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Molecular design and performance improvement in

Solar-Driven Sustainability: III–V Semiconductor for Green Energy

It has been demonstrated that the fabrication of III–V semiconductor-based photocatalysts is effective in increasing solar light absorption, long-term stability, large-scale production and promoting charge transfer. This focused review explores on the current developments in III–V semiconductor materials for solar-powered photocatalytic

Molecular design and performance improvement in organic solar

To complete efficient ML models for building a relationship of the structure-property-efficiency in OSCs, general procedures follow four steps: (1) Database construction from high-throughput materials screening by calculations or experiments; (2) Extracting quantitative and representative molecular information, namely molecular feature/descripto...

Computational Analysis of Antireflection Coatings for Semiconductor

where (emptyset left( lambda right)) represents the photon flux, Q(λ) is the quantum efficiency and R(λ) is the reflectance. The optimum values for n and t need to be obtained for obtaining minimum reflectance which will be discussed in Sect. 3.3 gures 3.3 and 3.4 show a comparison of reflectance and power absorption of the planar solar cell with and

Potential window alignment regulating ion transfer in faradaic

In the past decades, a band alignment theory has become a basis for designing different high-performance semiconductor devices, such as photocatalysis, photoelectrocatalysis, photoelectrostorage

High efficiency homojunction tandem organic solar cells with all

Through the effects of optical modulation and a fully solution processed ICL, we achieved a high PCE of 19.9 %, resulting in both high JSC and FF. The results indicate

High efficiency homojunction tandem organic solar cells with all

Through the effects of optical modulation and a fully solution processed ICL, we achieved a high PCE of 19.9 %, resulting in both high JSC and FF. The results indicate that modulating the donor/acceptor ratio in the sub-cells is an effective approach to improving the efficiency of homojunction tandem devices.

Recent Progress in Semitransparent Organic Solar Cells

Silicon solar cells: materials, technologies, architectures

A solar cell in its most fundamental form consists of a semiconductor light absorber with a specific energy band gap plus electron- and hole-selective contacts for charge carrier separation and extraction. Silicon solar cells have the advantage of using a photoactive absorber material that is abundant, stable, nontoxic, and well understood. In

Upconversion of low-energy photons in semiconductor

We focus on semiconductor upconversion nanostructures that can harvest two separate bands of the solar spectrum and offer a promising path to rational engineering of improved performance and thus improved overall solar energy harvesting. Photon upconversion is a process in which two low-energy photons are sequentially absorbed and one high-energy

High-efficiency silicon solar cells designed on

We explore the design and optimization of high-efficiency solar cells on low-reflective monocrystalline silicon surfaces using a personal computer one dimensional simulation software tool.

How Organic Semiconductors Are Revolutionizing Solar Power

"They can potentially lower the production cost for solar panels because these materials can be coated on arbitrary surfaces using solution-based methods – just like how we paint a wall," said Wai-Lun Chan, associate professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Kansas. "These organic materials can be tuned to absorb light at selected wavelengths,

A comprehensive evaluation of solar cell technologies, associated

In-depth assessments of cutting-edge solar cell technologies, emerging materials, loss mechanisms, and performance enhancement techniques are presented in this article. The

Solution processing of polymer solar cells: towards

Polymer solar cells (PSCs) can convert the photon energy of sunlight directly into electricity, thanks to the use of photoactive conjugated polymers (CPs) capable of forming donor–acceptor junction analogous to the P–N junction concept of the inorganic semiconductor-based conventional solar panel. One of the most critical advantageous properties of CPs for

Recent Progress in Hybrid Solar Cells Based on Solution

In this review, we report the advances in hybrid solar cells based on the solution-processed semiconductor NC/polymer and focus particularly on the optimized device design for improving HSC performance. Here, we begin with introducing the fabrication of HSCs by using a single bulk heterojunction (BHJ) active layer. Then, the fundamentals of

Recent Progress in Semitransparent Organic Solar Cells

Solution-processed organic solar cells have seen great progress in power conversion efficiencies (PCEs). Semitransparent organic solar cells (ST-OSCs) have made enormous progress in recent years and have been considered one of the most promising solar cell technologies for applications in building-integrated windows, agricultural greenhouses

Application of Plasmonics in Solar Cell Efficiency Improvement: a

We need electrical energy for our various daily life activities, and the existing fossil fuel will serve the purpose for a limited period only. Therefore, we need to look at alternate energy resources for long-term sustainable growth. Solar energy has been considered as one of the potential viable alternate sources of non-conventional energy. Solar photon harvesting is a

A Comprehensive Survey of Silicon Thin-film Solar Cell

Solar cells are commonly recognized as one of the most promising devices that can be utilized to produce energy from renewable sources. As a result of their low production costs, little material consumption, and

Semiconductor Wafer Bonding for Solar Cell

Wafer bonding is a highly effective technique for integrating dissimilar semiconductor materials while suppressing the generation of crystalline defects that commonly occur during heteroepitaxial growth. This method is

Solar-Driven Sustainability: III–V Semiconductor for Green Energy

It has been demonstrated that the fabrication of III–V semiconductor-based photocatalysts is effective in increasing solar light absorption, long-term stability, large-scale

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Are III–V semiconductors effective for solar-powered photocatalytic systems?

Are Si-based solar cells more efficient than III-V compound semiconductor-based multi-junction solar cells?

While the efficiency of Si-based solar cells has plateaued around 25%, the efficiency of III–V compound semiconductor-based multi-junction solar cells is increasing. However, the high material cost of III–V compound semiconductors is a drawback.

What are compound semiconductor-based solar cells?

Compound semiconductor-based PV cells have two aspects: group III-V semiconductor-based solar cells and chalcogenide-based solar cells. Group III-V semiconductor-based solar cells use semiconductors made of elements from groups III (gallium, aluminum) and V (arsenic, phosphorus) of the periodic table.

Which semiconductor is used in amorphous solar cells?

Non-crystalline or amorphous (Fig. 5c) silicon is the semiconductor used in amorphous silicon (a-Si) solar cells. They are also referred to as thin-film silicon solar cells. Hydrogen is added to amorphous silicon in solar cells to passivate defects and dangling bonds, improving electronic properties and stabilizing the material.

What is Si homojunction solar cell architecture?

As discussed in the previous section, the Si homojunction solar cell architecture relies on modification of thin regions close to the Si wafer surfaces for selective collection of the photogenerated charge carriers.

Can non-IPA additives improve the efficiency of Si solar cells?

Additionally, the benefits of utilizing a non-IPA additive instead of IPA were also noticed, which increased the consistency of the texture morphologies for improving the efficiency of Si solar cells as investigated by S. C. Baker-Finch et al. .

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