Solution-processed solar cells are appealing because of the low manufacturing cost, the
good compatibility with flexible substrates, and the ease of large-scale fabrication. Whereas …

Transparent conductors (TCs) have a multitude of applications for solar energy utilization
and for energy savings, especially in buildings. The largest of these applications, in terms of …

Degenerately doped ZnO is seen as a potential substitute to the ubiquitous and expensive
Sn doped In2O3 as a transparent electrode in optoelectronic devices. Here, highly …

Since fabricating the first transparent conductive oxide (TCO) material, several investigations
and applications have been reported in such fields as portable and flexible electronics, solar …

Due to the recent surge in silicon demand for solar modules, thin-film photovoltaic (PV)
modules have a potential to penetrate the market in significant numbers. As an alternate …

Flexible transparent electrodes (FTEs) have become a vital component of many devices
such as heaters, solar cells, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and smart windows. Recently …

A simple sol-gel method was utilized to fabricate SiO 2-based coatings on glass substrates.
After decorating the coatings with fluorosilane, the coatings became superhydrophobic, with …

Plasma physics is a very mature field, studied extensively for well over a century. The cross-
disciplinary field of plasmonics (electromagnetics of metallic nanostructures), on the other …

We theoretically investigate the light-trap** properties of one-and two-dimensional
periodic patterns etched on the front surface of c-Si and a-Si thin film solar cells with a silver …

The thermal emissivity of crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) solar cells plays a role in
determining the operating temperature of a solar cell. To elucidate the physical origin of …