Silicon solar cells: toward the efficiency limits
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 …
power generation in many countries, with more than 90% of the global PV market relying on …
Ultrathin epitaxial silicon solar cells with inverted nanopyramid arrays for efficient light trapping
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 …
while maintaining good efficiencies thanks to the excellent quality of monocrystalline silicon …
Design of optimized wave-optical spheroidal nanostructures for photonic-enhanced solar cells
The interaction of light with wavelength-sized photonic nanostructures is highly promising for
light management applied to thin-film photovoltaics. Several light trapping effects come into …
light management applied to thin-film photovoltaics. Several light trapping effects come into …
Towards the efficiency limits of silicon solar cells: How thin is too thin?
P Kowalczewski, LC Andreani - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2015 - Elsevier
It is currently possible to fabricate crystalline silicon solar cells with the absorber thickness
ranging from a few hundreds of micrometres (conventional wafer-based cells) to devices as …
ranging from a few hundreds of micrometres (conventional wafer-based cells) to devices as …
Nanometer-mesa inverted-pyramid photonic crystals for thin silicon solar cells
S Almenabawy, Y Zhang, A Flood… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The usage of ultrathin flexible silicon foil can further extend the functionality of silicon and
emerging silicon-based tandem solar cells particularly in building and vehicle-integrated …
emerging silicon-based tandem solar cells particularly in building and vehicle-integrated …
Enhanced absorption and< 1% spectrum-and-angle-averaged reflection in tapered microwire arrays
S Yalamanchili, HS Emmer, KT Fountaine… - Acs …, 2016 - ACS Publications
We report ordered, high aspect ratio, tapered Si microwire arrays that exhibit an extremely
low angular (0° to 50°) and spectrally averaged reflectivity of< 1% of the incident 400–1100 …
low angular (0° to 50°) and spectrally averaged reflectivity of< 1% of the incident 400–1100 …
Role of carbon quantum dot for enhanced performance of photo-absorption in Cu 2 CoSnS 4 superstrate solar cell device
D Sivagami, BG Priyadarshini - Materials Advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In the present work, superstrate type ITO/CdS/Cu2CoSnS4 (CCTS) and Cu2CoSnS4: CQD
(CCTS: CQDs)/Al thin-film solar cells are reported. An attempt was made to fabricate CCTS …
(CCTS: CQDs)/Al thin-film solar cells are reported. An attempt was made to fabricate CCTS …
Photonic light trapping and electrical transport in thin-film silicon solar cells
Efficient solar cells require both strong absorption and effective collection of photogenerated
carriers. With these requirements in mind, the absorber layer should be optically thick but …
carriers. With these requirements in mind, the absorber layer should be optically thick but …
Encapsulation of nanostructures in a dielectric matrix providing optical enhancement in ultrathin solar cells
The incorporation of nanostructures in optoelectronic devices for enhancing their optical
performance is widely studied. However, several problems related to the processing …
performance is widely studied. However, several problems related to the processing …
Establishment of a novel functional group passivation system for the surface engineering of c-Si solar cells
Surface engineering of crystalline silicon (c-Si) is the core of Si-based semiconductor
devices. The current commercially available c-Si solar cells achieve this by making use of a …
devices. The current commercially available c-Si solar cells achieve this by making use of a …