternary
compound copper zinc tin sulfide (CZTS)‐based absorber thin films using the spray …

Flocculation of different types of combined contaminants of antibiotics and heavy metals by thermo-responsive flocculants with various architectures

T Hou, H Du, Z Yang, Z Tian, S Shen, Y Shi… - Separation and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Combined contaminants of antibiotics and heavy metals in wastewater have caused global
concern. Reusable flocculant CS-g-PNNPAM with different lengths of grafted thermo …

Evaluation of atmospheric-pressure plasma parameters to achieve superhydrophobic and self-cleaning HTV silicone rubber surfaces via a single-step, eco-friendly …

E Vazirinasab, R Jafari, G Momen - Surface and Coatings Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Effective self-cleaning and superhydrophobic surfaces having superb water repellency are
among the most widespread alternatives for eliminating surface contamination, corrosion …

Synthesis of CuO thin films based on Taguchi design for solar absorber

H Absike, Z Essalhi, H Labrim, B Hartiti, N Baaalla… - Optical Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
In this research, the effect of the control condition on the physical properties of Copper Oxide
(CuO) thin-film has been successfully performed through the sol-gel procedure followed by …

An artificial neural network approach to predict the effects of formulation and process variables on prednisone release from a multipartite system

A Manda, RB Walker, SMM Khamanga - Pharmaceutics, 2019 - mdpi.com
The impact of formulation and process variables on the in-vitro release of prednisone from a
multiple-unit pellet system was investigated. Box-Behnken Response Surface Methodology …

A novel and cost effective CZTS hole transport material applied in perovskite solar cells

SB Patel, AH Patel, JV Gohel - CrystEngComm, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
In the present study, we aimed to investigate the possibility of CZTS as a low-cost inorganic
hole transport material (HTM). Hitherto, numerous researchers have reported the synthesis …

Optical and structural properties of ZnO thin films prepared by spray pyrolysis for enhanced efficiency perovskite solar cell application

N Kumari, SR Patel, JV Gohel - Optical and Quantum Electronics, 2018 - Springer
In the present study, ZnO thin films are prepared successfully by simple and flexible spray
pyrolysis technique on fluorine doped tin oxide glass substrate. The thermal spray …

Quasi solid-state quantum dot–sensitized solar cells with polysulfide gel polymer electrolyte for superior stability

SB Patel, JV Gohel - Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, 2019 - Springer
In the case of sensitized solar cells, liquid electrolyte materials are the fundamental
components due to its advantage of superior conductivity. However, in the typical day time …

Effective index model as a reliable tool for the design of nanostructured thin-film solar cells

PA Sánchez, O Esteban, MH Elshorbagy… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Nanostructured anti-reflection coatings (ARC) are used to reduce the reflectivity of the front
surface of solar cells. Computational electromagnetism helps to evaluate the spectral …