Recent progress in organic solar cells: a review on materials from acceptor to donor

Y Li, W Huang, D Zhao, L Wang, Z Jiao, Q Huang… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the last few decades, organic solar cells (OSCs) have drawn broad interest owing to their
advantages such as being low cost, flexible, semitransparent, non-toxic, and ideal for roll-to …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive evaluation of solar cell technologies, associated loss mechanisms, and efficiency enhancement strategies for photovoltaic cells

AM Oni, ASM Mohsin, MM Rahman, MBH Bhuian - Energy Reports, 2024 - Elsevier
In-depth assessments of cutting-edge solar cell technologies, emerging materials, loss
mechanisms, and performance enhancement techniques are presented in this article. The …

[HTML][HTML] Encapsulation of commercial and emerging solar cells with focus on perovskite solar cells

K Aitola, GG Sonai, M Markkanen, JJ Kaschuk, X Hou… - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar cell encapsulation literature is reviewed broadly in this paper. Commercial solar cells,
such as silicon and thin film solar cells, are typically encapsulated with ethylene vinyl …

Examining the influence of thermal effects on solar cells: a comprehensive review

LM Shaker, AA Al-Amiery, MM Hanoon… - Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Springer
Solar energy has emerged as a pivotal player in the transition towards sustainable and
renewable power sources. However, the efficiency and longevity of solar cells, the …

Bioinspired and multifunctional tribological materials for sliding, erosive, machining, and energy-absorbing conditions: a review

R Kumar, M Rezapourian, R Rahmani, HS Maurya… - Biomimetics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Friction, wear, and the consequent energy dissipation pose significant challenges in
systems with moving components, spanning various domains, including …

Fabrication of micro-nano hierarchical grating using revolving trajectory of nanoindenter

J Wang, W Zhu, A Zhang, Y Yan, H Huang… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2024 - Elsevier
Structural colors that generated by the interaction between incident light and micro-nano
structures are favored for their long-term stability and high saturation. Fabrication of micro …

[HTML][HTML] Development of a metal-assisted chemical etching method to improve light-capture in monocrystalline silicon solar cells

DM Pera, I Costa, F Serra, G Gaspar, K Lobato… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
We present here a thorough study of a one-step metal-assisted chemical etching (MACE)
method to reduce the reflectivity of monocrystalline silicon (mono c-Si) wafers, thus …

Influence of the structural differences between end-of-life Al-BSF and PERC modules on the Al leaching separation behavior

Y Yu, S Li, F **, H Lan, D Wu, Z Chen, W Ma, R Deng - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The booming global photovoltaic industry is bringing a large number of end-of-life
photovoltaic (PV) modules. Achieving effective and green recovery of end-of-life PV modules …

Bridging the gap between solar cells and batteries: Optical design of bifunctional solar batteries based on 2D carbon nitrides

A Gouder, L Yao, Y Wang, F Podjaski… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
While solar cell technology is booming, intermittent availability of sunlight motivates new
vistas for multifunctional devices capable of energy capture and storage on the same …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced photovoltaic efficiency through 3D-Printed COC/Al₂O₃ anti-reflective coversheets

N Almakayeel, GV Kaliyannan, R Gunasekaran… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the past few years, there has been a considerable growth in the utilization of solar cells to
produce electrical power to fulfil the growing worldwide energy demands. An optical loss is a …