Tailoring surface reflectance through nanostructured materials design for energy-efficient applications

RJ Yeo, WY Wu, N Tomczak, R Ji, S Wang… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of nanotechnology in surface engineering allows for precise tailoring of surface
properties to achieve an improved performance of the final product. We present and discuss …

Influence of Electrosprayed MoSe2 Antireflective Surface Coatings on Performance of Multicrystalline Silicon Solar Cell

S Santhosh, R Rajasekar, VK Gobinath… - Silicon, 2021 - Springer
The present scenario indefinitely needs certain developments in the field of renewable
energy as an effective replacement of conventional energy sources. Reflection loss in solar …

Enhanced efficiency of mono-crystalline Si solar cells utilizing RF sputtered TiO2–Al2O3 blended anti-reflection coating for optimal sunlight transmission and energy …

FH Alkallas, SM Alghamdi, GV Kaliyannan… - Ceramics …, 2024 - Elsevier
Currently, surface reflection of incident sunrays over solar cells results in degradation of
output performance of the solar cells. This can be sorted out using an antireflection coating …

Effect of zinc oxide—aluminium oxide mechanical blends for boosting the polycrystalline silicon solar cell performance through antireflection properties

GV Kaliyannan, U Gandhi, R Rathanasamy… - Silicon, 2023 - Springer
In the current context, there is a great desire to develop renewable energy sources as a
power source. In order to improve the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of silicon solar …

[HTML][HTML] Surface engineering of Sio2-Zro2 films for augmenting power conversion efficiency performance of silicon solar cells

ABG Trabelsi, GV Kaliyannan, R Gunasekaran… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Improving solar cell performance hinges significantly on the application of anti-reflective
surface coatings. A wide variety of coating techniques, including blade coating, spin coating …

An Extended Approach on Power Conversion Efficiency Enhancement Through Deposition of ZnS-Al2S3 Blends on Silicon Solar Cells

G Velu Kaliyannan, SV Palanisamy… - Journal of Electronic …, 2020 - Springer
Transparent zinc sulfide (ZnS)-aluminium sulfide (Al 2 S 3) composite thin-films are
deposited on silicon solar cells through radio frequency (RF) sputtering method at room …

Enhancing power conversion efficiency of polycrystalline silicon photovoltaic cells using yttrium oxide anti-reflective coating via electro-spraying method

N Almakayeel, GV Kaliyannan, R Gunasekaran - Ceramics International, 2024 - Elsevier
The achievement of optimal performance is a crucial aspect of renewable energy resources.
The study attempts to boost the power conversion efficiency of polycrystalline silicon (Si) …

Designing multifunctional silica coatings for enhanced broadband antireflection and microfiber contamination sensing

X Zou, G Zhou, Y Wan, B Li, B Jiang, H Yan… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Multifunctional silica coatings find diverse applications in solar energy conversion and
pollution monitoring sensors due to their suitability for mass manufacturing. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced photovoltaic efficiency through 3D-Printed COC/Al₂O₃ anti-reflective coversheets

N Almakayeel, GV Kaliyannan, R Gunasekaran… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the past few years, there has been a considerable growth in the utilization of solar cells to
produce electrical power to fulfil the growing worldwide energy demands. An optical loss is a …

Influence of ZnSe surface coatings for enhancing the performance of multicrystalline silicon solar cells

M Chinnasamy, R Rathanasamy, S Sivaraj… - Journal of Electronic …, 2022 - Springer
The current research effort focused on enhancing the power conversion performance of
silicon solar cells by minimizing the scattering of incident photons on the solar cell surface …