Heterojunction tandem solar cells on Si-based metal oxides

L Fara, I Chilibon, D Craciunescu, A Diaconu, S Fara - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
PV technology offers a sustainable solution to the increased energy demand especially
based on mono-and polycrystalline silicon solar cells. The most recent years have allowed …

Cu2O/ZnO p–n Junction Decorated with NiOx as a Protective Layer and Cocatalyst for Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

J Jian, R Kumar, J Sun - ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2020 - ACS Publications
Cuprous oxide (Cu2O) has attracted much interest as a photocathode for
photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting because of its elemental abundance and the …

Semi-Transparent p-Cu2O/n-ZnO Nanoscale-Film Heterojunctions for Photodetection and Photovoltaic Applications

C de Melo, M Jullien, Y Battie, A En Naciri… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Transparent nanoscale-film heterojunctions based on Cu2O and ZnO were fabricated by
atomic layer deposition and reactive magnetron sputtering. The constitutive layers exhibit …

Unveiling Key Limitations of ZnO/Cu2O All-Oxide Solar Cells through Numerical Simulations

A Sekkat, D Bellet, G Chichignoud… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2022 - ACS Publications
ZnO/Cu2O solar cells emerge as one of the most promising technologies with significant
potential when considering the Schockley–Queisser limit (SQL) and taking into …

Improving carrier transport in Cu2O thin films by rapid thermal annealing

K Bergum, HN Riise, S Gorantla… - Journal of Physics …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Cuprous oxide (Cu 2 O) is a promising material for large scale photovoltaic applications. The
efficiencies of thin film structures are, however, currently lower than those for structures …

Characteristics of eco-friendly perovskite solar cell with moth-eye nanostructure array

AS Wahba, GY Abdel-Latif, S El-Sherbiny… - Optical and Quantum …, 2023 - Springer
A novel design of tin perovskite (CH3NH3SnI3) solar cell (PSC) is proposed and analyzed
for energy harvesting application. The suggested PSC is lead free where moth-eye …

Metal oxide thin-film heterojunctions for photovoltaic applications

Ø Nordseth, R Kumar, K Bergum, L Fara, C Dumitru… - Materials, 2018 - mdpi.com
Silicon-based tandem solar cells incorporating low-cost, abundant, and non-toxic metal
oxide materials can increase the conversion efficiency of silicon solar cells beyond their …

On Numerical Modelling and an Experimental Approach to Heterojunction Tandem Solar Cells Based on Si and Cu2O/ZnO—Results and Perspectives

L Fara, I Chilibon, IC Vasiliu, D Craciunescu… - Coatings, 2024 - mdpi.com
A comparative analysis of three advanced architectures for tandem solar cells (SCs) is
discussed, respectively: metal oxide, thin film, and perovskite. Plasmonic solar cells could …

Cuprous oxide (Cu2O) based solar cell thickness dependence

SI Kunya, Y Abdu, MK Mustafa… - British Journal of …, 2023 - al-kindipublisher.com
The rapid advancement of devices that transform light into other energy forms has led to the
growth of various solar cell structures established on silicon and other compound …

Nitrogen-Doped Cu2O Thin Films for Photovoltaic Applications

Ø Nordseth, R Kumar, K Bergum, I Chilibon, SE Foss… - Materials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cuprous oxide (Cu2O) is a p-type semiconductor with high optical absorption and a direct
bandgap of about 2.1 eV, making it an attractive material for photovoltaic applications. For a …