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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Shafayeth Jamil, Uday Saha, Md. Kawsar Alam
Summary: Thin-film silicon solar cells are of interest due to their low material usage and cost-effective processing, but their low power-conversion efficiency hinders commercial usage and mass production. To address this issue, an ultrathin dual junction tandem solar cell with Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) and crystalline silicon (c-Si) as the main absorbing layers was designed. Computational analyses showed a 28.28% power conversion efficiency within 9 μm thin-film c-Si using a 220 nm top CZTS layer. These findings have the potential to reduce the amount of silicon in solar cells while maintaining high power conversion efficiency.
NANOSCALE ADVANCES
(2023)
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Chemistry, Physical
Z. Wu, S. Lee, S. Y. Jeong, M. H. Jee, H. G. Lee, C. Lim, C. Wang, B. J. Kim, H. Y. Woo
Summary: The synthesis of two fullerene-non-fullerene hybrid acceptors shows potential for improving the efficiency of organic solar cells, leading to higher power conversion efficiencies by enhancing the short-circuit current density and fill factor.
MATERIALS TODAY ENERGY
(2021)
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Engineering, Environmental
Meng Wang, Tinghan Yang, Guoliang Cao, Xin Wang, Zishuai Jiang, Chengyu Wang, Yudong Li
Summary: The finite difference time domain simulation revealed the enhancement of light absorption capacity by SiO2 nanospheres in a superhydrophobic layer, leading to the construction of a solar thermal coating for highly efficient icephobicity. Tests confirmed the simulation results, showing the potential of the coating in reducing ice adhesion strength and melting ice within a short time.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2021)
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Mathematics, Applied
E. Seim, A. Kohler, R. Lukacs, M. A. Brandsrud, E. S. Marstein, E. Olsen, R. Blumel
Summary: The research team maximizes absorption by trapping light rays in chaotic scattering systems and proposes the use of an autocorrelation function to assess the average path length of rays as a possible experimental method to verify light-trapping efficiency.
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
H. Rahimi, M. J. Karimi, S. Ghajarpour-Nobandegani
Summary: This study investigates the absorption efficiency of a thin-film solar cell composed of metallic nanowires and semiconductors, with results showing over 90% absorption using a rectangular-nanowire system and semi-circular nanowire cross-section in specific wavelength ranges. The high absorption in the visible region could potentially benefit the design of plasmonic solar cells.
Article
Optics
Samia Ahmed Nadi, Karsten Bittkau, Florian Lentz, Kaining Ding, Uwe Rau
Summary: The Hutong and VOSTBAT structures exhibit high photocurrent densities in thin silicon heterojunction solar cells, surpassing the traditional Lambertian reference values.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zhelu Hu, Maria Ujue Gonzalez, Zhuoying Chen, Patrick Gredin, Michel Mortier, Antonio Garcia-Martin, Lionel Aigouy
Summary: Recent studies have explored the use of up-converting fluorescent nanocrystals to improve the performance of solar cells. This work investigates the effect of nanostructuration of perovskite thin films on the optical properties of hybrid solar cells. The results show that the ideal position for the nanocrystals is between the grooves, and deeper grooves result in higher luminescence enhancement.
NANOSCALE ADVANCES
(2022)
Article
Optics
Xiancui Yang, Furong Shui, Yanli Yu, Zao Yi, Haiou Li, Zhimou Xu, Fabi Zhang, Jian Xiong, Xingpeng Liu, Peihua Wangyang, Tangyou Sun
Summary: This study presents an all layers patterned conical nanostructured thin-film silicon solar cell to enhance the low absorption caused by the thin absorption layers. The results demonstrate higher photocurrent density and power conversion efficiency for the structure, showcasing the potential of fully patterned nanostructures in thin-film photovoltaic devices.
Article
Optics
Le Chen, Wei Luo, Bowen Fang, Baohua Zhu, Wentao Zhang
Summary: In this paper, gold nanobipyramids were used to enhance the light absorption efficiency in CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite solar cells. The plasmon effect of gold nanobipyramids increased the light absorption efficiency by 45.48%. The depth and layers of gold nanobipyramid arrays significantly influenced the improvement of light absorption efficiency. This study provides a new approach to enhance the light absorption capacity and improve the photoelectric conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cells, with potential applications in other solar cells.
OPTICS AND LASER TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Guiming Fu, Eun Ji Cho, Xiuting Luo, Jungkeun Cha, Ji Hoon Kim, Hyung Woo Lee, Soo Hyung Kim
Summary: By optimizing compaction pressure, the panchromatic DSSCs composed of N719 and N749 dyes can achieve the best power conversion efficiency when N719 dye-coated TiO2 bottom layer and N749 dye-coated TiO2 top layer are used. Reversed dye sequence or co-sensitization results in a significant decrease in DSSC performance, indicating the importance of dye positioning for light absorption and interaction.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Sung-Kwang Jung, Nam-Gyu Park, Jin-Wook Lee
Summary: This review comprehensively analyses the optical losses of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) and reviews the progress in light management technologies. Various techniques, such as anti-reflection coatings, up and down conversions, plasmonic phenomena, and device structure adjustment, have been used to improve the optical efficiency of PSCs. Future research directions for effective optical management are proposed.
MATERIALS TODAY ENERGY
(2023)
Review
Energy & Fuels
Chao Chen, Kanghua Li, Jiang Tang
Summary: This article presents the major milestones in the development of antimony selenide thin film solar cells, including their selection and application, device structure, processing methods, orientation control, defect studies, and methods for defect passivation. The article also discusses the application of this technology in flexible devices and its future prospects.
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Chemistry, Physical
Yu Gao, Wenzhan Xu, Fang He, Pengbo Nie, Qingdan Yang, Zhichun Si, Hong Meng, Guodan Wei
Summary: The addition of CNDs into perovskite precursor solution leads to the deposition of a high-quality hybrid Cs(0.15)FA(0.85)PbI(3) thin film, which in turn improves the efficiency of the inverted planar perovskite solar cells. The results show that CNDs effectively passivate defects, reduce charge carrier recombination, and enhance device efficiency.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Purevlkham Myagmarsereejid, Malaika Ingram, Munkhbayar Batmunkh, Yu Lin Zhong
Summary: Sb2S3 as a solar absorber material has attracted great interest due to its excellent photovoltaic properties, and efforts have been made to enhance the efficiency of Sb2S3 solar cells using approaches like interfacial, surface, and band-gap engineering, as well as doping strategies. Doping strategies show promise in controlling band gap, film morphology, and grain boundary passivation, leading to improved carrier transport, addressing one of the most challenging issues in this field.
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Chemistry, Physical
Nannan Ding, Ian D. Hosein
Summary: We present the properties and performance of fluorescent waveguide lattices as coatings for solar cells, which can address the significant mismatch between the solar cell's spectral response range and the solar spectrum. By using photoreactive polymer resins, we were able to create well-structured films with waveguide lattices that exhibited fluorescence emission, light redirection, and wide-angle light collection. These waveguide lattices significantly enhanced the current density of commercial silicon solar cells and showed potential for improving solar cell technologies.
ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2023)
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Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Nagisa Ishihara, Hiroyuki Kurosawa, Ryo Takemoto, Nahid A. Jahan, Hideaki Nakajima, Hidekazu Kumano, Ikuo Suemune
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
H. Kumano, H. Nakajima, T. Kuroda, T. Mano, K. Sakoda, I. Suemune
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Physics, Applied
Hirotaka Sasakura, Xiangming Liu, Satoru Odashima, Hidekazu Kumano, Shunichi Muto, Ikuo Suemune
APPLIED PHYSICS EXPRESS
(2013)
Article
Physics, Applied
Hidekazu Kumano, Hideaki Nakajima, Hitoshi Iijima, Satoru Odashima, Yasuhiro Matsuo, Kuniharu Ijiro, Ikuo Suemune
APPLIED PHYSICS EXPRESS
(2013)
Article
Physics, Applied
Ryotaro Inoue, Hideaki Takayanagi, Tatsushi Akazaki, Kazunori Tanaka, Hirotaka Sasakura, Ikuo Suemune
APPLIED PHYSICS EXPRESS
(2014)
Article
Physics, Applied
R. Takemoto, N. Ishihara, H. Kurosawa, N. A. Jahan, T. Asano, X. Liu, H. Nakajima, H. Kumano, I. Suemune
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
(2013)
Article
Physics, Applied
X. Liu, T. Asano, S. Odashima, H. Nakajima, H. Kumano, I. Suemune
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
(2013)
Article
Physics, Applied
X. Liu, K. Akahane, N. A. Jahan, N. Kobayashi, M. Sasaki, H. Kumano, I. Suemune
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
(2013)
Article
Physics, Applied
Nahid A. Jahan, Claus Hermannstaedter, Jae-Hoon Huh, Hirotaka Sasakura, Thomas J. Rotter, Pankaj Ahirwar, Ganesh Balakrishnan, Kouichi Akahane, Masahide Sasaki, Hidekazu Kumano, Ikuo Suemune
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS
(2013)
Article
Physics, Applied
X. Liu, H. Kumano, H. Nakajima, S. Odashima, T. Asano, T. Kuroda, I. Suemune
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS
(2014)
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Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Ikuo Suemune, Hideaki Nakajima, Xiangming Liu, Satoru Odashima, Tomoya Asano, Hitoshi Iijima, Jae-Hoon Huh, Yasuhiro Idutsu, Hirotaka Sasakura, Hidekazu Kumano
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
H. Nakajima, H. Kumano, H. Iijima, S. Odashima, I. Suemune
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Takashi Kuroda, Takaaki Mano, Neul Ha, Hideaki Nakajima, Hidekazu Kumano, Bernhard Urbaszek, Masafumi Jo, Marco Abbarchi, Yoshiki Sakuma, Kazuaki Sakoda, Ikuo Suemune, Xavier Marie, Thierry Amand
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Xiangming Liu, Neul Ha, Hideaki Nakajima, Takaaki Mano, Takashi Kuroda, Bernhard Urbaszek, Hidekazu Kumano, Ikuo Suemune, Yoshiki Sakuma, Kazuaki Sakoda
