A review of organic photovoltaic energy source and its technological designs

ER Rwenyagila - International Journal of Photoenergy, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This study reviews and describes some of the existing research and mechanisms of
operation of organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells. Introduced first are problems that exist with …

[HTML][HTML] Characterizations of multilayer ZnO thin films deposited by sol-gel spin coating technique

MI Khan, KA Bhatti, R Qindeel, N Alonizan… - Results in physics, 2017 - Elsevier
In this work, zinc oxide (ZnO) multilayer thin films are deposited on glass substrate using sol-
gel spin coating technique and the effect of these multilayer films on optical, electrical and …

Structure and defects-related optical properties of highly (002)-oriented zinc oxide thin films

A Anjum, R Ahmed, ZA Umar, S Azzam… - Physica B: Condensed …, 2022 - Elsevier
We report on the highly (002)-oriented ZnO thin films deposited on glass substrates at
different substrate temperatures using the recently developed pulsed laser deposition (PLD) …

Deposition and characterization of spin-coated n-type ZnO thin film for potential window layer of solar cell

S Hamrouni, MS AlKhalifah, MS El-Bana, SK Zobaidi… - Applied Physics A, 2018 - Springer
Spin-coating technique has been utilized to deposit ZnO thin films on ITO substrates. The
dependence of the structural, optical, and electrical properties of the prepared films on both …

Effect of Ag layer thickness on optical and electrical properties of ion-beam-sputtered TiO2/Ag/TiO2 multilayer thin film

R Singh, M Gupta, SK Mukherjee - Journal of Materials Science: Materials …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract TiO2/Ag/TiO2 multilayer films have been deposited by Ion-beam sputtering
technique with different Ag thickness. X-ray reflectivity technique with 3-layer fitting model …

Effects of substrates on the performance of optoelectronic devices: A review

J Asare, B Agyei-Tuffour, EA Amonoo… - Cogent …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This review discusses the effects of substrates on devices fabricated for optoelectronic
applications. It includes the types and characteristics of substrates, synthesis and fabrication …

Synthesis and investigating effect of tellurium-doping on physical properties of zinc oxide thin films by spray pyrolysis technique

H Fayaz Rouhi, SM Rozati - Applied Physics A, 2022 - Springer
In this article, we use a simple spray pyrolysis technique to prepare Tellurium doped zinc
oxide thin films by varying the doping concentration in the range 0%, 4% and 8% at a …

Refractive index and bandgap variation in Al2O3-ZnO ultrathin multilayers prepared by atomic layer deposition

J López, E Solorio, HA Borbón-Nuñez… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2017 - Elsevier
This research focuses on the study of the refractive index and bandgap behavior in ultrathin
multilayer films of Al 2 O 3-ZnO bilayers grown via atomic layer deposition (ALD) technique …

Toward improving the performance of Cu2ZnSnS4-based solar cells with Zr, W or sulfurized layers at the SnO2: F/Cu2ZnSnS4 rear interface

HB Sawa, M Babucci, J Keller, CP Björkman, ME Samiji… - Thin Solid Films, 2024 - Elsevier
The photovoltaic performance of Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS)-based thin film solar cells with
transparent back contacts is mainly constrained by the ohmic loss due to degradation of the …

Ultraviolet sensor with fast response characteristics based on an AgNW/ZnO bi-layer

MB Jeon, YH Kwak, BK Ju, K Kim - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2020 - Elsevier
We demonstrate an ultraviolet (UV) sensor with fast response characteristics based on an
AgNW/ZnO bi-layer. This UV sensor is a surface acoustic wave (SAW)-based sensor …