[HTML][HTML] Recent advances and remaining challenges in thin-film silicon photovoltaic technology

F Meillaud, M Boccard, G Bugnon, M Despeisse… - Materials today, 2015 - Elsevier
This contribution reviews some of the latest achievements and challenges in thin-film silicon
photovoltaic (PV) technology based on amorphous and nanocrystalline silicon and their …

Inorganic photovoltaics–planar and nanostructured devices

J Ramanujam, A Verma, B González-Díaz… - Progress in Materials …, 2016 - Elsevier
Since its invention in the 1950s, semiconductor solar cell technology has evolved in great
leaps and bounds. Solar power is now being considered as a serious leading contender for …

Efficient and flexible thin film amorphous silicon solar cells on nanotextured polymer substrate using sol–gel based nanoimprinting method

C Zhang, Y Song, M Wang, M Yin, X Zhu… - Advanced Functional …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The mechanical flexibility of substrates and controllable nanostructures are two major
considerations in designing high‐performance, flexible thin‐film solar cells. In this work, we …

Amorphous silicon–germanium for triple and quadruple junction thin-film silicon based solar cells

JW Schuettauf, B Niesen, L Loefgren… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2015 - Elsevier
We study amorphous silicon–germanium (a-SiGe: H) as intrinsic absorber material for thin-
film silicon-based triple and quadruple junction solar cells. First, we present the …

10.5% efficient polymer and amorphous silicon hybrid tandem photovoltaic cell

J Kim, Z Hong, G Li, T Song, J Chey, YS Lee… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Thin-film solar cells made with amorphous silicon (a-Si: H) or organic semiconductors are
considered as promising renewable energy sources due to their low manufacturing cost and …

Optimized short-circuit current mismatch in multi-junction solar cells

M Bonnet-Eymard, M Boccard, G Bugnon… - Solar energy materials …, 2013 - Elsevier
Multi-junction photovoltaic devices include two or more component sub-cells which are
electrically interconnected in series. At any power point, the current output of the total device …

Tandem structure: a breakthrough in power conversion efficiency for highly efficient polymer solar cells

Z Shi, Y Bai, X Chen, R Zeng, Z Tan - Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Organic polymer solar cells (PSCs) have the advantages of low cost, light weight, and
solution processability for application in large-area flexible devices, and thus have attracted …

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 …

Optoelectronic and structural properties of Ge-rich narrow band gap nc-SixGe1-x absorber layer for tandem structure nc-Si solar cells

A Dey, D Das - Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Germane (GeH 4) and silane (SiH 4) have grossly different dissociation behaviors.
In the conventional preparation process, the inclusion of GeH 4 in the gas mixture under nc …

Performance optimization of flexible a-Si: H solar cells with nanotextured plasmonic substrate by tuning the thickness of oxide spacer layer

H **ao, J Wang, H Huang, L Lu, Q Lin, Z Fan, X Chen… - Nano Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
Plasmonic thin film solar cells deposited on periodically textured photonic crystal substrates
have been extensively studied since the substantially enhanced light absorption. The …