Anti-reflective coating materials: A holistic review from PV perspective

N Shanmugam, R Pugazhendhi… - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
The solar photovoltaic (PV) cell is a prominent energy harvesting device that reduces the
strain in the conventional energy generation approach and endorses the prospectiveness of …

Realization of 18.97% theoretical efficiency of 0.9 μm thick c-Si/ZnO heterojunction ultrathin-film solar cells via surface plasmon resonance enhancement

F Zhao, J Lin, Z Lei, Z Yi, F Qin, J Zhang, L Liu… - Physical Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In this work, we demonstrate that the performance of c-Si/ZnO heterojunction ultrathin-film
solar cells (SCs) is enhanced by an integrated structure of c-Si trapezoidal pyramids on the …

[HTML][HTML] The better photoelectric performance of thin-film TiO2/c-Si heterojunction solar cells based on surface plasmon resonance

F Zhao, Y Yi, J Lin, Z Yi, F Qin, Y Zheng, L Liu, F Zheng… - Results in Physics, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, the absorption of solar energy of thin-film c-silicon (silicon is 1 μm)
heterojunction solar cells (SSCs) with the combination of Ag nanoparticles (NPs) and TiO 2 …

Optical design of ultra-thin GaAs solar cells based on trapezoidal pyramid structure

W Fu, Z Wang, Z Yi, Q Song, L Bian, S Cheng… - Physica B: Condensed …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study analyzed the solar absorption characteristics of Trapezoidal Pyramid ultra-thin
GaAs solar cells (GTCs) using the finite difference time domain (FDTD) method. The study …

FDTD-based optimization of geometrical parameters and material properties for GaAs-truncated nanopyramid solar cells

DV Prashant, DP Samajdar… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Solar cells (SCs) based on semiconductor nanostructures with the distinctive potential of
significant savings in material and effective control over light trap** and scattering …

Numerical analysis of InP based high efficiency radial junction nanowire solar cell

SK Agnihotri, DP Samajdar, DV Prashant, Z Arefinia - Optical Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract III-V nanowire (NW) solar cells (SCs) promise a comparable efficiency to that of their
planar counterparts with additional advantage of reduced material consumption to cut the …

Based on ultrathin PEDOT: PSS/c-Ge solar cells design and their photoelectric performance

J Su, H Yang, Y Xu, Y Tang, Z Yi, F Zheng, F Zhao… - Coatings, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent years, nanostructures have improved the performance of solar cells and are
regarded as the most promising microstructures. The optical properties of PEDOT: PSS/c-Ge …

Design of InP-based truncated nanopyramid solar cells with conformal coating of PEDOT: PSS for improved light harvesting efficiency

SK Agnihotri, DP Samajdar, Z Arefinia - Optical Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
III-V nanostructure-based solar cells (SCs), with remarkable performance improvement in
recent years, are considered as promising candidates for next-generation photovoltaics. In …

Efficient GaAs nanowire solar cells with carrier selective contacts: FDTD and device analysis

DV Prashant, SK Agnihotri, DP Samajdar - Materials Science in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanowire (NW) solar cells (SCs) with III-V materials have demonstrated superior light
harvesting and anti-reflection characteristics, while also consuming less material than planar …

Optical simulation and geometrical optimization of P3HT/GaAs nanowire hybrid solar cells for maximal photocurrent generation via enhanced light absorption

DV Prashant, DP Samajdar, D Sharma - Solar Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The implications of using the combination of inorganic and organic materials in the active
layer of solar cells have motivated researchers to find a new pathway for flexible, low cost …