Advances in smart photovoltaic textiles

I Ali, MR Islam, J Yin, SJ Eichhorn, J Chen, N Karim… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Energy harvesting textiles have emerged as a promising solution to sustainably power
wearable electronics. Textile-based solar cells (SCs) interconnected with on-body …

Advancements in photovoltaic cell materials: silicon, organic, and perovskite solar cells

A Machín, F Márquez - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
The evolution of photovoltaic cells is intrinsically linked to advancements in the materials
from which they are fabricated. This review paper provides an in-depth analysis of the latest …

Roadmap on energy harvesting materials

V Pecunia, SRP Silva, JD Phillips… - Journal of Physics …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Ambient energy harvesting has great potential to contribute to sustainable development and
address growing environmental challenges. Converting waste energy from energy-intensive …

[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 …

20%-efficient polycrystalline Cd (Se, Te) thin-film solar cells with compositional gradient near the front junction

DB Li, SS Bista, RA Awni, S Neupane… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Bandgap gradient is a proven approach for improving the open-circuit voltages (VOCs) in
Cu (In, Ga) Se2 and Cu (Zn, Sn) Se2 thin-film solar cells, but has not been realized in Cd …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive overview of photovoltaic technologies and their efficiency for climate neutrality

AC Lazaroiu, M Gmal Osman, CV Strejoiu, G Lazaroiu - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Solar photovoltaic (PV) technology is a cornerstone of the global effort to transition towards
cleaner and more sustainable energy systems. This paper explores the pivotal role of PV …

Recent progress in materials and device design for semitransparent photovoltaic technologies

P Kumar, S You, A Vomiero - Advanced Energy Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Semitransparent photovoltaic (STPV) solar cells offer an immense opportunity to expand the
scope of photovoltaics to special applications such as windows, facades, skylights, and so …

Recent progress towards photovoltaics' circular economy

MKH Rabaia, C Semeraro, AG Olabi - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Massive expansions in the global population and the global digitalization throughout the
industrial revolution are causing energy security issues that are no longer environmentally …

The electrical behaviors of grain boundaries in polycrystalline optoelectronic materials

Z Gao, C Leng, H Zhao, X Wei, H Shi… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Polycrystalline optoelectronic materials are widely used for photoelectric signal conversion
and energy harvesting and play an irreplaceable role in the semiconductor field. As an …

[HTML][HTML] The technical and economic potential for crop based agrivoltaics in the United Kingdom

A Garrod, SN Hussain, A Ghosh - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Agrivoltaics combines photovoltaic and agricultural systems to create a synergistic
arrangement where land can be utilised more efficiently. The investment cost for the …