The current paper presents a numerical analysis of a multi-source renewable energy system
for building air conditioning aiming at decarbonising the building envelope. The thermal …

Downshifting (DS) and downconversion (DC) are processes in which a high-energy photon
is converted into one or several lower-energy photons, respectively. These processes have …

Aesthetics of solar cells have become more important in recent years and the academic,
industry and PV market trends include the implementation of PV modules free of aesthetic …

Advanced light management techniques can enhance the sunlight absorption of perovskite
solar cells (PSCs). When located at the front, they may act as a UV barrier, which is …

The average photoelectric conversion efficiency (PCE) of a bare mono crystalline silicon
solar cell is 14.71%±0.03% under AM1. 5. It decreases to 14.20%±0.005% when covering …

This paper reports on efforts to improve the photovoltaic performance of crystalline silicon
solar cells by combining the plasmonic scattering of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) with the …

Organic photovoltaic devices (OPVs) have a shorter working lifespan and lower power
conversion efficiency if compared to traditional silicon-based solar cells. Intending to …

The finite difference time domain (FDTD) method is a grid-based, robust, and straightforward
method to model the optical properties of metal nanoparticles (MNPs). Modelling accuracy …

We report two efficient materials for p-type dye-sensitized solar cells, namely S64 and S85.
Novel p-type photosensitizers for NiO-based dye-sensitized solar cells are presented in this …

Hybrid 3D Finite difference time domain-Monte Carlo ray tracing (FDTD-MCRT) algorithm
has been developed to model and optimise small and large scale plasmonically-enhanced …