Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) are celebrating their 30th birthday and they are attracting
a wealth of research efforts aimed at unleashing their full potential. In recent years, DSCs …

In-depth assessments of cutting-edge solar cell technologies, emerging materials, loss
mechanisms, and performance enhancement techniques are presented in this article. The …

An efficient maximum power point tracking (MPPT) method plays an important role to
improve the efficiency of a photovoltaic (PV) generation system. This study provides an …

Since the 1960s, a new class of Si-based advanced ceramics called polymer-derived
ceramics (PDCs) has been widely reported because of their unique capabilities to produce …

Abstract Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) methods are used in photovoltaic (PV)
systems to continually maximize the PV array output power which generally depends on …

Many gadgets in our daily life work on the photodetection principle. These photodetectors
(such as silicon (Si), gallium arsenide (GaAs), and indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs)) work …

Massive expansions in the global population and the global digitalization throughout the
industrial revolution are causing energy security issues that are no longer environmentally …

In this paper we first make a review of the past annual production of electricity and the
cumulative installed capacity for photovoltaic (PV) and concentrating solar power (CSP) …

Beyond meeting power demand, switching to solar energy especially solar photovoltaic (PV)
offers many advantages like modularity, minimal maintenance, pollution free, and zero …

The renewable power industry is currently experiencing a rapid growth led by photovoltaic
systems because of advances in materials science and cost reductions in processing …