Properties of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Thin Films and Solar Cells Deposited by Hybrid Process by S. Marsillac, H. Khatri, K. Aryal, R.W. Collins

“…Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells were fabricated using a hybrid cosputtering/evaporation process, and efficiencies as high as 12.4% were achieved. …”
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Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Anatase TiO2 Nanorods Prepared by Hydrothermal Method by Ming-Jer Jeng, Yi-Lun Wung, Liann-Be Chang, Lee Chow

“…The dye-sensitized solar cells fabricated with TiO2 nanorods exhibited a higher solar efficiency than those fabricated with commercial TiO2 nanoparticles directly. …”
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Performance Improvements of Selective Emitters by Laser Openings on Large-Area Multicrystalline Si Solar Cells by Sheng-Shih Wang, Jyh-Jier Ho, Jia-Jhe Liou, Jia-Show Ho, Wei-Chih Hsu, Wen-Haw Lu, Song-Yeu Tsai, Hsien-Seng Hung, Kang L. Wang

“…This technique can be used in the large-area (156 × 156 mm2) solar cells. SE process of this investigation was performed using 3 samples SE1–SE3. …”
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Fabrication and Photovoltaic Characteristics of Coaxial Silicon Nanowire Solar Cells Prepared by Wet Chemical Etching by Chien-Wei Liu, Chin-Lung Cheng, Bau-Tong Dai, Chi-Han Yang, Jun-Yuan Wang

“…Nanostructured solar cells with coaxial p-n junction structures have strong potential to enhance the performances of the silicon-based solar cells. …”
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Effects of Nonuniform Incident Illumination on the Thermal Performance of a Concentrating Triple Junction Solar Cell by Fahad Al-Amri, Tapas Kumar Mallick

“…A numerical heat transfer model was developed to investigate the temperature of a triple junction solar cell and the thermal characteristics of the airflow in a channel behind the solar cell assembly using nonuniform incident illumination. …”
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Fabrication and Optoelectrical Properties of IZO/Cu2O Heterostructure Solar Cells by Thermal Oxidation by Cheng-Chiang Chen, Lung-Chien Chen, Yi-Hsuan Lee

“…The present paper reports on the fabrication of IZO/Cu2O heterostructure solar cells which the Cu2O layers were prepared by oxidation of Cu thin films deposited on glass substrate. …”
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Numerical Analysis of Copper-Indium-Gallium-Diselenide-Based Solar Cells by SCAPS-1D by S. Ouédraogo, F. Zougmoré, J. M. Ndjaka

“…We used a one-dimensional simulation program Solar Cell Capacitance Simulator in 1 Dimension (SCAPS-1D) to investigate Copper-Indium-Gallium-Diselenide- (CIGS-) based solar cells properties. …”
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Effect of Annealing on the Properties of Antimony Telluride Thin Films and Their Applications in CdTe Solar Cells by Zhouling Wang, Yu Hu, Wei Li, Guanggen Zeng, Lianghuan Feng, Jingquan Zhang, Lili Wu, Jingjing Gao

“…CdTe solar cells with the buffer layers can reduce the series resistance and eliminate the reverse junction between CdTe and metal electrodes.…”
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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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Charge Carrier Dynamics of SnO2 Electron‐Transporting Layers in Perovskite Solar Cells by Abraham Adenle, Selengesuren Suragtkhuu, Solongo Purevdorj, Yu Lin Zhong, Munkhbayar Batmunkh

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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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