Research and development efforts on texturization to reduce the optical losses at front surface of silicon solar cell

MF Abdullah, MA Alghoul, H Naser, N Asim… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Silicon wafer-based solar cell contributes to about 92% of the total production of photovoltaic
cells. An average of 30% of the incident light is lost via reflection from the front surface of the …

A comprehensive review on thin film amorphous silicon solar cells

S Sreejith, J Ajayan, S Kollem, B Sivasankari - Silicon, 2022 - Springer
In the last few years the need and demand for utilizing clean energy resources has
increased dramatically. Energy received from sun in the form of light is a sustainable …

Design and analysis of multi-layer silicon nanoparticle solar cells

SR Mirnaziry, MA Shameli, L Yousefi - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
We investigate the concept of nanoparticle-based solar cells composed of a silicon
nanoparticle stack as a light trap** absorber for ultrathin photovoltaics. We study the …

Poly (o-phenylenediamine) thin film for organic solar cell applications

MS Zoromba, MH Abdel-Aziz, M Bassyouni… - Journal of Solid State …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Poly (ortho phenylenediamine)(PoPDA) microrods with ladder-type structure are
synthesized in acidic medium (pH= 0.5) at room temperature based on a developed and …

A review on carbon nanotube/polymer composites for organic solar cells

G Keru, PG Ndungu, VO Nyamori - International Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have unique properties, such as their electrical conductivity, that
enable them to be combined with conducting polymers to form composites for use in organic …

Advanced selection materials in solar cell efficiency and their properties-A comprehensive review

IM Alarifi - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar cell layers technology has achieved global standing in the solar cell layers deposition
process, and it covers the innovative methods and techniques in significant applications …

Effect of back reflectors on photon absorption in thin-film amorphous silicon solar cells

MI Hossain, W Qarony, MK Hossain, MK Debnath… - Applied …, 2017 - Springer
In thin-film solar cells, the photocurrent conversion productivity can be distinctly boosted-up
utilizing a proper back reflector. Herein, the impact of different smooth and textured back …

Influence of surface roughness on optical characteristics of multilayer solar cells

L Scholtz, L Ladanyi, J Mullerova - Advances in Electrical and …, 2014 - advances.vsb.cz
Increasing efficiency of solar cells is still a discussed problem. Even if it is well-known that
specially formed substrates as Asahi U-type for solar cells are produced, there is still a …

Light trap** in thin film silicon solar cells via phase separated disordered nanopillars

YJ Donie, M Smeets, A Egel, F Lentz, JB Preinfalk… - Nanoscale, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
In this work, we have improved the absorption properties of thin film solar cells by
introducing light trap** reflectors deposited onto self-assembled nanostructures. The latter …

Combined model of non-conformal layer growth for accurate optical simulation of thin-film silicon solar cells

M Sever, B Lipovšek, J Krč, A Čampa, GS Plaza… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2013 - Elsevier
In thin-film silicon solar cells textured interfaces are introduced, leading to improved
antireflection and light trap** capabilities of the devices. Thin-layers are deposited on …