Layer-by-Layer CdS-Modified TiO2 Film Electrodes for Enhancing the Absorption and Energy Conversion Efficiency of Solar Cells by Ming Li, Yong Liu, Hai Wang, Wenxia Zhao, Hong Huang, Chaolun Liang, Youjun Deng, Hui Shen

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Robust Power Designing of Supplementary Damping Controller in VSC HVDC System to Improve Energy Conversion Efficiency of Wind Turbine and Power System Stability by A. Hamidi, J. Beiza, T. Abedinzadeh, A. Daghigh

“…Therefore, it is essential to employ an SDC to have the optimum energy conversion efficiency in the wind turbine and the most dynamic stability margin in the power system. …”
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Design and Synthesis of Crystalline Al-Doped TiO₂ Buffer Layers for Enhancing Energy Conversion Efficiency of New Photovoltaic Devices by Dongin Kim, Jiwon Lee, Rakhyun Jeong, Ki-Hwan Hwang, Jin-Hyo Boo

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High Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Ruthenium and Metal-Free Dyes by Che-Lung Lee, Wen-Hsi Lee, Cheng-Hsien Yang

“…The co-adsorbent significantly enhances the open-circuit photovoltage (), the short circuit photocurrent density () the solar energy conversion efficiency (). The co-adsorbent 4L is applied successfully to prepare an insulating molecular layer with N719 and achieve high energy conversion efficiency as high as 8.83% at 100 mW cm−2 and AM 1.5 at 1 to 0.25 (N719 : co-adsorbent) molar ratio. …”
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A Comparative Study of Material and Structural Configurations in Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting by Fahmidul Huq Syed, Li Wah Thong, Mirza Farrukh Baig, Yee Kit Chan, M. N. Ervina Efzan

“…Among the configurations, the bimorph beam with PZT-5A demonstrated the highest energy conversion efficiency, achieving a 50% increase in electrical power output compared to the unimorph configuration and a 9% improvement over the stack configuration. …”
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Interfacial Transport Study of Ultra-Thin InN-Enhanced Quantum Dot Solar Cells by Shuaijie Wang, Dong Zhang, Zhenhe Ju

“…Currently, the layered solar panel industry has achieved an energy conversion efficiency of 47%. In addition to efficiency, the cost of solar cells has been optimized, and the cost of commercial silicon solar cells has been greatly reduced. …”
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A Facile Synthesis of Granular ZnO Nanostructures for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Md. Mahbubur Rahman, Narayan Chandra Deb Nath, Kwang-Mo Noh, Jaecheon Kim, Jae-Joon Lee

“…The overall energy conversion efficiency was 1.82% with the smaller grain size of ca. 250 nm when it was used as photoelectrode of DSSCs. …”
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Thin-Film LSCs Based on PMMA Nanohybrid Coatings: Device Optimization and Outdoor Performance by S. M. El-Bashir, O. A. AlHarbi, M. S. AlSalhi

“…The investigation of the spectral properties and efficiency parameters recommended the best solar energy conversion efficiency for the second design. The outdoor performance of optimized TLSC was also evaluated under clear sky conditions of Riyadh city, and the hourly values of the optical efficiency, ηopt, were calculated for one year. …”
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Metal-Free Counter Electrode for Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells through High Surface Area and Large Porous Carbon by Pavuluri Srinivasu, Surya Prakash Singh, Ashraful Islam, Liyuan Han

“…The mesoporous carbon shows very high energy conversion efficiency of 7.1% compared with activated carbon. …”
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A 22% Efficient Semiconductor/Liquid Junction Solar Cell—the Photoelectrochemical Behavior of n-WSe2 Electrodes in the Presence of I2/I- in Aqueous Electrolyte by G. Campet, C. Azaiez, F. Levy, H. Bourezc, J. Claverie

“…The calculations of the main physical parameters determining the high value (22%) of the visible light-to-electrical energy conversion efficiency have been carried out. We particularly show that the lifetime of the photogenerated holes is larger than their transit time across the space-charge so that the carriers reach the semiconductor surface, where they can react with the electrolyte, without recombining.…”
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Power beacon-assisted energy harvesting symbiotic radio networks: Outage performance. by Tran Cong Hung, Bui Vu Minh, Tan N Nguyen, Miroslav Voznak

“…Subsequently, we carry out a series of numerical results to verify the developed theory frameworks on the one hand, and on the other hand, analyze the COP performance against the variations of system key parameters (transmit signal-to-noise ratio, the time-splitting coefficient, the energy conversion efficiency factor, the reflection coefficient, and the coexistent decoding threshold). …”
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Coupling of Modular High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor with Supercritical Rankine Cycle by Shutang Zhu, Ying Tang, Kun Xiao, Zuoyi Zhang

“…This paper presents investigations on the possible combination of modular high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (MHTGR) technology with the supercritical (SC) steam turbine technology and the prospective deployments of the MHTGR SC power plant. Energy conversion efficiency of steam turbine cycle can be improved by increasing the main steam pressure and temperature. …”
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Nanostructured Mesoporous Titanium Dioxide Thin Film Prepared by Sol-Gel Method for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell by Yu-Chang Liu, Yun-Fang Lu, Yz-Zhen Zeng, Chi-Hung Liao, Jen-Chieh Chung, Tsong-Yang Wei

“…The best performance was demonstrated by the DSSC having a 16 μm-thick TTIP-TiO2 back electrode, which gave a solar energy conversion efficiency of 6.03%. The ability of stong adhesion on ITO conducting glass substrate and the high surface area are considered important characteristics of TiO2 thin film. …”
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Construction and Study of Hetreojunction Solar Cell Based on Dodecylbenzene Sulfonic Acid-Doped Polyaniline/n-Si by I. Morsi, Sh. Ebrahim, M. Soliman

“…The photovoltaic cell parameters, that is, open-circuit voltage (𝑉oc), short-circuit current density (𝐽sc), fill factor (FF), and energy conversion efficiency (η) were calculated. The highest 𝐽sc, 𝑉oc, and efficiency of these heterojunctions obtained using PANI-DBSA as a window layer (wideband gap) and Au as front contact are 1.8 mA/cm2, 0.436 V, and 0.13%, respectively. …”
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Maximizing Output Power of a Solar Panel via Combination of Sun Tracking and Maximum Power Point Tracking by Fuzzy Controllers by Mohsen Taherbaneh, A. H. Rezaie, H. Ghafoorifard, K. Rahimi, M. B. Menhaj

“…In applications with low-energy conversion efficiency, maximizing the output power improves the efficiency. …”
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The State of the Art: Application of Green Technology in Sustainable Pavement by Wenjuan Sun, Guoyang Lu, Cheng Ye, Shiwu Chen, Yue Hou, Dawei Wang, Linbing Wang, Markus Oeser

“…Fundamental mechanics of energy harvesting techniques and possible designs of energy harvesters are described, with the evaluation of energy conversion efficiency, and advantages and disadvantages. …”
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Electro-spun nanofibers-based triboelectric nanogenerators in wearable electronics: status and perspectives by Deyin Tao, Ping Su, Aiping Chen, Dawei Gu, Mustafa Eginligil, Wei Huang

“…Efforts towards improving energy conversion efficiency, material durability, and compatibility with diverse wearable platforms were visited. …”
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The thermoelectric conversion efficiency problem: Insights from the electron gas thermodynamics close to a phase transition by I. Khomchenko, A. Ryzhov, F. Maculewicz, F. Kurth, R. Hühne, A. Golombek, M. Schleberger, C. Goupil, Ph. Lecoeur, A. Böhmer, G. Benenti, G. Schierning, H. Ouerdane

“…The bottleneck in modern thermoelectric power generation and cooling is the low energy conversion efficiency of thermoelectric materials. The detrimental effects of lattice phonons on performance can be mitigated, but achieving a high thermoelectric power factor remains a major problem because the Seebeck coefficient and electrical conductivity cannot be jointly increased. …”
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Molecular study and analysis of organic compounds for high-performance solar cell applications by El Mhamedi Imane, El Malki Zakaria

“…In the initial section, we evaluated the energy conversion efficiency of compounds, with performances between 7% to 11%. …”
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Morphological Effect of CNT/TiO2 Nanocomposite Photoelectrodes Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell on Photovoltaic Performance with Various Annealing Temperatures by Mohd Zikri Razali, Huda Abdullah, Izamarlina Asaahari

“…The thin films annealed at 750°C had the highest energy conversion efficiency at 5.23%. The EIS analysis estimated the values of the effective electron lifetime (τeff), effective electron diffusion coefficient, effective electron diffusion (Ln), and effective recombination rate constant (keff). …”
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