scholarly journals A Novel Thin-Film, Single-Junction Solar Cell Design<sup>1</sup> to Achieve Power Conversion Efficiency above 30 Percent

2016 ◽  
Vol 07 (12) ◽  
pp. 823-835 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Edward O’Connor ◽  
Sherif Michael
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Cell Design ◽  
Single Junction ◽  
Junction Solar Cell ◽  
Single Junction Solar Cell

Optical design of ZnO-based antireflective layers for enhanced GaAs solar cell performance

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 2906-2912 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hye Jin Lee ◽  
Jae Won Lee ◽  
Hee Jun Kim ◽  
Dae-Han Jung ◽  
Ki-Suk Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cell ◽  
Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Optical Design ◽  
Antireflection Coatings ◽  
Solar Cell Performance ◽  
Single Junction ◽  
Doped Zno ◽  
Single Junction Solar Cell

A GaAs single junction solar cell with Al-doped ZnO nanosheet-based antireflection coatings was fabricated and showed the largest enhancement (43.9%) in power conversion efficiency.

Thin film solar cell with 8.4% power conversion efficiency using an earth-abundant Cu2ZnSnS4absorber

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Byungha Shin ◽  
Oki Gunawan ◽  
Yu Zhu ◽  
Nestor A. Bojarczuk ◽  
S. Jay Chey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cell ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Earth Abundant

Electrodeposited Cu2 ZnSnSe4 thin film solar cell with 7% power conversion efficiency

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lian Guo ◽  
Yu Zhu ◽  
Oki Gunawan ◽  
Tayfun Gokmen ◽  
Vaughn R. Deline ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cell ◽  
Power Conversion

Synthesis of Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 thin films using an aqueous spray-pyrolysis approach, and their solar cell efficiency of 10.5%

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
pp. 4147-4154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Anower Hossain ◽  
Zhang Tianliang ◽  
Lee Kian Keat ◽  
Li Xianglin ◽  
Rajiv R. Prabhakar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Spray Pyrolysis ◽  
Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Solar Cell Efficiency ◽  
Cell Efficiency

An aqueous spray-pyrolysis approach for synthesizing Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 thin film, which leads to 10.54% power conversion efficiency in solar cell, and shows ease of fabrication of films in large-scale at a much cheaper cost.

scholarly journals Flexible and efficient perovskite quantum dot solar cells via hybrid interfacial architecture

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Long Hu ◽  
Qian Zhao ◽  
Shujuan Huang ◽  
Jianghui Zheng ◽  
Xinwei Guan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Mechanical Stability ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Electron Transport Layer

Abstract All-inorganic CsPbI3 perovskite quantum dots (QDs) have received intense research interest for photovoltaic applications because of the recently demonstrated higher power conversion efficiency compared to solar cells using other QD materials. These QD devices also exhibit good mechanical stability amongst various thin-film photovoltaic technologies. In this work, through developing a hybrid interfacial architecture consisting of CsPbI3 QD/PCBM heterojunctions, we report the formation of an energy cascade for efficient charge transfer at both QD heterointerfaces and QD/electron transport layer interfaces. The champion CsPbI3 QD solar cell has a best power conversion efficiency of 15.1%, which is among the highest report to date. Building on this strategy, we demonstrate the very first perovskite QD flexible solar cell with a record efficiency of 12.3%. A detailed morphological characterization reveals that the perovskite QD film can better retain structure integrity than perovskite bulk thin-film under external mechanical stress. This work is the first to demonstrate higher mechanical endurance of QD film compared to bulk thin-film, and highlights the importance of further research on high‐performance and flexible optoelectronic devices using solution-processed QDs.

Solution-processed sulfur depleted Cu(In, Ga)Se2 solar cells synthesized from a monoamine–dithiol solvent mixture

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (19) ◽  
pp. 7390-7397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Zhao ◽  
Mingxuan Lu ◽  
Mark J. Koeper ◽  
Rakesh Agrawal
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cell ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Precursor Solution ◽  
Solvent Mixture ◽  
Molecular Precursor

A monoamine–dithiol mixture is used to prepare homogeneous Cu(In, Ga)Se2 (CIGSe) molecular precursor solution, which yields a highly sulfur depleted CIGSe thin-film solar cell with a power conversion efficiency of 12.2%.

scholarly journals First-principles calculation on electronic properties of Bismuth-halide inorganic perovskites for solar cell

2021 ◽  
Vol 01 (01) ◽  
pp. 56-57
Author(s):  
Galhenage A. Sewvandi ◽  
◽  
J.T.S.T. Jayawardane ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Photovoltaic Effect ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Halide Perovskite ◽  
Lead Halide

Solar energy is a commonly used alternate source of energy and it can be utilized based on the principle of the photovoltaic effect. The photovoltaic effect converts sun energy into electrical energy using photovoltaic devices (solar cells). A solar cell device should have high efficiency and a long lifetime to be commercially beneficial. Presently, silicon and thin-film solar cells are widely employed. The crystalline solar cells are more efficient but they are also expensive. Thin-film solar cells are formed by placing one or more thin layers of photovoltaic materials on different substrates. Although these cells have a lower cost, they are also less efficient compared to Si-based solar cells. Organic-inorganic hybrid lead halide perovskite solar cells are one of the most promising low-cost power conversion efficiency technologies that could exceed the 26% threshold. However, the lack of environmental stability and of high lead toxicity are the main bottlenecks that impede the future industrialization and commercialization hybrid lead halide perovskite. Hence It is important to achieve high power conversion efficiency while also maintaining stability and non-toxicity in the development of new lead-free perovskite materials.

Fabrication of sputtered deposited Cu2SnS3 (CTS) thin film solar cell with power conversion efficiency of 2.39 %

2017 ◽  
Vol 701 ◽  
pp. 901-908 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingrui He ◽  
A.C. Lokhande ◽  
In Young Kim ◽  
U.V. Ghorpade ◽  
M.P. Suryawanshi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cell ◽  
Power Conversion
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