Advances in the Use of Atomic Force Microscopy as a Diagnostic Tool for Solar Cells Characterization: From Material Design to Device Applications

CC Ahia, EL Meyer - physica status solidi (a), 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Considerable efforts in search for an effective characterization technique for photovoltaic
devices with utmost precision is on the increase. For precise analysis and tailoring of device …

Experimental investigation of AWJ slicing of single crystal silicon using fuzzy grey relational analysis (FGRA)

ONR Sundararaj, P Sethuramalingam - Silicon, 2022 - Springer
This investigative research work studies the effect of slicing parameters like water jet
pressure (P), abrasive flow rate (AFR) and stand-off distance (SOD) on the surface …

Depletion of reflectance of silicon surface textured using nano second fiber laser

S Oliver Nesa Raj, S Prabhu - Lubricants, 2023 - mdpi.com
This paper characterizes the surface modification on silicon surfaces with different patterns
(circle, pyramid) using a nanosecond fiber laser with different parameters, which enhances …

Electrochemical-induced morphological formation and optical properties of p-type silicon wafer

MNM Daud, MFM Noh, NA Arzaee, A Aadenan… - Bulletin of Materials …, 2024 - Springer
The enhancement of light absorption and surface area in monocrystalline solar cells is
achieved through anisotropic etching, with the aim of improving its conversion efficiency …

[PDF][PDF] The status quo of rural and renewable energy development in Liberia: Policy and Implementation

AA Fashina, OO Akiyode, DM Sanni - SPC Journal of Energy, 2018 - researchgate.net
Energy is the key for development and is indispensable for human and its society's
sustenance. Likewise, without electricity and access to modern information technologies it …

Surface texturisation for the reduction of light reflection in ZnO/Si heterojunction

J Kashyap, M Rani, U Singh… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In this paper, the impact of pyramidal texture on a silicon substrate in ZnO/p-Si
heterojunction was investigated. The texturisation of p-type silicon (100) substrate was …

Experimental Analysis of Anisotropic Surface Texturing Process of Crystalline Silicon Wafers

KK Adama, JO Emegha, EK Ukhurebor… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - journals.nipes.org
The development of silicon devices, circuits, and systems in most cases relies on the wet-
chemical etching of silicon wafers (SWs). To achieve deep etching and micromachining …

[PDF][PDF] A Novel Optical Modification on P-Type Silicon Wafer Using Cyclic–Voltammetry Treatment for Boosting the Uniform Pyramidal Structure and Higher Efficiency …

MN Md Daud, MFM Noh, NA Arzaee… - Mohd Asri, A Novel … - papers.ssrn.com
Surface texturization is well known as one of the most important keys of increasing solar cell
efficiencies where the process allows reduction of the reflection of sunlight and enhances …

Is there a possibility of perovskite taking over the solar technology market by 2030?

A Fashina - Available at SSRN 3361387, 2019 - papers.ssrn.com
In recent time, there have been enormous advances in the development of perovskite solar
cells in terms of its efficiency, rising from 3.8 percent in 2009 to 23.7 percent in 2018. This …