scholarly journals Single-Seed Casting Large-Size Monocrystalline Silicon for High-Efficiency and Low-Cost Solar Cells

Engineering ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 378-383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bing Gao ◽  
Satoshi Nakano ◽  
Hirofumi Harada ◽  
Yoshiji Miyamura ◽  
Takashi Sekiguchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Monocrystalline Silicon ◽  
Single Seed ◽  
Large Size

Preparation of Large Size Pyramidal Texture on N-Type Monocrystalline Silicon Using TMAH Solution for Heterojunction Solar Cells

2012 ◽  
Vol 476-478 ◽  
pp. 1815-1819 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Wei Chen ◽  
Lei Zhao ◽  
Su Zhou ◽  
Hong Wei Diao ◽  
Ye Hua Tang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Metal Ion ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Crystalline Silicon ◽  
Silicon Layer ◽  
Monocrystalline Silicon ◽  
Solar Cell Performance ◽  
Large Size ◽  
Tetra Methyl Ammonium Hydroxide

Pyramidal texture is one traditional method to realize antireflection for c-Si solar cells, due to its low cost and simplicity. As one high efficiency silicon solar cell, amorphous/crystalline silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cell has attracted much attention all over the world. The heterojunction interface with very low defects and interface states is critical to the SHJ solar cell performance. In order to obtain high quality interface passivation by depositing a very thin intrinsic amorphous silicon layer on the textured Si conformally, large size pyramidal texture with no metal ion contamination is required. In this work, we utilized tetra-methyl ammonium hydroxide (TMAH) instead of NaOH in the alkaline etching to prepare pyramidal texture on N-type monocrystalline silicon to avoid the possible Na+ contamination. By optimizing the etching conditions, uniform large size pyramidal texture with pyramid size of about 10 μm was fabricated successfully. Furthermore, excellent antireflection performance was demonstrated on such textured Si surface. The average reflectance was lower than 10% in the visible and near infrared spectrum range. Such pyramidally textured Si wafers will be very suitable for SHJ solar cells.

scholarly journals Ruthenium Sensitizers and Their Applications in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuancheng Qin ◽  
Qiang Peng
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Ruthenium Complexes ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Photovoltaic Energy ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Excellent Stability

Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have attracted considerable attention in recent years due to the possibility of low-cost conversion of photovoltaic energy. The DSSCs-based ruthenium complexes as sensitizers show high efficiency and excellent stability, implying potential practical applications. This review focuses on recent advances in design and preparation of efficient ruthenium sensitizers and their applications in DSSCs, including thiocyanate ruthenium sensitizers and thiocyanate-free ruthenium sensitizers.

Sprayed P25 scaffolds for high-efficiency mesoscopic perovskite solar cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 51 (51) ◽  
pp. 10306-10309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haibo Huang ◽  
Jiangjian Shi ◽  
Songtao Lv ◽  
Dongmei Li ◽  
Yanhong Luo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Uniform Thickness ◽  
Large Size ◽  
Spray Method

Uniform, thickness-controllable and large-size mesoscopic TiO2 films have been prepared by a spray method by using commercial P25 nanoparticles, yielding high efficiency for perovskite solar cells.

scholarly journals Photoenergy: Progress in Si-Related Solar Cells for a Low Cost and High Efficiency

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-1 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Yi ◽  
Eicke R. Weber ◽  
C. W. Lan ◽  
Stephen Bremner ◽  
D. H. Kim
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Low Cost

Antimony trifluoride incorporated SnO2 for high-efficiency planar perovskite solar cells

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Zhang ◽  
Hui Li ◽  
Jing Zhuang ◽  
Yigang Luan ◽  
Sixuan Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Electron Transport ◽  
Tin Dioxide ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Electron Transport Layer ◽  
Antimony Trifluoride ◽  
First Time

The low-cost material antimony trifluoride (SbF3) was doped into the commonly used tin dioxide (SnO2) for the first time, and the SbF3-doped SnO2 as an electron transport layer (ETL) was...

scholarly journals Major Impediment to Highly Efficient, Stable and Low-Cost Perovskite Solar Cells

Metals ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 964 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yue Zhang ◽  
Haiming Zhang ◽  
Xiaohui Zhang ◽  
Lijuan Wei ◽  
Biao Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Carrier Mobility ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Environmental Stability ◽  
Perovskite Materials ◽  
Hybrid Perovskite ◽  
Silicon Based ◽  
Major Impediment

Organic–inorganic hybrid perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have made immense progress in recent years, owing to outstanding optoelectronic properties of perovskite materials, such as high extinction coefficient, carrier mobility, and low exciton binding energy. Since the first appearance in 2009, the efficiency of PSCs has reached 23.3%. This has made them the most promising rival to silicon-based solar cells. However, there are still several issues to resolve to promote PSCs’ outdoor applications. In this review, three crucial aspects of PSCs, including high efficiency, environmental stability, and low-cost of PSCs, are described in detail. Recent in-depth studies on different aspects are also discussed for better understanding of these issues and possible solutions.

scholarly journals Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Perovskites Open a New Era for Low-Cost, High Efficiency Solar Cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guiming Peng ◽  
Xueqing Xu ◽  
Gang Xu
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Device Structure ◽  
New Era ◽  
High Efficiency Solar Cells ◽  
Conversion Efficiencies

The ramping solar energy to electricity conversion efficiencies of hybrid organic-inorganic perovskite solar cells during the last five years have opened new doors to low-cost solar energy. The record power conversion efficiency has climbed to 19.3% in August 2014 and then jumped to 20.1% in November. In this review, the main achievements for perovskite solar cells categorized from a viewpoint of device structure are overviewed. The challenges and prospects for future development of this field are also briefly presented.

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