A Novel Method for Preparation of Zn-Doped CuInS2 Solar Cells and Their Photovoltaic Performance by Cheng-Hsiung Peng, Chyi-Ching Hwang

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An Efficient Metal-Free Hydrophilic Carbon as a Counter Electrode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Mojgan Kouhnavard, Norasikin Ahmad Ludin, Babak Vazifehkhah Ghaffari, Kamaruzzaman Sopian, Norshazlinah Abdul Karim, Mikio Miyake

“…This study presents a new cost-effective metal-free counter electrode (CE) for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). CE was prepared by doctor blading a hydrophilic carbon (HC) particle on a fluorine-doped tin oxide substrate. …”
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Effects of Titanium Oxide Nanotube Arrays with Different Lengths on the Characteristics of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Chin-Guo Kuo, Cheng-Fu Yang, Lih-Ren Hwang, Jia-Sheng Huang

“…As NH4F concentration was 0.5 wt%, the prepared TNT arrays were also used to fabricate the dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). We would show that the measured photovoltaic performance of the DSSCs was dependent on the TNT-array length.…”
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Methylammonium Chloride Additive in Lead Iodide Optimizing the Crystallization Process for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells by Hongqiao Wang, Jingquan Zhang

“…Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) were fabricated using a two-step spin-coating method with MACl added to the inorganic layer. …”
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Electrodeposition Combination with Hydrothermal Preparation of ZnO Films and Their Application in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell by Xiaoping Zou, Yan Liu, Cuiliu Wei, Zongbo Huang, Xiangmin Meng

“…A suitable method is necessary for the high performance of dyes-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). In this paper, photoanodes of DSSCs have been fabricated through electrodeposition and combination with hydrothermal method. …”
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Dye-Sensitized Nanocrystalline ZnO Solar Cells Based on Ruthenium(II) Phendione Complexes by Hashem Shahroosvand, Parisa Abbasi, Mohsen Ameri, Mohammad Reza Riahi Dehkordi

“…The metal complexes (RuII (phen)2(phendione))(PF6)2(1), [RuII (phen)(bpy)(phendione))(PF6)2 (2), and (RuII (bpy)2(phendione))(PF6)2 (3) (phen = 1,10-phenanthroline, bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine and phendione = 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione) have been synthesized as photo sensitizers for ZnO semiconductor in solar cells. FT-IR and absorption spectra showed the favorable interfacial binding between the dye-molecules and ZnO surface. …”
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Interconnected TiO2 Nanowire Networks for PbS Quantum Dot Solar Cell Applications by Fan Xu, Jaime Benavides, Xin Ma, Sylvain G. Cloutier

“…Using this interconnected TiO2 nanowire network for electron transport, a PbS/TiO2 heterojunction solar cell with a large short-circuit current of 2.5 mA/cm2, a Voc of 0.6 V, and a power conversion efficiency of 5.4% is achieved under 8.5 mW/cm2 white light illumination. …”
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Spectral Factor of Colored Solar Cells: A Case Study on the Main Urban Areas in Romania by Sergiu-Mihai Hategan, Marius Paulescu

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Evaluation and Optimization to Recycle Used TiO2 Photoelectrode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Ruei-Tang Chen, Chien-Feng Liao

“…This study proposes a method for recycling and activating the titanium oxide (TiO2)/fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) photoanode in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) by repeated dye adsorption and desorption processes using various desorption agents. …”
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Rationally designed universal passivator for high-performance single-junction and tandem perovskite solar cells by Zuolin Zhang, Yinsu Feng, Jike Ding, Quanxing Ma, Hong Zhang, Jiajia Zhang, Mengjia Li, Taoran Geng, Wenhuan Gao, Yang Wang, Boxue Zhang, Thierry Pauporté, Jian-Xin Tang, Hongjian Chen, Jiangzhao Chen, Cong Chen

“…Abstract Interfacial trap-assisted nonradiative recombination hampers the development of metal halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Herein, we report a rationally designed universal passivator to realize highly efficient and stable single junction and tandem PSCs. …”
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Tin-Doped Indium Oxide-Titania Core-Shell Nanostructures for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Luping Li, Cheng Xu, Yang Zhao, Kirk J. Ziegler

“…Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) hold great promise in the pursuit of reliable and cheap renewable energy. …”
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Characteristics of Boron Decorated TiO2 Nanoparticles for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Photoanode by Ching-Yuan Ho, J. K. Lin, Hong-Wen Wang

“…Oxygen vacancy defects generated by boron ions reduce Ti+4 and affect electron transport in dye-sensitized solar cells. Excess electrons originating from the oxygen vacancies of doped TiO2 downward shift in the conduction band edge and prompt the transfer of photoelectrons from the conduction band of the rutile phase to the lower energy anatase trapping sites; they then separate charges to enhance the photocurrent and Jsc. …”
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Zn-Doped SnO2 Compact Layer for Enhancing Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells by Chenjun Yang, Mengwei Chen, Jiaqi Wang, Haifei Lu

“…Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have been developing rapidly since they were discovered, and their excellent photoelectric properties have attracted wide attention from researchers. …”
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Enlarging moment and regulating orientation of buried interfacial dipole for efficient inverted perovskite solar cells by Yang Peng, Yu Chen, Jing Zhou, Chuan Luo, Weijian Tang, Yuwei Duan, Yihui Wu, Qiang Peng

“…Abstract Carrier transport and recombination at the buried interface of perovskite have seriously restricted the further development of inverted perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Herein, an interfacial dipolar chemical bridge strategy to address this issue is presented. 2-(Diphenylphosphino) acetic acid (2DPAA) is selected as the linker to reconstruct the interfacial dipole, which effectively enlarges the interfacial dipole moment to 5.10 D and optimizes to a positive dipole orientation, thereby accelerating vertical hole transport, suppressing nonradiative recombination and promoting the perovskite crystallization. …”
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Interfacial Transport Study of Ultra-Thin InN-Enhanced Quantum Dot Solar Cells by Shuaijie Wang, Dong Zhang, Zhenhe Ju

“…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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Simulation of Nonpolar p-GaN/i-N/n-GaN Solar Cells by Ming-Jer Jeng

“…The understanding of the solar performance of non-polar InGaN-based solar cells will be interesting. For a pin non-polar solar cell with GaN p- and n-cladding layers, the conduction band offset (or barrier height, ) between an intrinsic layer and n-GaN layer is an important issue correlating to the efficiency and fill factor. …”
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Nanopatterned Silicon Substrate Use in Heterojunction Thin Film Solar Cells Made by Magnetron Sputtering by Shao-Ze Tseng, Chang-Rong Lin, Hung-Sen Wei, Chia-Hua Chan, Sheng-Hui Chen

“…This paper describes a method for fabricating silicon heterojunction thin film solar cells with an ITO/p-type a-Si : H/n-type c-Si structure by radiofrequency magnetron sputtering. …”
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Effects of Surface Modification of Nanotube Arrays on the Performance of CdS Quantum-Dot-Sensitized Solar Cells by Danhong Li, Nengqian Pan, Jianjun Liao, Xiankun Cao, Shiwei Lin

“…CdS-sensitized TiO2 nanotube arrays have been fabricated using the method of successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction and used as a photoanode for quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells. Before being coated with CdS, the surface of TiO2 nanotube arrays was treated with TiCl4, nitric acid (HNO3), potassium hydroxide (KOH), and methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS), respectively, for the purpose of reducing the interface transfer resistance of quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells. …”
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Highly Reflective Dielectric Back Reflector for Improved Efficiency of Tandem Thin-Film Solar Cells by Chog Barugkin, Ulrich W. Paetzold, Kylie R. Catchpole, Angelika Basch, Reinhard Carius

“…We apply the highly reflective back reflector to tandem thin-film silicon solar cells and compare its performance with conventional ZnO:Al/Ag reflector. …”
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Structural and Optoelectronic Properties of CdSe Tetrapod Nanocrystals for Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cell Applications by Nguyen Tam Nguyen Truong, Thao Phuong Ngoc Nguyen, Chinho Park

“…Power conversion efficiency of the bulk heterojunction solar cells having the structure of glass/ITO/PEDOT:PSS/(CdSe + PCPDTBT)/Al was improved from 1.21% to 1.52% with the use of ligand-exchanged nanoparticles.…”
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