Design and Simulation of FeSi
            2
            ‐Based Novel Heterojunction Solar Cells for Harnessing Visible and Near‐Infrared Light

A cyclopentadithiophene (DTC)-bridged acceptor–donor–acceptor (A–D–A) backboned small molecule acceptor (SMA), namely IDTC-4Cl, was designed and synthesized.

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Squaraine Dyes with Pyrylium and Thiopyrylium Components for Harvest of Near Infrared Light in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ◽

10.1021/jp412553z ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 118 (30) ◽

pp. 16618-16625 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

Takeshi Maeda ◽

Shohei Nitta ◽

Hidekazu Nakao ◽

Shigeyuki Yagi ◽

Hiroyuki Nakazumi

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Near Infrared ◽

Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽

Infrared Light ◽

Near Infrared Light ◽

Squaraine Dyes ◽

Dye Sensitized ◽

Sensitized Solar Cells

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Panchromatic co-sensitization of porphyrin-sensitized solar cells to harvest near-infrared light beyond 900 nm

Journal of Materials Chemistry A ◽

10.1039/c4ta06589a ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

pp. 1417-1420 ◽

Cited By ~ 59

Author(s):

Jia-Wei Shiu ◽

Yen-Cheng Chang ◽

Chien-Yi Chan ◽

Hui-Ping Wu ◽

Hung-Yu Hsu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Spectral Region ◽

Near Infrared ◽

Light Harvesting ◽

Infrared Light ◽

Near Infrared Light ◽

Zinc Porphyrin ◽

Sensitized Solar Cells

We designed a dimeric porphyrin dye based on an efficient push–pull zinc porphyrin with extended π-conjugation so that the light-harvesting ability exhibits a panchromatic feature covering a broad spectral region from 400 nm to 900 nm.

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Controlled growth of perovskite KMnF3 upconverting nanocrystals for near-infrared light-sensitive perovskite solar cells and photodetectors

Journal of Materials Science ◽

10.1007/s10853-021-06173-w ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Zhiying Feng ◽

Zhixing Wu ◽

Yikun Hua ◽

Guang Zhu ◽

Xiaohong Chen ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Near Infrared ◽

Perovskite Solar Cells ◽

Infrared Light ◽

Controlled Growth ◽

Near Infrared Light

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Near infrared light driven organic p-i-n solar cells incorporating phthalocyanine J-aggregate

Applied Physics Letters ◽

10.1063/1.3534804 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 98 (2) ◽

pp. 023302 ◽

Cited By ~ 44

Author(s):

Masahiro Hiramoto ◽

Keitaro Kitada ◽

Kai Iketaki ◽

Toshihiko Kaji

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Near Infrared ◽

Infrared Light ◽

Organic P ◽

Near Infrared Light

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Near-infrared light harvesting of upconverting NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+-based amorphous silicon solar cells investigated by an optical filter

Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology ◽

10.3762/bjnano.9.260 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

pp. 2788-2793 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Daiming Liu ◽

Qingkang Wang ◽

Qing Wang

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Visible Light ◽

Amorphous Silicon ◽

Near Infrared ◽

Light Harvesting ◽

Optical Filter ◽

Solar Irradiation ◽

Infrared Light ◽

Near Infrared Light ◽

Pmma Layer

The wastage of near-infrared light seriously restricts the photoelectric conversion efficiency of hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) thin film solar cells. Spectral upconversion is of great significance in reducing the wastage. Herein, the upconverting compound NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+ was synthesized via a hydrothermal method. SEM and XRD results revealed the morphology and a phase transition from cubic to hexagonal NaYF4. Photoluminescence spectra indicated that the hexagonal NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+ nanorods convert near-infrared light of 980 nm to the visible light with wavelength peaks at 654, 541 and 522 nm. Hence, the upconverting rods were incorporated in a polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) layer on the rear side of a-Si:H solar cell. Under AM1.5 solar irradiation, a facile optical filter was used to scrutinize the effect of upconversion on the cell performance. Compared with a bare cell, the NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+-based a-Si:H cell exhibited an 25% improved short-circuit current and an appreciable improvement of the near-infrared response of the external quantum efficiency. Moreover, because the size of the nanorods is comparable to the wavelength of visible light, the rods effectively scattered light, thus enhancing the visible light harvesting.

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