A Low-Cost Photodiode Sun Sensor for CubeSat and Planetary Microrover by Mark A. Post, Junquan Li, Regina Lee

“…Another estimation of the solar angle uses current measurements from orthogonal arrays of solar cells. The two methodologies are tested and compared on ground hardware. …”
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Unique Optoelectronic Properties and Applications of Lead‐Free Perovskites and Derivatives by Mingbian Li, Weijun Li, Haotong Wei

“…This shift is particularly vital in emerging technologies where perovskites play a crucial role, such as solar cells, X‐ray detectors, photodetectors, light‐emitting diodes (LEDs), etc. …”
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Effects of Controlling the AZO Thin Film's Optical Band Gap on AZO/MEH-PPV Devices with Buffer Layer by Jaehyoung Park, Ki-Chang Jung, Ari Lee, Hyojung Bae, Daehwa Mun, Jun-Seok Ha, Young-Bu Mun, E. M. Han, Hang-Ju Ko

“…Organic/inorganic hybrid solar cells were fabricated incorporating aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO) thin films of varying optical band gap in AZO/poly(2-methoxy-5-(2′-ethyl-hexyloxy)-p-phenylene vinylene) structures. …”
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Characteristics of DSSC Panels with Silicone Encapsulant by Jun-Gu Kang, Jin-Hee Kim, Han-Bin Jang, Jun-Tae Kim

“…Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) allow light transmission and the application of various colors that make them especially suitable for building-integrated PV (BIPV) application. …”
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The Synthesis of 2D CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskite Films with Tunable Bandgaps by Solution Deposition Route by Vorrada Loryuenyong, Pajaree Thongpon, Sasathorn Saudmalai, Achanai Buasri

“…Nowadays, organo-lead halide is one of the most interesting materials for perovskite solar cells. This is because of its ease of fabrication, long absorption wavelength region, and long diffusion length. …”
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Influence of Alkaline Treatment with Ammonia Water on the Properties of PEDOT: PSS Films by Jiao Li, Hua Zhang, Juncheng Liu, Hui Qi

“…We have also examined the performance of organic solar cells (OSCs) with the undoped and AW-doped PEDOT:PSS layers. …”
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CubeSat’s Deployable Solar Panel with Viscoelastic Multilayered Stiffener for Launch Vibration Attenuation by Shankar Bhattarai, Hongrae Kim, Hyun-Ung Oh

“…A CubeSat’s deployable solar panel proposed in this study is effective to guarantee the structural safety of solar cells by attenuating launch loads owing to the superior damping characteristic achieved by a multilayered stiffener with viscoelastic acrylic tapes. …”
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Forecasting Photovoltaic Module Remaining Life-Time Using Accelerated Aging Testing and Modelling on Aged Modules by Julien Dupuis, Christine Abdel Nour

“…Moreover, electroluminescence characterization highlights some degradation differences, especially at the edges of the solar cells. Modelling the lifetime through empirical damp heat model on the used modules predict that degradation may accelerate after 3 to 4 years contrary to what was concluded based on the initial modules testing results eleven years ago: no degradation linked to heat and humidity conditions should have happened before 30 years. …”
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Hierarchical Structures from Inorganic Nanocrystal Self-Assembly for Photoenergy Utilization by Yun-Pei Zhu, Tie-Zhen Ren, Tian-Yi Ma, Zhong-Yong Yuan

“…The well-defined hierarchical structures provide new opportunities for optimizing, tuning, and/or enhancing the properties and performance of these materials and have found applications in photoenergy utilization including photodegradation, photocatalytic H2 production, photocatalytic CO2 conversion, and sensitized solar cells, and these are discussed illustratively.…”
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Ag-Doped TiO2 Nanotube Arrays Composite Film as a Photoanode for Enhancing the Photoelectric Conversion Efficiency in DSSCs by Jinghua Hu, Jiejie Cheng, Shengqiang Tong, Yingping Yang, Mengwei Chen, Shiwu Hu

“…A Ag-doped double-layer composite film with TiO2 nanoparticles (P25) as the underlayer and TiO2 nanotube (TNT) arrays with the Ag-doped nanoparticles as the overlayer was fabricated as the photoanode in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Five different concentrations of Ag-doped TNT arrays photoelectrode were compared with the pure TNT arrays composite photoelectrode. …”
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Low Temperature (180°C) Growth of Smooth Surface Germanium Epilayers on Silicon Substrates Using Electron Cyclotron Resonance Chemical Vapor Deposition by Teng-Hsiang Chang, Chiao Chang, Yen-Ho Chu, Chien-Chieh Lee, Jenq-Yang Chang, I-Chen Chen, Tomi T. Li

“…The thin-thickness and smooth surface of Ge epilayer grown on Si in this study is suitable to be a virtual substrate for developing the low cost and high efficiency III-V/Si tandem solar cells in our opinion. Furthermore, the low temperature process can not only decrease costs but can also reduce the restriction of high temperature processes on device manufacturing.…”
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From source to sink: the path to efficient energy harvesting with LEDs and displays by Andrea De Iacovo, Gaetano Assanto, Lorenzo Colace

“…While LEDs are usually designed to maximize their performance in terms of light emission, they share the same materials and basic structure with solar cells. This similarity suggests to exploit LEDs in photovoltaic mode to be operated for harvesting energy from light in the environment. …”
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H2O2 Treatment of Electrochemically Deposited Cu2O Thin Films for Enhancing Optical Absorption by Ying Song, Masaya Ichimura

“…Cu2O is considered to be promising as an absorber layer material of solar cells, but its band gap (about 2.1 eV) is larger than the optimum one (about 1.5 eV). …”
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Technique for Outdoor Test on Concentrating Photovoltaic Cells by Paola Sansoni, Daniela Fontani, Franco Francini, David Jafrancesco, Giacomo Pierucci, Maurizio De Lucia

“…Outdoor experimentation of solar cells is essential to maximize their performance and to assess utilization requirements and limits. …”
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Bioinspired interfacial engineering for highly stretchable electronics by Osman Gul, Myoung Song, Chang-Yeon Gu, Jihyeon Ahn, Kichul Lee, Junseong Ahn, Hye Jin Kim, Taek-Soo Kim, Inkyu Park

“…Various electronic components, such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and solar cells, are affixed onto the flexible island, showcasing its versatility as a robust platform for rigid components while ensuring the entire substrate maintains high stretchability. …”
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Porous Silicon Formation by Electrochemical Etching by Оrest Kuntyi, Galyna Zozulya, Mariana Shepida

“…Porous silicon (PSi) is used as an effective material in biomedicine, sensors, solar cells, electrochemical energy, microelectronics, and nanotechnology. …”
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Influence of Substrate on Crystal Orientation of Large-Grained Si Thin Films Formed by Metal-Induced Crystallization by Kaoru Toko, Mitsuki Nakata, Atsushi Okada, Masato Sasase, Noritaka Usami, Takashi Suemasu

“…Producing large-grained polycrystalline Si (poly-Si) film on glass substrates coated with conducting layers is essential for fabricating Si thin-film solar cells with high efficiency and low cost. We investigated how the choice of conducting underlayer affected the poly-Si layer formed on it by low-temperature (500°C) Al-induced crystallization (AIC). …”
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Improving micro-grid management: A review of integration of supercapacitor across different operating modes by Mohamed El-Sayed M. Essa, Mohammed Fouad Ali, Elwy E. El-kholy, Mohammed Amer, Mahmoud Elsisi, Uzair Sajjad, Khalid Hamid, Hilmy El-sayed Awad

“…Besides, this research intends to a proposal for a hybrid energy storage systems (HESS) suitable for different loads, including solar cells as main source with supercapacitors and batteries. …”
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Kinetic Studies of Atom Transfer Radical Polymerisations of Styrene and Chloromethylstyrene with Poly(3-hexyl thiophene) Macroinitiator by Nattawoot Rattanathamwat, Jatuphorn Wootthikanokkhan, Nonsee Nimitsiriwat, Chanchana Thanachayanont, Udom Asawapirom

“…Poly(3-hexyl thiophene)-b-poly(styrene-co-chloromethylstyrene) copolymers, to be used as a prepolymer for preparing donor-acceptor block copolymers for organic solar cells, have been synthesised by reacting P3HT macroinitiators with styrene and chloromethylstyrene via three types of atom transfer radical polymerisation (ATRP) systems, which are (1) a normal ATRP, (2) activators generated by electron transfer (AGET), and (3) a simultaneous reverse and normal initiation (SR&NI). …”
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High Quality GaAs Epilayers Grown on Si Substrate Using 100 nm Ge Buffer Layer by Wei-Cheng Kuo, Hung-Chi Hsieh, Wu Chih-Hung, Huang Wen-Hsiang, Chien-Chieh Lee, Jenq-Yang Chang

“…Therefore, the high quality GaAs epilayers that grow on virtual substrate with 100 nm Ge buffer layers is suitable to develop the low cost and high efficiency III–V/Si tandem solar cells.…”
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