Silicon solar cells: toward the efficiency limits

LC Andreani, A Bozzola, P Kowalczewski… - … in Physics: X, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Photovoltaic (PV) conversion of solar energy starts to give an appreciable contribution to
power generation in many countries, with more than 90% of the global PV market relying on …

Black-silicon-assisted photovoltaic cells for better conversion efficiencies: a review on recent research and development efforts

JYH Chai, BT Wong, S Juodkazis - Materials Today Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
In this article, the fabrication methods of black silicon (b-Si), application and performance of
b-Si in photovoltaics, and the theoretical modelling efforts in b-Si-based photovoltaic cells …

Third generation of photovoltaic panels: A life cycle assessment

M Krebs-Moberg, M Pitz, TL Dorsette, SH Gheewala - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
This study analyzed the impacts from multi-crystalline silicon (m-Si), organic thin-film (OPV),
and perovskite thin-film (PSC) panels over each products' lifetime using a cradle-to-grave …

Ultrathin epitaxial silicon solar cells with inverted nanopyramid arrays for efficient light trapping

A Gaucher, A Cattoni, C Dupuis, W Chen, R Cariou… - Nano …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Ultrathin c-Si solar cells have the potential to drastically reduce costs by saving raw material
while maintaining good efficiencies thanks to the excellent quality of monocrystalline silicon …

Investigation of lead-free direct bandgap Ca2MAsO6 (M= Ga, In) double perovskites for optoelectronic and thermoelectric applications: A first principles study

A Raihan, MA Rashid, MH Fahim, A Hossain… - Materials Science in …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, an extensive investigation into the multiple characteristics of Ca 2 MAsO 6 (M=
Ga, In), double perovskite materials, focusing on their structural, mechanical, electronic …

Contact selectivity engineering in a 2 μm thick ultrathin c-Si solar cell using transition-metal oxides achieving an efficiency of 10.8%

M Xue, R Islam, AC Meng, Z Lyu, CY Lu… - … applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
In this paper, the integration of metal oxides as carrier-selective contacts for ultrathin
crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cells is demonstrated which results in an∼ 13% relative …

Limitation of optical enhancement in ultra-thin solar cells imposed by contact selectivity

R Islam, K Saraswat - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Ultra-thin crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cell suffers both from poor light absorption and
minority carrier recombination at the contacts resulting in low contact selectivity. Yet most of …

Feedback between radiation and transport in photovoltaics

NP Irvin, SJ Babcock, EY Chen, RR King… - Progress in …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
By building on the generalized Hovel model, this work develops an analytical solution to
unify photon recycling, light trapping, and carrier transport in solar cells. Enhanced transport …

A new theoretical approach for the performance simulation of multijunction solar cells

G Timò, A Martinelli, LC Andreani - Progress in Photovoltaics …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A new theoretical approach is proposed for the performance simulation of multijunction (MJ)
solar cells, starting from the weakness and strength of the Hovel model and of the transfer …

Nanoscale analyses applied to nanowire devices

V Piazza, L Mancini, HL Chen, S Collin… - Semiconductors and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Semiconductor nanowires are key materials for next-generation solar cells and light-emitting
diodes (LEDs), which can improve the performance and bring new functionalities. However …