Photon upconversion for photovoltaics and photocatalysis: a critical review: focus review

BS Richards, D Hudry, D Busko, A Turshatov… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Opportunities for enhancing solar energy harvesting using photon upconversion are
reviewed. The increasing prominence of bifacial solar cells is an enabling factor for the …

Recent progress in materials and device design for semitransparent photovoltaic technologies

P Kumar, S You, A Vomiero - Advanced Energy Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Semitransparent photovoltaic (STPV) solar cells offer an immense opportunity to expand the
scope of photovoltaics to special applications such as windows, facades, skylights, and so …

Efficiency boost of bifacial Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin-film solar cells for flexible and tandem applications with silver-assisted low-temperature process

SC Yang, TY Lin, M Ochoa, H Lai, R Kothandaraman… - Nature Energy, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Bifacial Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) solar cells are attractive for a range of applications,
but their low power conversion efficiency is a limitation. To improve their efficiency, the …

Perovskite solar cells go bifacial—mutual benefits for efficiency and durability

Z Song, C Li, L Chen, Y Yan - Advanced materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Bifacial solar cells hold the potential to achieve a higher power output per unit area than
conventional monofacial devices without significantly increasing manufacturing costs …

Bifacial and Semitransparent Sb2(S,Se)3 Solar Cells for Single‐Junction and Tandem Photovoltaic Applications

C Qian, K Sun, J Cong, H Cai, J Huang, C Li… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Thin‐film solar cells are expected to play a significant role in the space industry, building
integrated photovoltaic (BIPV), indoor applications, and tandem solar cells, where bifaciality …

Flexible and transparent thin-film light-scattering photovoltaics about fabrication and optimization for bifacial operation

SW Choi, JH Park, JW Seo, C Mun, Y Kim… - npj Flexible …, 2023 - nature.com
Flexible and transparent thin-film silicon solar cells were fabricated and optimized for
building-integrated photovoltaics and bifacial operation. A laser lift-off method was …

An electrochromic window based on hierarchical amorphous WO3/SnO2 nanoflake arrays with boosted NIR modulation

W Wei, Z Li, Z Guo, Y Li, F Hou, W Guo, A Wei - Applied Surface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Electrochromic window has got global attention in commercial and civil buildings as its
outstanding abilities of dynamically altering the indoor light and temperature, and then …

Polarization management of photonic crystals to achieve synergistic optimization of optical, thermal, and electrical performance of building-integrated photovoltaic …

YP Zhou, LX Wang, BY Wang, Y Chen, CX Ran, ZB Wu - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Semitransparent photovoltaics (STPV) provide a promise solution for building integrated
photovoltaic glazing and automotive applications. However, current methods to achieve …

Exploiting the Optical Limits of Thin‐Film Solar Cells: A Review on Light Management Strategies in Cu(In,Ga)Se2

AJN Oliveira, JP Teixeira, D Ramos… - Advanced Photonics …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Light management strategies are of utmost importance to allow Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS)
technology market expansion, as it would enable a conversion efficiency boost as well as …

Wide‐gap chalcopyrite solar cells with indium oxide–based transparent back contacts

J Keller, L Stolt, O Donzel-Gargand, T Kubart… - Solar …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, the performance of wide‐gap Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) and (Ag, Cu)(In, Ga) Se2
(ACIGS) solar cells with In2O3: Sn (ITO) and In2O3: H (IOH) as transparent back contact …