Recent advances in the plasma-assisted synthesis of silicon-based thin films and nanostructures

P Mandracci, P Rivolo - Coatings, 2023 - mdpi.com
Silicon-based thin films and nanostructures are of paramount importance in a wide range of
applications, including microelectronics, photovoltaics, large area sensors, and biomedicine …

Photovoltaic characteristics of organic heterocyclic 2, 9-dimethyl quinacridone in different solvents using DFT approach

S Lakhera, M Rana, K Devlal, N Kanagathara… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, efforts had been made to develop the photovoltaic utility of 2, 9-dimethyl
quinacridone (2, 9-DMQA) using density functional theory (DFT). Initially, the structural …

Impedance spectroscopy of amorphous/crystalline silicon heterojunction solar cells under dark and illumination

J Panigrahi, A Pandey, S Bhattacharya, A Pal… - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
In this article, the electronic properties of a-Si: H/c-Si heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells are
analyzed by performing impedance spectroscopy (IS) characterization in the dark and under …

N-type H2-doped amorphous silicon layer for solar-cell application

S Prayogi, A Ayunis, Y Cahyono, D Darminto - Materials for Renewable …, 2023 - Springer
In this work, we report that hydrogen (H2) doped in n-type a-Si: H thin films strongly
influences the electronic correlation in increasing the conversion output power of solar cells …

Investigation of dual intrinsic a-Si: H films for crystalline silicon surface passivation by spectroscopic ellipsometry: application in silicon heterojunction solar cells

A Pandey, S Bhattacharya, J Panigrahi, S Mandal… - Applied Physics A, 2023 - Springer
The microstructure factor (R*) of the PECVD-grown intrinsic amorphous silicon (ia-Si: H)
layer plays a crucial role in crystalline silicon (c-Si) surface passivation and charge carrier …

Role of wet chemical saw damage removal process in texturing of c-Si and performance of a-Si: H/c-Si heterojunction solar cells

S Bhattacharya, A Pandey, J Panigrahi, S Mandal… - Applied Physics A, 2023 - Springer
Silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells' performance primarily depends on silicon surface
conditioning. Therefore, it is necessary to control the uniformity of the textured silicon surface …

Investigation of anisotropic textured crystalline silicon surface passivation with intrinsic amorphous silicon layers: role of annealing pressure conditions during …

A Pandey, S Bhattacharya, J Panigrahi… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Springer
We have investigated the surface passivation recovery by post-deposition annealing in a
vacuum and at different pressure conditions of the a-Si: H/c-Si/a-Si: H. Gradual …

Potentiality of 1-(4-nitrophenyl)-2-pyrrolidine methanol as an efficient photosensitizing material: A multi-solvent first principle DFT study

V Dhuliya, LP Purohit, S Lakhera, M Rana - Materials Science in …, 2025 - Elsevier
This article addresses the computational insights into the photovoltaic (PV) responses (in
different solvents) of an organic pyrrolidine derivative namely 1-(4-nitrophenyl)-2-pyrrolidine …

Process research on intrinsic passivation layer for heterojunction solar cells

J Shi, C Shi, J Ge, Z Guan - ECS Journal of Solid State Science …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
On top of a crystalline silicon wafer, heterojunction solar cells have a thin layer of
amorphous silicon (a-Si) placed on it. The efficiency of heterojunction solar cells can be …

Role of Ar dilution of SiH4/PH3 gas mixture on PECVD based film growth process, hydrogen bonding configuration, and optical properties of n-type a-Si: H thin films

CB Singh, S Bhattacharya, US Patel, PB Bhargav… - Chemical Physics, 2023 - Elsevier
Amorphous silicon is considered as one of the most promising materials for solar cell
applications due to its enhanced optical absorption, high temperature coefficient of …