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 …

Large-area nanosphere self-assembly by a micro-propulsive injection method for high throughput periodic surface nanotexturing

P Gao, J He, S Zhou, X Yang, S Li, J Sheng, D Wang… - Nano …, 2015 - ACS Publications
A high throughput surface texturing process for optical and optoelectric devices based on a
large-area self-assembly of nanospheres via a low-cost micropropulsive injection (MPI) …

Using Hybrid Deep Learning to Predict Spectral Responses of Quantum Dot-Embedded Nanoporous Thin-Film Solar Cells

F Tabassum, GR Domenikos, S Hajimirza - Journal of Quantitative …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, we propose an innovative design for nanoporous Si thin film (NPTF) solar cell,
seamlessly integrated with semiconducting (CdSe) ZnS Quantum Dots (QDs), without the …

15.7% efficient 10-μm-thick crystalline silicon solar cells using periodic nanostructures

MS Branham, WC Hsu, S Yerci, J Loomis, SV Boriskina… - 2015 - dspace.mit.edu
Only ten micrometer thick crystalline silicon solar cells deliver a short-circuit current of 34.5
mA cm− 2 and power conversion efficiency of 15.7%. The record performance for a …

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 …

Nanocellulose-based translucent diffuser for optoelectronic device applications with dramatic improvement of light coupling

W Wu, NG Tassi, H Zhu, Z Fang… - ACS applied materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Nanocellulose is a biogenerated and biorenewable organic material. Using a process
based on 2, 2, 6, 6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO)/NaClO/NaBr system, a highly …

Design of optimized wave-optical spheroidal nanostructures for photonic-enhanced solar cells

MJ Mendes, A Araújo, A Vicente, H Águas, I Ferreira… - Nano Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
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 …

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 …

Colloidal-lithographed TiO 2 photonic nanostructures for solar cell light trapping

O Sanchez-Sobrado, MJ Mendes, S Haque… - Journal of Materials …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Dielectric-based photonic structures, composed of a lossless but high refractive index
material, are currently among the preferential solutions for light management in thin film …

Black Ultra‐Thin Crystalline Silicon Wafers Reach the 4n2 Absorption Limit–Application to IBC Solar Cells

M Garin, TP Pasanen, G López, V Vähänissi, K Chen… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cutting costs by progressively decreasing substrate thickness is a common theme in the
crystalline silicon photovoltaic industry for the last decades, since drastically thinner wafers …