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 …

Assessment of different optimized anti-reflection coatings for ZnO/Si heterojunction solar cells

S Maqsood, Z Ali, K Ali, M Ishaq, M Sajid, A Farhan… - Ceramics …, 2023 - Elsevier
The heterojunction (HJ) solar cell is one of the superlative alternatives to upgrade traditional
single homojunction silicon-based solar cells. The present paper reports on the simulation …

Highly efficient SnS-based inverted planar heterojunction solar cell with ZnO ETL

ME Islam, MR Islam, S Ahmmed, MK Hossain… - Physica …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Tin Sulfide (SnS) is a promising absorber material for solar energy harvesting
owing to the high absorption coefficient. Here, a novel inverted planar heterostructure of SnS …

Electron affinity and bandgap optimization of zinc oxide for improved performance of ZnO/Si heterojunction solar cell using PC1D simulations

B Hussain, A Aslam, TM Khan, M Creighton, B Zohuri - Electronics, 2019 - mdpi.com
For further uptake in the solar cell industry, n-ZnO/p-Si single heterojunction solar cell has
attracted much attention of the research community in recent years. This paper reports the …

Characterization of transition metal oxide/silicon heterojunctions for solar cell applications

LG Gerling, S Mahato, C Voz, R Alcubilla… - Applied sciences, 2015 - mdpi.com
During the last decade, transition metal oxides have been actively investigated as hole-and
electron-selective materials in organic electronics due to their low-cost processing. In this …

Influence of stress on the photocatalytic properties of sprayed ZnO thin films

H Ennaceri, M Boujnah, D Erfurt, J Rappich… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2019 - Elsevier
Zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films grown on glass substrates are prepared by means of the Ion
Layer Gas Reaction process. The XRD pattern revealed that the ZnO lattice parameters …

ZnO/Si heterojunction solar cell fabricated by atomic layer deposition and hydrothermal methods

R Pietruszka, BS Witkowski, E Zielony, K Gwozdz… - Solar Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Currently, the first generation of silicon solar cells is dominating the photovoltaic market.
Silicon cells are produced by various methods, which employ either crystalline or multi …

Investigation of ZnO/p-Si heterojunction solar cell: Showcasing experimental and simulation study

A Roy, M Benhaliliba - Optik, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The p-Si/ZnO is a promising candidate for designing heterojunction solar cells. The
numerical investigation of the p-Si/ZnO solar cell is investigated by SCAPS 1-D simulation …

Enhanced photoluminescence properties of Cu-doped ZnO thin films deposited by simultaneous RF and DC magnetron sputtering

A Sreedhar, JH Kwon, J Yi, JS Kim, JS Gwag - Materials Science in …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Copper (Cu)-doped ZnO thin films were grown on unheated glass substrates at
various do** concentrations of Cu (0, 5.1, 6.2 and 7.5 at%) by simultaneous RF and DC …

Light trap** by porous TiO 2 hollow hemispheres for high efficiency photoelectrochemical water splitting

Y Fang, R Hodgson, WC Lee, H Le… - Physical Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Photocatalytic water splitting has recently received increasing attention as a green fuel
source. The controlled nano-geometry of the photocatalytic material can improve light …