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 …
Multifunctional cellulose-paper for light harvesting and smart sensing applications
A novel generation of flexible opto-electronic smart applications is now emerging,
incorporating photovoltaic and sensing devices driven by the desire to extend and integrate …
incorporating photovoltaic and sensing devices driven by the desire to extend and integrate …
Photonic-structured TiO2 for high-efficiency, flexible and stable Perovskite solar cells
Optical solutions are promising for Perovskite solar cell (PSC) technology, not only to
increase efficiency, but also to allow thinner absorber layers (higher flexibility) and improve …
increase efficiency, but also to allow thinner absorber layers (higher flexibility) and improve …
Textured HTM-free perovskite/PbS quantum dot solar cell: Optical and electrical efficiency improvement by light trapping control
M Majdi, M Eskandari, D Fathi - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, have been seen a leap at the opportunity of investigation tandem solar cells.
This due to the complementary bandgap energies of various layers which leads to …
This due to the complementary bandgap energies of various layers which leads to …
[HTML][HTML] High symmetry nano-photonic quasi-crystals providing novel light management in silicon solar cells
Reduction of surface reflection loss is crucial for high efficiency next generation Si solar
cells. Surface texturing provides a viable method to reduce loss over the full solar …
cells. Surface texturing provides a viable method to reduce loss over the full solar …
Towards the efficiency limits of silicon solar cells: How thin is too thin?
P Kowalczewski, LC Andreani - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2015 - Elsevier
It is currently possible to fabricate crystalline silicon solar cells with the absorber thickness
ranging from a few hundreds of micrometres (conventional wafer-based cells) to devices as …
ranging from a few hundreds of micrometres (conventional wafer-based cells) to devices as …
Colloidal-lithographed TiO 2 photonic nanostructures for solar cell light trapping
Dielectric-based photonic structures, composed of a lossless but high refractive index
material, are currently among the preferential solutions for light management in thin film …
material, are currently among the preferential solutions for light management in thin film …
Optimal-enhanced solar cell ultra-thinning with broadband nanophotonic light capture
Recent trends in photovoltaics demand ever-thin solar cells to allow deployment in
consumer-oriented products requiring low-cost and mechanically flexible devices. For this …
consumer-oriented products requiring low-cost and mechanically flexible devices. For this …
Incident light management in a thin silicon solar cell using a two-dimensional grating according a Gaussian distribution
H Heidarzadeh - Solar Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The main purpose of this work is to investigate the efficiency dependence of a thin silicon
solar cell on non-uniformity in size of the rectangle back gratings. Here, efficiency …
solar cell on non-uniformity in size of the rectangle back gratings. Here, efficiency …
Periodic inverse nanopyramid gratings for light management in silicon heterojunction devices and comparison with random pyramid texturing
Downscaling the front-side texture from the micron-scale to the nanoscale introduces new
possibilities for light management in solar cells and is considered as an opportunity for …
possibilities for light management in solar cells and is considered as an opportunity for …