Improved conversion efficiency of a-Si:H/µc-Si:H thin-film solar cells by using annealed Al-doped zinc oxide as front electrode material

AbstractMorphologically controllable thin-films of a zinc-containing tetraphenylporphyrin (ZnTPP) combined with an L-glutamide lipid has been fabricated and complexation of ZnTPP with fullerene was examined for organic thin-film solar cells, which gave 3 times enhancement of solar energy-to-electricity conversion efficiency through chlorobenzene-annealing in comparison with the conversion efficiency of untreated one.

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A modeling method to enhance the conversion efficiency by optimizing light trapping structure in thin-film solar cells

Solar Energy ◽

10.1016/j.solener.2015.07.051 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 120 ◽

pp. 505-513 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

DongLin Wang ◽

HuiJuan Cui ◽

Gang Su

Keyword(s):

Thin Film ◽

Solar Cells ◽

Conversion Efficiency ◽

Light Trapping ◽

Modeling Method ◽

Thin Film Solar Cells

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Solution-Processed Sb2S3 Planar Thin Film Solar Cells with a Conversion Efficiency of 6.9% at an Open Circuit Voltage of 0.7 V Achieved via Surface Passivation by a SbCl3 Interface Layer

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ◽

10.1021/acsami.9b15148 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 4970-4979 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Jian Han ◽

Shuangjie Wang ◽

Jiabao Yang ◽

Shaohui Guo ◽

Qi Cao ◽

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Keyword(s):

Thin Film ◽

Solar Cells ◽

Conversion Efficiency ◽

Open Circuit Voltage ◽

Surface Passivation ◽

Interface Layer ◽

Open Circuit ◽

Thin Film Solar Cells ◽

Solution Processed

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Highly Reflective Dielectric Back Reflector for Improved Efficiency of Tandem Thin-Film Solar Cells

International Journal of Photoenergy ◽

10.1155/2016/7390974 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2016 ◽

pp. 1-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Chog Barugkin ◽

Ulrich W. Paetzold ◽

Kylie R. Catchpole ◽

Angelika Basch ◽

Reinhard Carius

Keyword(s):

Thin Film ◽

Solar Cells ◽

Power Conversion Efficiency ◽

Conversion Efficiency ◽

Crystalline Silicon ◽

Power Conversion ◽

Thin Film Solar Cells ◽

Average Reflectance ◽

Back Reflector ◽

Ag Reflector

We report on the prototyping and development of a highly reflective dielectric back reflector for application in thin-film solar cells. The back reflector is fabricated by Snow Globe Coating (SGC), an innovative, simple, and cheap process to deposit a uniform layer of TiO2particles which shows remarkably high reflectance over a broad spectrum (average reflectance of 99% from 500 nm to 1100 nm). We apply the highly reflective back reflector to tandem thin-film silicon solar cells and compare its performance with conventional ZnO:Al/Ag reflector. By using SGC back reflector, an enhancement of 0.5 mA/cm2in external quantum efficiency of the bottom solar cell and an absolute value of 0.2% enhancement in overall power conversion efficiency are achieved. We also show that the increase in power conversion efficiency is due to the reduction of parasitic absorption at the back contact; that is, the use of the dielectric reflector avoids plasmonic losses at the reference ZnO:Al/Ag back reflector. The Snow Globe Coating process is compatible with other types of solar cells such as crystalline silicon, III–V, and organic photovoltaics. Due to its cost effectiveness, stability, and excellent reflectivity above a wavelength of 400 nm, it has high potential to be applied in industry.

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