Develo** silicon-based photocathodes for CO2 conversion

W Zhuang, M Kan, T Meng, J Zhang - Science China Chemistry, 2024 - Springer
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) conversion of CO2 presents a promising avenue for solar-
driven chemical fuel production, with silicon emerging as a cost-effective and high-light …

Characterising the broadband, wide–angle reflectance properties of black silicon surfaces for photovoltaic applications

JJ Tyson, TE Scheul, T Rahman, SA Boden - Optics Express, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Black silicon nanotextures offer significant optical performance improvements when applied
to crystalline silicon solar cells. Coupled with conventional pyramidal textures, to create so …

Influence of WO3-Based Antireflection Coatings on Current Density in Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells

D Lee, M Chae, I Ahmad, JR Kim, HD Kim - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Antireflection coatings (ARCs) with an indium thin oxide (ITO) layer on silicon heterojunction
solar cells (SHJ) have garnered significant attention, which is due to their potential for …

Purcell enhancement using spatially distributed random cavities enabled by silicon pyramid arrays

M Khokhar, N Singh, Shinki, S Sarkar, RV Nair - Physical Review A, 2024 - APS
The tailored disorder explores light-matter interaction with various functionalities in solar
photovoltaic, lasing, structural coloration, and quantum technologies. However, studies are …

Development of a selective wet-chemical etchant for precise 3D sculpting of silicon enabled by infrared non-linear laser modification

MZ Borra, B Radfar, H Nasser, T Çolakoğlu… - Optics & Laser …, 2024 - Elsevier
Recently-demonstrated high-quality three-dimensional (3D) subsurface laser processing
inside crystalline silicon (c-Si) wafers opens a door to a wide range of novel applications in …

Light scattering from black silicon surfaces and its benefits for encapsulated solar cells

TE Scheul, E Khorani, T Rahman, MDB Charlton… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Black silicon (b-Si) has been widely investigated as a potential replacement for more
traditional antireflective schemes for silicon solar cells, such as random pyramids, due to its …

Comparative Optical Analysis of Imprinted Nano‐, Micro‐and Biotextures on Solar Glasses for Increased Energy Yield

D Yoo, P Tillmann, T Kraus, J Sutter, A Harter… - Solar …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In modern photovoltaic (PV) systems such as bifacial and building‐integrated PV, a big
share of sunlight im**es at large incident angles on the air‐to‐glass module interface …

Nanopatterned SiN x Broadband Antireflection Coating for Planar Silicon Solar Cells

A Cordaro, SW Tabernig, M Pollard, C Yi… - … status solidi (a), 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Crystalline Si solar cells based on thin wafers, with thicknesses in the range of 5–50 μm, can
find applications in a wide range of markets where flexibility and bendability are important …

Wide‐Range Wavelength Light Scattering from Black Silicon Layers: Profits for Perovskite/Si Tandem Solar Cells

G Ayvazyan, H Dashtoyan… - physica status solidi …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates the optical properties (light reflectance, absorptance, transmittance,
and scattering) of black silicon (b‐Si) layers formed using reactive ion etching method. The …

Avoiding shading losses in concentrator photovoltaics using a soft-imprinted cloaking geometry

SW Tabernig, AH Soeriyadi, U Römer… - IEEE Journal of …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Shading losses are a longstanding obstacle in photovoltaic devices, particularly in
concentrator photovoltaics, where the tradeoff between shading and resistive losses limits …