scholarly journals Localized Surface Plasmons Enhanced Light Transmission into c-Silicon Solar Cells

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Premkumar Singh ◽  
Amit Jain ◽  
Avinashi Kapoor
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Metallic Nanoparticles ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Light Transmission ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Incident Light ◽  
Solar Spectrum ◽  
Localized Surface Plasmon ◽  
Plasmonic Nanostructures ◽  
Al Nanoparticles

The paper investigates the light incoupling into c-Si solar cells due to the excitation of localized surface plasmon resonances in periodic metallic nanoparticles by finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) technique. A significant enhancement of AM1.5G solar radiation transmission has been demonstrated by depositing nanoparticles of various metals on the upper surface of a semi-infinite Si substrate. Plasmonic nanostructures located close to the cell surface can scatter incident light efficiently into the cell. Al nanoparticles were found to be superior to Ag, Cu, and Au nanoparticles due to the improved transmission of light over almost the entire solar spectrum and, thus, can be a potential low-cost plasmonic metal for large-scale implementation of solar cells.

scholarly journals Recovery of FTO coated glass substrate via environment-friendly facile recycling perovskite solar cells

RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (24) ◽  
pp. 14534-14541
Author(s):  
M. S. Chowdhury ◽  
Kazi Sajedur Rahman ◽  
Vidhya Selvanathan ◽  
A. K. Mahmud Hasan ◽  
M. S. Jamal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Glass Substrate ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Potential Candidate ◽  
Photovoltaic Devices ◽  
Coated Glass Substrate ◽  
Environment Friendly ◽  
Coated Glass

Organic–inorganic perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have recently emerged as a potential candidate for large-scale and low-cost photovoltaic devices.

Bis(4′-tert-butylbiphenyl-4-yl)aniline (BBA)-substituted A3B zinc porphyrin as light harvesting material for conversion of light energy to electricity

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (10) ◽  
pp. 1189-1197
Author(s):  
Naresh Duvva ◽  
Suneel Gangada ◽  
Raghu Chitta ◽  
Lingamallu Giribabu
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Light Harvesting ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Active Material ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Spectroscopic Techniques ◽  
Solar Panels ◽  
Zinc Porphyrin ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Limited synthetic steps via low-cost starting materials are needed to develop large-scale light-active materials for efficient solar cells. Here, novel bis(4[Formula: see text]-tert-butylbiphenyl-4-yl)aniline (BBA) based A3B zinc porphyrin (GB) is synthesized and applied as a light harvesting/electron injection material in dye-sensitized solar cells. The GB sensitizer was characterized by various spectroscopic techniques and the optimized device shows [Formula: see text] of 10.98 ± 0.37 mA/cm2 and power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 3.34 ± 0.26%. In addition, performance is enhanced up to ∼3.9% by the addition of co-adsorbent 3a,7a-dihydroxy-5b-cholic acid (chenodeoxycholic acid, CDCA) to minimize [Formula: see text]-[Formula: see text] staking of the planar porphyrin macrocycles. These results demonstrate that novel broad-absorbing light-active material (GB) could be used for indoor solar panels.

Cd-Free Zn(O,S) as Alternative Buffer Layer for Chalcogenide and Kesterite Based Thin Films Solar Cells: A Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 3622-3635 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuldeep S. Gour ◽  
Rahul Parmar ◽  
Rahul Kumar ◽  
Vidya N. Singh
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Band Gap ◽  
Buffer Layer ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Incident Light ◽  
High Resistivity ◽  
Short Wavelength Range ◽  
Absorber Material

Cd is categorized as a toxic material with restricted use in electronics as there are inherent problems of treating waste and convincing consumers that it is properly sealed inside without any threat of precarious leaks. Apart from toxicity, band-gap of CdS is about 2.40–2.50 eV, which results significant photon loss in short-wavelength range which restricts the overall performance of solar cells. Thin film of Zn(O,S) is a favorable contender to substitute CdS thin film as buffer layer for CuInGaSe2 (CIGS), CuInGa(S,Se)2 (CIGSSe), Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 (CZTSSe) Cu2ZnSnSe4 (CZTSe), Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin film absorber material based photovoltaic due to it made from earth abundant, low cost, non-toxic materials and its ability to improve the efficiency of chalcogenide and kesterite based photovoltaic due to wider band-gap which results in reduction of absorption loss compared to CdS. In this review, apart from mentioning various deposition technique for Zn(O,S) thin films, changes in various properties i.e., optical, morphological, and opto-electrical properties of Zn(O,S) thin film deposited using various methods utilized for fabricating solar cell based on CIGS, CIGSSe, CZTS, CZTSe and CZTSSe thin films, the material has been evaluated for all the properties of buffer layer (high transparency for incident light, good conduction band lineup with absorber material, low interface recombination, high resistivity and good device stability).

Solar Spectrum Splitting Parallel Junction High Efficiency Concentrating Photovoltaics

2012 ◽  
Vol 1391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lirong Z. Broderick ◽  
Marco Stefancich ◽  
Dario Roncati ◽  
Brian R. Albert ◽  
Xing Sheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Linear Array ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Spectral Band ◽  
Solar Spectrum ◽  
Optical Loss ◽  
Single Element ◽  
Si Substrate ◽  
Spectrum Splitting

ABSTRACTA compact, single element concentrator comprising a near linear array of prisms has been designed to simultaneously split and concentrate the solar spectrum. Laterally aligned solar cells with different bandgaps are devised to be fabricated on a common Si substrate, with each cell absorbing a different spectral band optimized for highest overall power conversion efficiency. Epitaxial Ge on Si is used as a low cost virtual substrate for III-V materials growth. Assuming no optical loss for the prism concentrator, no shadowing and perfect carrier collection for the solar cells, simulations show that 39% efficiency can be achieved for a parallel four-junction (4PJ) InGaP-GaAs-Si-Ge cell under 200X concentration, and higher efficiency is possible with more junctions.

Plasmonic resonances of nanoparticles from large-scale quantum mechanical simulations

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (24) ◽  
pp. 1740003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xu Zhang ◽  
Hongping Xiang ◽  
Mingliang Zhang ◽  
Gang Lu
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Metallic Nanoparticles ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Incident Light ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Coherent Motion ◽  
Quantum Mechanical ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Conduction Electrons

Plasmonic resonance of metallic nanoparticles results from coherent motion of its conduction electrons, driven by incident light. For the nanoparticles less than 10 nm in diameter, localized surface plasmonic resonances become sensitive to the quantum nature of the conduction electrons. Unfortunately, quantum mechanical simulations based on time-dependent Kohn–Sham density functional theory are computationally too expensive to tackle metal particles larger than 2 nm. Herein, we introduce the recently developed time-dependent orbital-free density functional theory (TD-OFDFT) approach which enables large-scale quantum mechanical simulations of plasmonic responses of metallic nanostructures. Using TD-OFDFT, we have performed quantum mechanical simulations to understand size-dependent plasmonic response of Na nanoparticles and plasmonic responses in Na nanoparticle dimers and trimers. An outlook of future development of the TD-OFDFT method is also presented.

CuInSe2 low-cost thin-film solar cells made from commercial elemental metallic nanoparticles

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 58-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Ungelenk ◽  
Veronika Haug ◽  
Aina Quintilla ◽  
Erik Ahlswede
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Metallic Nanoparticles ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells

Nanocrystalline Materials for Hybrid Photovoltaic Devices

2015 ◽  
Vol 1116 ◽  
pp. 45-50
Author(s):  
Tarek I.A. Mashreki ◽  
Mohammad Afzaal
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Scale Production ◽  
Photovoltaic Devices ◽  
Large Scale Production ◽  
Semiconductor Nanomaterials ◽  
Inorganic Semiconductor ◽  
Thin Film Composites ◽  
Film Composites

Nanocomposites containing inorganic semiconductor nanomaterials are of tremendous interest for low-cost 3rd generation solar cells. A variety of possible materials and structures could be potentially used to reduce processing costs which is highly attractive for large scale production of solar cells. Controlling the morphology and surface chemistry of nanomaterials remains a key challenge that has major knock-on effects in devices. Herein, an attempt is made to highlight some of the challenges and the possible solutions for depositing high quality thin film composites for solar cell devices.

scholarly journals Third-generation solar cells: a review and comparison of polymer:fullerene, hybrid polymer and perovskite solar cells

RSC Advances ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (82) ◽  
pp. 43286-43314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junfeng Yan ◽  
Brian R. Saunders
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Current Understanding ◽  
Third Generation ◽  
Hybrid Polymer ◽  
Future Prospects ◽  
Performance Improvements ◽  
Solar Electricity

Third-generation solar cells have excellent potential for delivering large scale, low-cost solar electricity. We review and compare the current understanding of the operation principles, performance improvements and future prospects for polymer:fullerene, hybrid polymer and perovskite solar cells.

Nanophotonics silicon solar cells: status and future challenges

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Baohua Jia
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Energy Harvesting ◽  
Material Usage ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Light Management

AbstractLight management plays an important role in high-performance solar cells. Nanostructures that could effectively trap light offer great potential in improving the conversion efficiency of solar cells with much reduced material usage. Developing low-cost and large-scale nanostructures integratable with solar cells, thus, promises new solutions for high efficiency and low-cost solar energy harvesting. In this paper, we review the exciting progress in this field, in particular, in the market, dominating silicon solar cells and pointing out challenges and future trends.

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