Investigation of an Electrochemical Method for Separation of Copper, Indium, and Gallium from Pretreated CIGS Solar Cell Waste Materials by Anna M. K. Gustafsson, Fredrik Björefors, Britt-Marie Steenari, Christian Ekberg

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Photoanode of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on a ZnO/TiO2 Composite Film by Lu-Ting Yan, Fang-Lue Wu, Lan Peng, Li-Juan Zhang, Pu-Jun Li, Sui-Yang Dou, Tian-Xiang Li

“…A photoanode of dye-sensitized solar cells based on a ZnO/TiO2 composite film was fabricated on a transparent conductive glass substrate using different techniques including electrophoretic deposition, screen printing, and colloidal spray coating. …”
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The Role of Silicon Heterojunction and TCO Barriers on the Operation of Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells: Comparison between Theory and Experiment by Yaser Abdulraheem, Moustafa Ghannam, Hariharsudan Sivaramakrishnan Radhakrishnan, Ivan Gordon

“…The detailed understanding behind the operation of this type of device is crucial to improving and optimizing its performance. SHJ solar cells have primarily two main interfaces that play a major role in their operation: the transparent conductive oxide (TCO)/a-Si:H interface and the a-Si:H/c-Si heterojunction interface. …”
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Structural, Morphological, and Electron Transport Studies of Annealing Dependent In2O3 Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell by S. Mahalingam, H. Abdullah, S. Shaari, A. Muchtar, I. Asshari

“…Indium oxide (In2O3) thin films annealed at various annealing temperatures were prepared by using spin-coating method for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The objective of this research is to enhance the photovoltaic conversion efficiency in In2O3 thin films by finding the optimum annealing temperature and also to study the reason for high and low performance in the annealed In2O3 thin films. …”
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Numerical Investigations and Analysis of Cu2ZnSnS4 Based Solar Cells by SCAPS-1D by M. Djinkwi Wanda, S. Ouédraogo, F. Tchoffo, F. Zougmoré, J. M. B. Ndjaka

“…Such CZTS based solar cell devices could lead to conversion efficiencies higher than 15% and to improvement of about 100 mV on the open-circuit voltage value. …”
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Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Coated with Conducting Polyaniline Nanocomposites for Quasi-Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Mohammad Rezaul Karim, Ashraful Islam, M. D. Akhtaruzzaman, Liyuan Han, Abdurahman Al-Ahmari

“…Multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWNT) coated with conducting polyaniline (PAni) nanocomposites has been enforced as for quasi-solid-state electrolyte layer in the dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), and the incorporation of MWNT-PAni nanoparticles on the cell performance has been examined. …”
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Fabrication of Affordable and Sustainable Solar Cells Using NiO/TiO2 P-N Heterojunction by Kingsley O. Ukoba, Freddie L. Inambao, Andrew C. Eloka-Eboka

“…The need for affordable, clean, efficient, and sustainable solar cells informed this study. Metal oxide TiO2/NiO heterojunction solar cells were fabricated using the spray pyrolysis technique. …”
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Density Functional Theory Study on the Electronic Structures of Oxadiazole Based Dyes as Photosensitizer for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells by Umer Mehmood, Ibnelwaleed A. Hussein, Khalil Harrabi, Shakeel Ahmed

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Investigation on Thermal Degradation Process of Polymer Solar Cells Based on Blend of PBDTTT-C and PC70BM by Yu Ning, Longfeng Lv, Yunzhang Lu, Aiwei Tang, Yufeng Hu, Zhidong Lou, Feng Teng, Yanbing Hou

“…The effects of thermal treatment on the photovoltaic performance of conventional and inverted polymer solar cells (PSCs) based on the combination of poly[(4,8-bis-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-benzo[1,2-b;4,5-b′]dithiophene)-2,6-diyl-alt-(4-(2-ethylhexanoyl)-thie-no[3,4-b]thiophene))-2,6-diyl] (PBDTTT-C) and [6,6]-phenyl C70-butyric acid methyl ester (PC70BM) are investigated. …”
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To Enhance Performance of Light Soaking Process on ZnS/CuIn1-xGaxSe2 Solar Cell by Yu-Jen Hsiao, Chung-Hsin Lu, Te-Hua Fang

“…The ZnS/CuInGaSe2 heterojunction solar cell fabricated on Mo coated glass is studied. …”
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Multistage Regulation Strategy via Fluorine‐Rich Small Molecules for Realizing High‐Performance Perovskite Solar Cells by Xiong Chang, Kunpeng Li, Yong Han, Guohua Wang, Zhishan Li, Dongfang Li, Fashe Li, Xing Zhu, Hua Wang, Jiangzhao Chen, Tao Zhu

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Analysis on the Light-Scattering Effect in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell according to the TiO2 Structural Differences by Min-Kyu Son, Hyunwoong Seo, Soo-Kyoung Kim, Na-Yeong Hong, Byung-Man Kim, Songyi Park, Kandasamy Prabakar, Hee-Je Kim

“…A light-scattering layer is widely used in highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) because it improves the light-harvesting ability of a DSC by reflecting the light passing through the transparent TiO2 layer. …”
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Application of a Noncarboxylated Dye Compound in a Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Containing a Cyclodextrin Layer by Tatsuya Takeshita, Takao Umeda, Noriaki Oonishi, Michihiro Hara

“…We report the fabrication and characterization of a dye-sensitized solar cell containing a carboxymethyl-β-cyclodextrin sodium salt (CM-β-CD) layer and a noncarboxylated dye compound (tris(2,2′-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II)dichloride hexahydrate (Ru-dye)). …”
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Pyran-Squaraine as Photosensitizers for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: DFT/TDDFT Study of the Electronic Structures and Absorption Properties by Reda M. El-Shishtawy, Shaaban A. Elroby, Abdullah M. Asiri, Rifaat H. Hilal

“…In an effort to provide, assess, and evaluate a theoretical approach which enables designing efficient donor-acceptor dye systems, the electronic structure and optical properties of pyran-squaraine as donor-acceptor dyes used in dye-sensitized solar cells were investigated. Ground state properties have been computed at the B3LYP/6-31+G** level of theory. …”
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Theoretical Study of the π-Bridge Influence with Different Units of Thiophene and Thiazole in Coumarin Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Rody Soto-Rojo, Jesús Baldenebro-López, Daniel Glossman-Mitnik

“…Eight coumarin derivative dyes were studied by varying the π-bridge size with different thiophene and thiazole units for their potential use in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC). Geometry optimization, the energy levels and electron density of the Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital and the Lowest Unoccupied Molecular Orbital, and ultraviolet-visible absorption spectra were calculated by Density Functional Theory (DFT) and Time-Dependent-DFT. …”
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Manipulation of MWCNT Concentration in MWCNT/TiO2 Nanocomposite Thin Films for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell by Huda Abdullah, Mohd Zikri Razali, Sahbudin Shaari, Mohd Raihan Taha

“…Dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) using multiwalled carbon nanotube/titanium dioxide (MWCNT/TiO2) was successfully synthesized using sol-gel method. …”
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Performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with (PVDF-HFP)-KI-EC-PC Electrolyte and Different Dye Materials by M. M. Noor, M. H. Buraidah, S. N. F. Yusuf, M. A. Careem, S. R. Majid, A. K. Arof

“…A plasticized polymer electrolyte system composed of PVDF-HFP, potassium iodide (KI), and equal weight of ethylene carbonate (EC) and propylene carbonate (PC) has been used in a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC). The electrolyte with the composition 40 wt. % PVDF-HFP-10 wt. % KI-50 wt. % (EC + PC) exhibits the highest room temperature ionic conductivity of 1.10 × 10−3 S cm−1. …”
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Current Status of Emerging PV Technologies: A Comparative Study of Dye-Sensitized, Organic, and Perovskite Solar Cells by Myrsini Giannouli

“…Third-generation photovoltaic technologies, such as dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), organic solar cells (OSCs), and perovskite solar cells (PSCs), are being developed as alternatives to silicon solar cells. …”
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Theoretical Studies on the Design of Benzo[1,2-c:4,5-c’]bis[1,2,5]selenadiazole Acceptor-Based Organic Dyes by Taylor Dorlus, Jing Wang, Jerzy Leszczynski

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Comprehensive Structural, Chemical, and Optical Characterization of Cu₂ZnSnS₄ Films on Kapton Using the Automated Successive Ionic Layer Adsorption and Reacti... by Perla J. Vázquez-González, Martha L. Paniagua-Chávez, Lizette A. Zebadua-Chavarria, Rafael Mota-Grajales, C. A. Meza-Avendaño, Enrique Campos-González, A. Escobosa-Echavarría, Yaoqiao Hu, Aldo E. Pérez-Ramos, Manuel-Matuz, Carlos A. Hernández-Gutiérrez

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