A COMPARISON OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF SOLAR POWER GENERATION USING MULTICRYSTALLINE SILICON AND THIN FILM OF AMORPHOUS SILICON SOLAR CELLS: CASE STUDY IN THAILAND

A negatively tapered nanohole-patterned polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) antireflective protection layer with a hydrophobic surface improves the sunlight absorption of dye-sensitized solar cells.

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EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY AND IRRADIANCE ON SOLAR POWER GENERATION

Journal of Engineering Studies and Research ◽

10.29081/jesr.v26i4.243 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 26 (4) ◽

pp. 113-119

Author(s):

FRANK ONAIFO ◽

AKPOFURE ALEXANDER OKANDEJI ◽

OLAMIDE AJETUNMOBI ◽

DAVID BALOGUN

Keyword(s):

Power Generation ◽

Solar Cells ◽

Solar Cell ◽

Solar Radiation ◽

Solar Irradiance ◽

Solar Power ◽

Corrosion Process ◽

Effect Of Temperature ◽

Photovoltaic Solar Cell ◽

Solar Power Generation

This paper studies the effect of temperature, humidity and irradiance on the power generated by a photovoltaic solar cell. This was achieved using pyranometer for determining the solar radiation, wet and dry thermometer for measuring humidity, and digital multimeter for voltage and current measurement. The result of the study show that power generation increases with increase of solar irradiance. Additionally, changes of humidity level and temperature do not significantly affect solar power generation. Furthermore, it was also observed that high temperatures and higher humidity levels accelerate the corrosion process on the solar cells which reduces the efficiency of the cells.

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Research on high-efficiency single-junction monolithic thin-film amorphous silicon solar cells. Annual subcontract report, 1 December 1984-30 November 1985. Phase 2

10.2172/5838353 ◽

1986 ◽

Author(s):

F. Aspen ◽

D. Grimmer ◽

R. Jacobson ◽

F. Jeffrey ◽

N. Tran

Keyword(s):

Thin Film ◽

Solar Cells ◽

Amorphous Silicon ◽

High Efficiency ◽

Silicon Solar Cells ◽

Phase 2 ◽

Single Junction

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Efficient and Flexible Thin Film Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells on Nanotextured Polymer Substrate Using Sol-gel Based Nanoimprinting Method

Advanced Functional Materials ◽

10.1002/adfm.201604720 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 27 (13) ◽

pp. 1604720 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Chi Zhang ◽

Ye Song ◽

Min Wang ◽

Min Yin ◽

Xufei Zhu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Thin Film ◽

Solar Cells ◽

Amorphous Silicon ◽

Sol Gel ◽

Polymer Substrate ◽

Silicon Solar Cells

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Enhanced efficiency of hybrid amorphous silicon solar cells based on single-walled carbon nanotubes and polymer composite thin film

Nanotechnology ◽

10.1088/1361-6528/aaa647 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 29 (10) ◽

pp. 105404 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Pramod M Rajanna ◽

Evgenia P Gilshteyn ◽

Timur Yagafarov ◽

Alena K Aleekseeva ◽

Anton S Anisimov ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Thin Film ◽

Carbon Nanotubes ◽

Solar Cells ◽

Amorphous Silicon ◽

Polymer Composite ◽

Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽

Composite Thin Film ◽

Silicon Solar Cells ◽

Single Walled Carbon ◽

Walled Carbon Nanotubes

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Light Propagation in Flexible Thin-Film Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells with Nanotextured Metal Back Reflectors

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ◽

10.1021/acsami.0c05330 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (23) ◽

pp. 26184-26192 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Shuangying Cao ◽

Dongliang Yu ◽

Yinyue Lin ◽

Chi Zhang ◽

Linfeng Lu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Thin Film ◽

Solar Cells ◽

Amorphous Silicon ◽

Light Propagation ◽

Silicon Solar Cells ◽

Back Reflectors ◽

Metal Back

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Hydrogen Treatment of Undoped Zno Thin Film Using Photo-Chemical Vapor Deposition

MRS Proceedings ◽

10.1557/proc-426-443 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 426 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Seung Jae Baik ◽

Jinsoo Song ◽

Koeng Su Lim

Keyword(s):

Thin Film ◽

Solar Cells ◽

Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽

Amorphous Silicon ◽

Vapor Deposition ◽

Chemical Vapor ◽

Silicon Solar Cells ◽

Hydrogen Treatment ◽

Zno Thin Film ◽

Hydrogen Molecules

AbstractTo obtain high quality ZnO thin films for use as transparent electrodes of amorphous silicon solar cells, hydrogen treatment of the films using photo-chemical vapor deposition was performed for the first time. The as-deposited ZnO thin film was irradiated by UV light during the flow of hydrogen molecules in the presence of photo-sensitizers of mercury. As the treatment time increased, resistivity decreased from 1 × 10−2Ωcm to 2 × 10−3Ωcm. Moreover, haze ratio increased from 20% to 48%. Hydrogen radicals were thought to be playing various roles on the neighborhood of the surface region and the grain boundary region. This new trial gave us new understanding into the relation between hydrogen and ZnO. Moreover, these results could be applied to the process of amorphous silicon solar cells and a possible increase of efficiency is expected.

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