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 …
Major strategies for improving the performance of perovskite solar cells
L Zhang, H Li, K Zhang, W Li, C Zuo, GO Odunmbaku… - iEnergy, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Metal halide perovskite solar cell (PSC) has successfully distinguished itself in
optoelectronic field by virtue of the sharp rise in power conversion efficiency over the past …
optoelectronic field by virtue of the sharp rise in power conversion efficiency over the past …
Enhancement of silicon-wafer solar cell efficiency with low-cost wrinkle antireflection coating of polydimethylsiloxane
Y Zhang, J Zheng, C Fang, Z Li, X Zhao, Y Li… - Solar energy materials …, 2018 - Elsevier
A low-cost antireflection (AR) coating of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) with wrinkle surface
structure is demonstrated. The surface modulations with controllable amplitude and period …
structure is demonstrated. The surface modulations with controllable amplitude and period …
Light trapping in thin-film solar cells with randomly rough and hybrid textures
We study light-trapping in thin-film silicon solar cells with rough interfaces. We consider solar
cells made of different materials (c-Si and μc-Si) to investigate the role of size and nature …
cells made of different materials (c-Si and μc-Si) to investigate the role of size and nature …
Disorder improves nanophotonic light trapping in thin-film solar cells
UW Paetzold, M Smeets, M Meier, K Bittkau… - Applied physics …, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
We present a systematic experimental study on the impact of disorder in advanced
nanophotonic light-trapping concepts of thin-film solar cells. Thin-film solar cells made of …
nanophotonic light-trapping concepts of thin-film solar cells. Thin-film solar cells made of …
Effect of 1-D silver grated electrode on wafer‐based TOPCon c-Si solar cell
A modified structure of Anti reflection coating (ARC) less wafer based 200 μm thick c-Si
Solar cell with tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cell is proposed with 1 …
Solar cell with tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cell is proposed with 1 …
Performance enhancement of thin film solar cell using swastika-shaped plasmonic nanoantenna
An efficient structure of thin film solar cell (TFSC) is designed and investigated using a
plasmonic nanoantenna for improving the performance of the solar cell. The proposed …
plasmonic nanoantenna for improving the performance of the solar cell. The proposed …
Design rules for net absorption enhancement in pseudo-disordered photonic crystal for thin film solar cells
H Ding, L Lalouat, B Gonzalez-Acevedo… - Optics express, 2016 - opg.optica.org
The role of pseudo-disordered photonic crystals on the absorption efficiency of simplified
thin film crystalline silicon solar cells is presented and discussed. The expected short circuit …
thin film crystalline silicon solar cells is presented and discussed. The expected short circuit …
Performance enhancement of thin film solar cell using two-dimensional plasmonic grating in rear electrode
An effective scheme is proposed and investigated to improve the performance of thin film
solar cells using a two-dimensional (2-D) plasmonic grating structure at the rear electrode or …
solar cells using a two-dimensional (2-D) plasmonic grating structure at the rear electrode or …
Highly efficient SiO2 trapezoidal grating-based thin-film solar cell
AMA Aly, M Hussein, A Yahia, MFO Hameed… - JOSA B, 2021 - opg.optica.org
A crystalline silicon thin-film solar cell (c-Si TFSC) with a trapezoidal grating is newly
introduced and analyzed. The three-dimensional (3D) finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) …
introduced and analyzed. The three-dimensional (3D) finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) …