Wood‐based nanotechnologies toward sustainability

F Jiang, T Li, Y Li, Y Zhang, A Gong, J Dai… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
With over 30% global land coverage, the forest is one of nature's most generous gifts to
human beings, providing shelters and materials for all living beings. Apart from being …

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 …

Bifacial solar photovoltaics–A technology review

R Guerrero-Lemus, R Vega, T Kim, A Kimm… - … and sustainable energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Bifacial solar photovoltaics (PV) is a promising mature technology that increases the
production of electricity per square meter of PV module through the use of light absorption …

Dielectric surface passivation for silicon solar cells: A review

RS Bonilla, B Hoex, P Hamer… - physica status solidi …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Silicon wafer solar cells continue to be the leading photovoltaic technology, and in many
places are now providing a substantial portion of electricity generation. Further adoption of …

Surface passivation of crystalline silicon solar cells: a review

AG Aberle - Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
In the 1980s, advances in the passivation of both cell surfaces led to the first crystalline
silicon solar cells with conversion efficiencies above 20%. With today's industry trend …

Semiconductor nanowire optical antenna solar absorbers

L Cao, P Fan, AP Vasudev, JS White, Z Yu, W Cai… - Nano …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Photovoltaic (PV) cells can serve as a virtually unlimited clean source of energy by
converting sunlight into electrical power. Their importance is reflected in the tireless efforts …

Optical properties of (oxy) nitride materials: a review

RJ Xie, HT Hintzen - Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
(Oxy) nitride materials, consisting mainly of transition metal and ionic‐covalent (oxy) nitrides,
show a vast number of interesting physical and chemical properties due to their substantial …

[HTML][HTML] The performance and durability of Anti-reflection coatings for solar module cover glass–a review

AM Law, LO Jones, JM Walls - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar photovoltaics (PV) is an important source of renewable energy for a sustainable future,
and the installed capacity of PV modules has recently surpassed 1TWp worldwide. PV …

From basics to frontiers: A comprehensive review of plasma-modified and plasma-synthesized polymer films

T Dufour - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
This comprehensive review begins by tracing the historical development and progress of
cold plasma technology as an innovative approach to polymer engineering. The study …

Surface passivation of silicon solar cells using plasma-enhanced chemical-vapour-deposited SiN films and thin thermal SiO2/plasma SiN stacks

J Schmidt, M Kerr, A Cuevas - Semiconductor science and …, 2001 - iopscience.iop.org
Two different techniques for the electronic surface passivation of silicon solar cells, the
plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition of silicon nitride (SiN) and the fabrication of …