The Way of the Increasing Two Times the Efficiency of Silicon Solar Cell

Increase of the efficiency of the solar cells which are produced in industry, is important. Increase of efficiency of solar cells was identified, when nanoplasmonics phenomenon was formed in solar cell. So, in this article, influence of nanoparticles Pt, Au, Ag and Cu on properties of silicon based solar cell has been studied. When nanoparticle Pt was inclused in silicon based solar cell, its efficiency increased 2.31 times. Optimal radius of nanoparticule Pt was identified to be between 15-25 nm.

The Effect of Temperature and Solar Intensity on Performance of Commercial Silicon Solar Cell as Case Study En Nahud Town

The objective of this research is to study the variation of temperature and solar intensity on the performance of commercial silicon solar cells. This experiment was done at West Kordofan University, Department of Physics. A silicon solar cell was positioned at 450 in the direction of the sun. Then the current-voltage relationship (I-V) was recorded every hour during the day. The results in terms of I-V characteristics demonstrated that the short-circuit current increased linearly with the increase in temperature in the range of (26-33) 0 C, while the open-circuit voltage decreased logarithmically. On the other hand, the fill factor was found to be in the range of 72-78, and the corresponding efficiency was in the range of (6-11%). This result showed that En- Nahud town has a high solar intensity of approximately 1000 W/m2. Therefore, it is found to be a perfect chosen area for providing solar cell investigations and projects in different renewable energy applications.