Improvement of solar cell efficiency by applying Si3N4 nanopattern on glass substrate

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 1240-1244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Doo Kim ◽  
Ju-Hyeon Shin ◽  
Kyeong Suk Oh ◽  
Jeong Chul Lee ◽  
Heon Lee
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cell ◽  
Glass Substrate ◽  
Solar Cell Efficiency ◽  
Cell Efficiency

scholarly journals The Effect of Eriochrome Black T Concentrations on the Efficiency of Dye-sensitized Solar Cells

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Moutasim Ali Ahmed ◽  
M. Dirar ◽  
Mohamed A. Siddig ◽  
S. M. H. Abdalsakhi
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Glass Substrate ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell Efficiency ◽  
Cell Efficiency ◽  
Eriochrome Black T ◽  
Ito Glass

Aims: To investigate The effect of concentration on organic solar cell efficiency. Study Design:  Polymer and natural dye Eriochrome black T were deposited on ITO glass substrate, and then the resulted cells were tested for  characteristics. Place and Duration of Study: International University of Africa Faculty of Pure and applied science-Department of Physics collaboration with University Medical Science and Technology- Alawia Centre and  AlNilain University – Faculty of Science and Technology – Department of Physics, between March 2016 and May 2017. Methodology: we have dye of different colour, we select three colours the dye, and then UV-visible spectrometer used for absorption spectra. After that, the relation between absorption and wavelength, absorption coefficient, and energy band gap were found graphically. Finally, cells were designed on ITO glass substrate by using spin coating deposition. Characteristics measured.   Results: The relation between the Eriochrome black T concentration of dye for three samples are 6.67, 6.03, and 5.43 g/L, and the corresponding efficiencies for dark blue are 0.091, 0.090 and 0.229 respectively. The efficiencies of yellow Eriochrome Black T are 0.228, 0.193 and 0.181. And the efficiencies of red Eriochrome Black T are 0.246, 0.235 and 0.193. The decreases of efficiency due to the decreases of Eriochrome Black T concentration is related to the direct relation between Eriochrome Black T concentration and solar cell. Conclusion: The efficiency of dye-sensitised solar cells can be increased by increasing the Eriochrome Black T dye concentrations at least within the examined range. The Eriochrome Black T dye type also affect efficiency. This includes the transparency of the Eriochrome Black T dye beside the value of the Fermi energy. In addition to the relative positions of highest occupied molecular orbitals (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbits (LUMO) to nearby layers.  

scholarly journals Block Textured a-Si:H Solar Cell

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Seung Jae Moon ◽  
Chang Min Keum ◽  
Ju-Yeon Kim ◽  
Jin Kuk Kim ◽  
Byung Seong Bae
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cell ◽  
Glass Substrate ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Light Trapping ◽  
Steep Slope ◽  
Solar Cell Efficiency ◽  
Cell Efficiency ◽  
Block Height ◽  
Etching Profile ◽  
Glass Etching

A series of etching experiments on light trapping structure have been carried out by glass etching. The block structure provides long light traveling path and a constant distance between the cathode and anode electrodes regardless of the block height, which results in higher efficiency of the block textured solar cell. In terms of etching profile of the glass substrate, the addition of NH4F resulted in the smooth and clean etching profile, and the steep slope of the block was obtained by optimizing the composition of etching solution. For a higher HF concentration, a more graded slope was obtained and the addition of HNO3and NH4F provided steep slope and clean etching profile. The effects of the block textured glass were verified by a comparison of the solar cell efficiency. For the textured solar cell, the surface was much rougher than that of the plain glass, which also contributes to the improvement of the efficiency. We accomplished block shaped light trapping structure for the first time by wet etching of the glass substrate, which enables the high efficiency thin film solar cell with the aid of the good step coverage deposition.

Experimental and Theoretical Comparable Study of Pure and Zinc Porphyrin Surface Modified ZnO Nanorod Arrays for Hybrid Solar Cell Applications

2020 ◽  
pp. 114-119
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cell ◽  
Electrochemical Impedance ◽  
Hybrid Solar Cell ◽  
Cell Performance ◽  
Solar Cell Performance ◽  
Solar Cell Efficiency ◽  
Cell Efficiency ◽  
Annealing Effects ◽  
Vertically Aligned ◽  
Surface Modified

Experimental and theoretical study Porphyrin-grafted ZnO nanowire arrays were investigated for organic/inorganic hybrid solar cell applications. Two types of porphyrin – Tetra (4-carboxyphenyle) TCPP and meso-Tetraphenylporphine (Zinc-TPP)were used to modify the nanowire surfaces. The vertically aligned nanowires with porphyrin modifications were embedded in graphene-enriched poly (3-hexylthiophene) [G-P3HT] for p-n junction nanowire solar cells. Surface grafting of ZnO nanowires was found to improve the solar cell efficiency. There are different effect for the two types of porphyrin as results of Zn existing. Annealing effects on the solar cell performance were investigated by heating the devices up to 225 °C in air. It was found that the cell performance was significantly degraded after annealing. The degradation was attributed to the polymer structural change at high temperature as evidenced by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurements.

Solar cell efficiency tables (Version 58)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin A. Green ◽  
Ewan D. Dunlop ◽  
Jochen Hohl‐Ebinger ◽  
Masahiro Yoshita ◽  
Nikos Kopidakis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cell ◽  
Solar Cell Efficiency ◽  
Cell Efficiency

scholarly journals CdTe-Based Thin Film Solar Cells: Past, Present and Future

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1684
Author(s):  
Alessandro Romeo ◽  
Elisa Artegiani
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Short Circuit Current ◽  
Short Circuit Current Density ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Solar Cell Efficiency ◽  
Cell Efficiency

CdTe is a very robust and chemically stable material and for this reason its related solar cell thin film photovoltaic technology is now the only thin film technology in the first 10 top producers in the world. CdTe has an optimum band gap for the Schockley-Queisser limit and could deliver very high efficiencies as single junction device of more than 32%, with an open circuit voltage of 1 V and a short circuit current density exceeding 30 mA/cm2. CdTe solar cells were introduced at the beginning of the 70s and they have been studied and implemented particularly in the last 30 years. The strong improvement in efficiency in the last 5 years was obtained by a new redesign of the CdTe solar cell device reaching a single solar cell efficiency of 22.1% and a module efficiency of 19%. In this paper we describe the fabrication process following the history of the solar cell as it was developed in the early years up to the latest development and changes. Moreover the paper also presents future possible alternative absorbers and discusses the only apparently controversial environmental impacts of this fantastic technology.

Optimizing solar cell efficiency with neural networks

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Garner H. Fleming ◽  
Bennett T. Smith ◽  
Matthew G. Dickman ◽  
J. Shawn Addington ◽  
David L. Livingston
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Solar Cell Efficiency ◽  
Cell Efficiency

RTP process effect on multicrystalline mc-Si wafers and its impact on solar cell efficiency

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yacine Kouhlane ◽  
Djoudi Bouhafs ◽  
Abdelkader Guenda ◽  
Nacer-Eddine Demagh ◽  
Assia Guessoum ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cell ◽  
Solar Cell Efficiency ◽  
Cell Efficiency
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