scholarly journals Band alignment in SnS thin-film solar cells: Possible origin of the low conversion efficiency

2013 ◽  
Vol 102 (13) ◽  
pp. 132111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee A. Burton ◽  
Aron Walsh
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Band Alignment ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells

Influence of Cd0.6Zn0.4S buffer layer on the band alignment and the performance of CZTS thin film solar cells

2021 ◽  
Vol 112 ◽  
pp. 110666
Author(s):  
Shuaihui Sun ◽  
Jie Guo ◽  
Ruiting Hao ◽  
Abuduwayiti Aierken ◽  
Bin Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Buffer Layer ◽  
Band Alignment ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Czts Thin Film

Buffer layer replacement: A method for increasing the conversion efficiency of CIGS thin film solar cells

Optik ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 136 ◽  
pp. 222-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Moradi ◽  
R. Teimouri ◽  
M. Saadat ◽  
M. Zahedifar
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Buffer Layer ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Cigs Thin Film

Improved conversion efficiency of a-Si:H/µc-Si:H thin-film solar cells by using annealed Al-doped zinc oxide as front electrode material

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (12) ◽  
pp. 1285-1291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Neubert ◽  
Mark Wimmer ◽  
Florian Ruske ◽  
Sonya Calnan ◽  
Onno Gabriel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Zinc Oxide ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Electrode Material ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Front Electrode

Porphyrin Assembly with Fullerenes for Photovoltaic Applications

2008 ◽  
Vol 1091 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Sagawa ◽  
Osamu Yoshikawa ◽  
Hirokuni Jintoku ◽  
Makoto Takafuji ◽  
Hirotaka Ihara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Organic Thin Film ◽  
Photovoltaic Applications

AbstractMorphologically controllable thin-films of a zinc-containing tetraphenylporphyrin (ZnTPP) combined with an L-glutamide lipid has been fabricated and complexation of ZnTPP with fullerene was examined for organic thin-film solar cells, which gave 3 times enhancement of solar energy-to-electricity conversion efficiency through chlorobenzene-annealing in comparison with the conversion efficiency of untreated one.

scholarly journals Band alignment of SnS/Zn(O,S) heterojunctions in SnS thin film solar cells

2013 ◽  
Vol 103 (18) ◽  
pp. 181904 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leizhi Sun ◽  
Richard Haight ◽  
Prasert Sinsermsuksakul ◽  
Sang Bok Kim ◽  
Helen H. Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Band Alignment ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells

scholarly journals Highly Reflective Dielectric Back Reflector for Improved Efficiency of Tandem Thin-Film Solar Cells

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chog Barugkin ◽  
Ulrich W. Paetzold ◽  
Kylie R. Catchpole ◽  
Angelika Basch ◽  
Reinhard Carius
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Power Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Crystalline Silicon ◽  
Power Conversion ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Average Reflectance ◽  
Back Reflector ◽  
Ag Reflector

We report on the prototyping and development of a highly reflective dielectric back reflector for application in thin-film solar cells. The back reflector is fabricated by Snow Globe Coating (SGC), an innovative, simple, and cheap process to deposit a uniform layer of TiO2particles which shows remarkably high reflectance over a broad spectrum (average reflectance of 99% from 500 nm to 1100 nm). We apply the highly reflective back reflector to tandem thin-film silicon solar cells and compare its performance with conventional ZnO:Al/Ag reflector. By using SGC back reflector, an enhancement of 0.5 mA/cm2in external quantum efficiency of the bottom solar cell and an absolute value of 0.2% enhancement in overall power conversion efficiency are achieved. We also show that the increase in power conversion efficiency is due to the reduction of parasitic absorption at the back contact; that is, the use of the dielectric reflector avoids plasmonic losses at the reference ZnO:Al/Ag back reflector. The Snow Globe Coating process is compatible with other types of solar cells such as crystalline silicon, III–V, and organic photovoltaics. Due to its cost effectiveness, stability, and excellent reflectivity above a wavelength of 400 nm, it has high potential to be applied in industry.

Cu2 ZnSnSe4 thin film solar cells above 5% conversion efficiency from electrodeposited Cu Sn Zn precursors

2014 ◽  
Vol 211 (9) ◽  
pp. 2082-2085 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Vauche ◽  
Jérôme Dubois ◽  
Aurélie Laparre ◽  
Fabien Mollica ◽  
Romain Bodeux ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells
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