Development and challenges of bifacial photovoltaic technology and application in buildings: A review

J Zhong, W Zhang, L Xie, O Zhao, X Wu, X Zeng… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bifacial photovoltaic (bPV) modules can both obtain the front and rear light to get higher
power output, which has attracted extensive attention and is expected to substitute for mono …

2D MXene: A potential candidate for photovoltaic cells? a critical review

MA Saeed, A Shahzad, K Rasool, F Mateen… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The 2D transition metal carbides/nitrides (2D MXenes) are a versatile class of 2D materials
for photovoltaic (PV) systems. The numerous advantages of MXenes, including their …

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 …

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 …

Numerical study of a high‑performance thin film CIGS solar cell with a-Si and MoTe2 hole transport layer

AK Patel, PK Rao, R Mishra, SK Soni - Optik, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Ultrathin Cu (InGa) Se 2 (CIGS) material has become one of the emerging material
in the research of solar cell fields due to its excellent optical, electrical and tunable bandgap …

Tweaking the performance of thin film CIGS solar cell using InP as buffer layer

M Deo, RK Chauhan - Optik, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, a high performing copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS)(CuIn 1− x Ga x Se 2)
based solar cell is designed using less toxic indium phosphide (InP) as a buffer layer …

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 …

Performance up-gradation of CIGS solar cell using Ag2S quantum dot as buffer layer

S Kumar, RK Chauhan - Journal of Materials Research, 2023 - Springer
Ag2S quantum dot as buffer layer having non-toxicity and large bandgap enhances solar
cell performance, significantly improving the light absorption in the short wavelength region …

Performance Analysis of a Cu(In1−xGax)Se2 Solar Cell with Nontoxic WS2 and WSSe Buffer Layers

AK Patel, R Mishra, SK Soni - Journal of Electronic Materials, 2022 - Springer
Significant studies haves been undertaken to improve the power conversion efficiency
(PCE) of the Cu (In1− xGax) Se2 (CIGS) solar cell by varying the energy bandgap of the …

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 …