Low cost and high performance Al nanoparticles for broadband light trapping in Si wafer solar cells

2012 ◽  
Vol 100 (15) ◽  
pp. 151101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yinan Zhang ◽  
Zi Ouyang ◽  
Nicholas Stokes ◽  
Baohua Jia ◽  
Zhengrong Shi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Light Trapping ◽  
Al Nanoparticles ◽  
Si Wafer

scholarly journals Room-Temperature Solution-Processed 0D/1D Bilayer Electrodes for Translucent CsPbBr3 Perovskite Photovoltaics

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1489
Author(s):  
Bhaskar Parida ◽  
Saemon Yoon ◽  
Dong-Won Kang
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Indium Tin Oxide ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Plasma Damage ◽  
Temperature Solution ◽  
Ito Nanoparticles

Materials and processing of transparent electrodes (TEs) are key factors to creating high-performance translucent perovskite solar cells. To date, sputtered indium tin oxide (ITO) has been a general option for a rear TE of translucent solar cells. However, it requires a rather high cost due to vacuum process and also typically causes plasma damage to the underlying layer. Therefore, we introduced TE based on ITO nanoparticles (ITO-NPs) by solution processing in ambient air without any heat treatment. As it reveals insufficient conductivity, Ag nanowires (Ag-NWs) are additionally coated. The ITO-NPs/Ag-NW (0D/1D) bilayer TE exhibits a better figure of merit than sputtered ITO. After constructing CsPbBr3 perovskite solar cells, the device with 0D/1D TE offers similar average visible transmission with the cells with sputtered ITO. More interestingly, the power conversion efficiency of 0D/1D TE device was 5.64%, which outperforms the cell (4.14%) made with sputtered-ITO. These impressive findings could open up a new pathway for the development of low-cost, translucent solar cells with quick processing under ambient air at room temperature.

scholarly journals 2D MoS2 Encapsulated Silicon Nanopillar Array with High-Performance Light Trapping Obtained by Direct CVD Process

Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 267
Author(s):  
Minyu Bai ◽  
Zhuoman Wang ◽  
Jijie Zhao ◽  
Shuai Wen ◽  
Peiru Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Silicon Substrate ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Light Trapping ◽  
Incident Light ◽  
Single Layer ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Optoelectronic Device ◽  
Planar Silicon ◽  
Shortwave Infrared

Weak absorption remains a vital factor that limits the application of two-dimensional (2D) materials due to the atomic thickness of those materials. In this work, a direct chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process was applied to achieve 2D MoS2 encapsulation onto the silicon nanopillar array substrate (NPAS). Single-layer 2D MoS2 monocrystal sheets were obtained, and the percentage of the encapsulated surface of NPAS was up to 80%. The reflection and transmittance of incident light of our 2D MoS2-encapsulated silicon substrate within visible to shortwave infrared were significantly reduced compared with the counterpart planar silicon substrate, leading to effective light trapping in NPAS. The proposed method provides a method of conformal deposition upon NPAS that combines the advantages of both 2D MoS2 and its substrate. Furthermore, the method is feasible and low-cost, providing a promising process for high-performance optoelectronic device development.

Construction and mechanistic understanding of high-performance all-air-processed perovskite solar cells via mixed-cation engineering

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenyuan Zhang ◽  
Lang He ◽  
Yuanchao Li ◽  
Dongyan Tang ◽  
Xin Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Manufacturing Processes ◽  
Mixed Cation ◽  
Mechanistic Understanding

All-air-processed perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have attracted increasing attention due to low cost and simplified manufacturing processes. At present, to fabricate efficient and stable PSCs in the air is expected....

scholarly journals Molecular design revitalizes the low-cost PTV-polymer for highly efficient organic solar cells

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junzhen Ren ◽  
Pengqing Bi ◽  
Jianqi Zhang ◽  
Jiao Liu ◽  
Jingwen Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Organic Solar Cells ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Molecular Design ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Stable Conformation ◽  
Chemical Structures ◽  
Aggregation Effect ◽  
Industrialization Process

Abstract Developing photovoltaic materials with simple chemical structures and easy synthesis still remains a major challenge in the industrialization process of organic solar cells (OSCs). Herein, an ester substituted poly(thiophene vinylene) derivative, PTVT-T, was designed and synthesized in very few steps by adopting commercially available raw materials. The ester groups on the thiophene units enable PTVT-T to have a planar and stable conformation. Moreover, PTVT-T presents a wide absorption band and strong aggregation effect in solution, which are the key characteristics needed to realize high performance in non-fullerene-acceptor (NFA)-based OSCs. We then prepared OSCs by blending PTVT-T with three representative fullerene- and NF-based acceptors, PC71BM, IT-4F and BTP-eC9. It was found that PTVT-T can work well with all the acceptors, showing great potential to match new emerging NFAs. Particularly, a remarkable power conversion efficiency of 16.20% is achieved in a PTVT-T:BTP-eC9-based device, which is the highest value among the counterparts based on PTV derivatives. This work demonstrates that PTVT-T shows great potential for the future commercialization of OSCs.

A low-cost polymerized hole-transporting material for high performance planar perovskite solar cells

2021 ◽  
Vol 119 (13) ◽  
pp. 133904
Author(s):  
Binbin Wang ◽  
Lingwei Xue ◽  
Shiqi Wang ◽  
Yao Li ◽  
Lele Zang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Hole Transporting ◽  
Hole Transporting Material

scholarly journals Fabrication and Photovoltaic Characteristics of Coaxial Silicon Nanowire Solar Cells Prepared by Wet Chemical Etching

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chien-Wei Liu ◽  
Chin-Lung Cheng ◽  
Bau-Tong Dai ◽  
Chi-Han Yang ◽  
Jun-Yuan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Silicon Nanowires ◽  
Chemical Etching ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Light Trapping ◽  
Silicon Nanowire ◽  
Great Promise ◽  
Etching Time ◽  
Wet Chemical ◽  
Wet Chemical Etching

Nanostructured solar cells with coaxial p-n junction structures have strong potential to enhance the performances of the silicon-based solar cells. This study demonstrates a radial junction silicon nanowire (RJSNW) solar cell that was fabricated simply and at low cost using wet chemical etching. Experimental results reveal that the reflectance of the silicon nanowires (SNWs) declines as their length increases. The excellent light trapping was mainly associated with high aspect ratio of the SNW arrays. A conversion efficiency of ∼7.1% and an external quantum efficiency of ∼64.6% at 700 nm were demonstrated. Control of etching time and diffusion conditions holds great promise for the development of future RJSNW solar cells. Improving the electrode/RJSNW contact will promote the collection of carries in coaxial core-shell SNW array solar cells.

Pathways toward high-performance inorganic perovskite solar cells: challenges and strategies

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (36) ◽  
pp. 20494-20518 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Li ◽  
Lin Fu ◽  
Shuang Li ◽  
Hui Li ◽  
Lu Pan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
High Performance ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Inorganic Perovskite ◽  
Challenges And Strategies

High-efficiency and low-cost perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are desirable candidates for addressing the scalability challenge of renewable solar energy.

Fluorene-based enamines as low-cost and dopant-free hole transporting materials for high performance and stable perovskite solar cells

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 301-309
Author(s):  
Sarune Daskeviciute ◽  
Cristina Momblona ◽  
Kasparas Rakstys ◽  
Albertus Adrian Sutanto ◽  
Maryte Daskeviciene ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
One Pot ◽  
Free Hole ◽  
Hole Transporting ◽  
Exceptional Stability ◽  
Hole Transporting Materials

One-pot synthesized low-cost HTM V1275 exhibits a remarkable performance of 19.3% in PSCs with exceptional stability retaining 125% of the original PCE after 500 h.

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