photovoltaic
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- TiO2 nanotubes (TNTs) are a potential candidate for the photoelectrode in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs).
- The calibration of monolithic multi-junction (MJ) solar cells places high demands on the measurement setup.
- Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) is the predominating material of choice for making the encapsulant film for photovoltaic (PV) modules.
- The in situ preparation of semiconductor films on a flexible metal foil has attracted increasing attention for constructing flexible solar cells.
- Upconversion (UC) of sub-band-gap photons has the potential to increase solar cell efficiencies.
- The heating effect in solar panels under solar irradiation is a major problem.
- Cu2SnS3 as a promising candidate for the next generation of thin film solar cells still lacks of further understanding and study.
- During the last five years the demand of indoor photovoltaic (IPV) technology is growing rapidly for the Internet of Things.
- Clearly visible saw marks are a significant barrier to commercial use of diamond wire sawn multicrystalline silicon wafers for solar cells.
- Loss to the open circuit voltage (Voc) in organic photovoltaic cells is a critical bottleneck to achieving high power conversion efficiency.
- Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) systems convert low energy photons from low temperature heat sources into electrical power by means of photovoltaic cells.
- The developing photovoltaic market for civilian communications satellites has caused a reassessment of the traditional single-crystal cells used in space.
- The increase of the insertion of photovoltaic generation (PVG) in the distribution networks can cause several electrical impacts.
- is a commonly used material for rear side metallization in commercial silicon (Si) wafer solar cells.
- The reliability of photovoltaic (PV) modules operating under various weather conditions attracts the manufacturer's concern since several studies reveal a degradation rate higher than 0.
- Carbon nanotube-Si and graphene-Si solar cells have attracted much interest recently owing to their potential in simplifying manufacturing process and lowering cost compared to Si cells.
- In conventional bulk photovoltaics (BPVs), it is difficult to acquire both intensive photocurrent and large photovoltage output, which greatly limits the practical application.
- Ultra-lightweight solar cells have attracted enormous attention due to their ultra-conformability, flexibility, and compatibility with applications including electronic skin or miniaturized electronics for biological applications.
- Tandem (two p-n junctions connected by tunnel junction) and multijunction solar cells (MJSCs) based on AIIIBV semiconductor compounds and alloys are the most effective photovoltaic devices.
- As the exploration for new solar absorbers continues, particularly those comprised largely of earth-abundant elements, heterovalent multinary compounds are often of interest.
- Layer-by-layer deposition has been used extensively to fabricate ultrathin films, used for photonics, sensors and solar cells, yet some fundamental aspects of this seemingly simple methodology remain unclear, such as defects and factors controlling their formation
- Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) appear as candidates to enhance the performance of photovoltaic (PV) cells and contribute to reduce the size of PV systems, decreasing, therefore, the amount of material needed and thus the cost associated with energy conversion.
- In both photovoltaic (PV) and photoelectrochemical water splitting (PEC-WS) solar conversion devices, the ultimate aim is to design highly efficient, low cost, and large-scale compatible cells.
- single-phase transformerless midpoint clamped H-bridge zero-voltage switch-controlled rectifier inverter topology is proposed in this article for photovoltaic (PV) systems to address the issue of common-mode (CM) voltage and leakage currents.