Solar photovoltaics: current state and trends

VA Milichko, AS Shalin, IS Mukhin, AE Kovrov… - Physics …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Basic aspects of current solar photovoltaics (PVs) are reviewed, starting from the recently
developed already-on-the-market first-generation solar cells and ending with promising but …

Thermochromic smart windows assisted by photothermal nanomaterials

Y Zhao, H Ji, M Lu, J Tao, Y Ou, Y Wang, Y Chen… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Thermochromic smart windows are optical devices that can regulate their optical properties
actively in response to external temperature changes. Due to their simple structures and as …

Nanophotonic light trapping in solar cells

S Mokkapati, KR Catchpole - Journal of applied physics, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
Nanophotonic light trapping for solar cells is an exciting field that has seen exponential
growth in the last few years. There has been a growing appreciation for solar energy as a …

[HTML][HTML] Biomimetic moth-eye nanofabrication: enhanced antireflection with superior self-cleaning characteristic

J Sun, X Wang, J Wu, C Jiang, J Shen, MA Cooper… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Sub-wavelength antireflection moth-eye structures were fabricated with Nickel mold using
Roll-to-Plate (R2P) ultraviolet nanoimprint lithography (UV-NIL) on transparent …

Optimal moth eye nanostructure array on transparent glass towards broadband antireflection

S Ji, K Song, TB Nguyen, N Kim… - ACS applied materials & …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Broadband antireflection (AR) is essential for improving the photocurrent generation of
photovoltaic modules or the enhancement of visibility in optical devices. Beyond …

A leaf-inspired photon management scheme using optically tuned bilayer nanoparticles for ultra-thin and highly efficient photovoltaic devices

S Das, MJ Hossain, SF Leung, A Lenox, Y Jung… - Nano energy, 2019 - Elsevier
We present a leaf-inspired biomimetic omnidirectional photon management scheme for
ultrathin flexible graphene silicon Schottky junction solar cell. An all-dielectric approach …

Nanostructured silicon via metal assisted catalyzed etch (MACE): chemistry fundamentals and pattern engineering

F Toor, JB Miller, LM Davidson, L Nichols… - …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
There are a range of different methods to generate a nanostructured surface on silicon (Si)
but the most cost effective and optically interesting is the metal assisted wet chemical …

Biomimetic ultra-broadband perfect absorbers optimised with reinforcement learning

T Badloe, I Kim, J Rho - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
By learning the optimal policy with a double deep Q-learning network (DDQN), we design
ultra-broadband, biomimetic, perfect absorbers with various materials, based the structure of …

Numerical modeling of sub-wavelength anti-reflective structures for solar module applications

K Han, CH Chang - Nanomaterials, 2014 - mdpi.com
This paper reviews the current progress in mathematical modeling of anti-reflective
subwavelength structures. Methods covered include effective medium theory (EMT), finite …

Surface texturing methods for solar cell efficiency enhancement

MS Kim, JH Lee, MK Kwak - International Journal of Precision Engineering …, 2020 - Springer
Demand for renewable energy continually increases due to environmental pollution and
resource depletion caused by the increased use of fossil fuels. Among the various …