During the last years the performance of bulk heterojunction solar cells has been improved
significantly. For a large-scale application of this technology further improvements are …

For the last two decades, polymer solar cells (PSCs) have been a cynosure of the
photovoltaic community, as evidenced by the growing number of patent applications and …

The detailed balance limit for solar cells presented by Shockley and Queisser in 1961
describes the ultimate efficiency of an ideal p–n junction solar cell illuminated by a black …

This paper investigates, theoretically, the temperature dependence of the performance of
solar cells in the temperature range 273–523K. The solar cell performance is determined by …

Consolidated tables showing an extensive listing of the highest independently confirmed
efficiencies for solar cells and modules are presented. Guidelines for inclusion of results into …

ABSTRACT Kesterite materials (Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4) are made from non‐toxic, earth‐
abundant and low‐cost raw materials. We summarise here the structural and electronic …

Alta Devices, Inc. has fabricated a thin-film GaAs device on a flexible substrate with an
independently-confirmed solar energy conversion efficiency of 27.6%, under AM1. 5G solar …

Solar cells based on polycrystalline Cu (In, Ga) Se2 absorber layers have yielded the
highest conversion efficiency among all thin-film technologies,,, and the use of flexible …

Simulation of cadmium sulfide (CdS) and cadmium telluride (CdTe) based solar cell
(ZnO/CdS/CdTe/NiO/Au) using Solar Cell Capacitance Simulator-1D (SCAPS-1D) has been …

Maximum possible photovoltaic performance is reached when solar cells are 100%
radiatively efficient, with different photovoltaic technologies at different stages in their …