The purpose of this paper is to discuss the different generations of photovoltaic cells and
current research directions focusing on their development and manufacturing technologies …

Although there are individual reports on the efficiency enhancement methods in the form of
news articles, highlights and research papers in the literature; there is no article mentioning …

Nanophotonic light trap** for solar cells is an exciting field that has seen exponential
growth in the last few years. There has been a growing appreciation for solar energy as a …

Solar energy harvesting for electricity production is regarded as a fully credible future energy
source: plentiful and without serious environmental concerns. The breakthrough for solar …

This chapter discusses solar cells made of III–V semiconductors, and how they have
reached efficiencies of over 46% in 2016, the highest of any photovoltaic technology to date …

In recent years, there has been rapid development in the field of nanoscale light trap** for
solar cells. This has been driven by the decrease in thickness of solar cells in order to …

Simultaneously achieving high optical transparency and excellent charge mobility in
semiconducting polymers has presented a challenge for the application of these materials in …

III-V multi-junction solar cells have become standard in space and in terrestrial concentrator
systems. The current landmark for III-V multi-junction solar cells is the Ga0. 50In0. 50P/Ga0 …

Highly luminescent nanocomposites were prepared by incorporating CdSe/CdS core/shell
nanorods into different polymer matrices. The resulting nanocomposites show high …

We demonstrate that with only 1 μm, equivalent bulk thickness, of crystalline silicon, sculpted
into the form of a slanted conical-pore photonic crystal and placed on a silver back-reflector …