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Coloured Building Integrated Photovoltaics: Influence on Energy Efficiency
摘要： Building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) has attracted increased commercial interest in recent years due to a growing focus on efficient utilization of land area and local renewable energy generation. Aesthetic aspects must be considered when photovoltaic panels are applied as building elements. Colours can be added by reflecting some of the sunlight that otherwise could have been utilized for electricity generation. Reflectance spectra of commercial solar cell modules have been measured and analysed. Relative efficiency loss caused by the reflected solar radiation energy has been calculated. The calculated losses in efficiency based on measured spectra have been compared to model spectra with colour coordinates corresponding to RAL colours as well as more idealized monochromatic spectra. The analysis shows that the most important colour parameter affecting loss is the lightness. The second most important parameter is the hue of the colour, with green-yellow colours having the lowest loss, and pink colours resulting in the highest loss, when colours with the same lightness are compared. A Colour Performance Index (CPI) given by luminous reflectance divided by relative loss has been proposed as a figure of merit, thus allowing for a useful comparison of colours with different lightness.
关键词： Building integrated photovoltaics,Solar cell,Colour,Energy efficiency,BIPV
更新于2025-09-11 14:15:04
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Effect of Micro/Nanostructured P3HT:PCBM Surfaces on the Performance of Organic Photovoltaic Devices
摘要： In this study, the effect of periodic patterned micro/nanostructures on the active layers of thin-film organic photovoltaics (OPVs) was investigated to improve the device performance. The patterned active layer structures were fabricated by a nanoimprinting technique using different templates, including compact disc recordable (CD-R), Blu-ray disc recordable (BD-R), nanowell arrays, nanodot arrays, and honeycomb structures. The OPVs consisted of Al/nanostructured P3HT:PCBM/PEDOT:PSS/ITO. Compared with a flat reference OPV, all the micro/nanostructured OPVs exhibited higher performances, originating from enhanced light absorption due to light scattering and surface plasmon excitation at the patterned Al/P3HT:PCBM interfaces.
关键词： organic polymer solar cell,nanostructure,grating structure,nanoimprinted
更新于2025-09-11 14:15:04
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Performance Investigation of Mott-Insulator LaVO3 as a Photovoltaic Absorber Material
摘要： Mott insulators have recently been identi?ed as potential solar energy conversion material due to their favorable parameters. In this paper, we have investigated the cell performance by exploring the photovoltaic properties of Mott Insulator LaVO3 (LVO). The LVO thin ?lms were grown by the sol–gel technique followed by a sintering pathway under various processing conditions. We investigated the in?uence of processing parameters on the structural, optical and electrical properties of the ?lms through different characterization techniques. A correlation between the material parameters with the device performance has been established to ensure LVO perovskite for photovoltaic applications. This analysis will aid researchers to realize Mott insulators as light absorber material.
关键词： photovoltaic material,Mott insulator,Thin ?lm solar cell,oxide perovskites
更新于2025-09-11 14:15:04
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High-performance and -stability graphene quantum dots-mixed conducting polymer/porous Si hybrid solar cells with titanium oxide passivation layer
摘要： Recently, conducting polymer/Si hybrid solar cells (HSCs) based on simple fabrication processes are highly attractive due to their low cost, but low conductivity of the polymer, high reflection index of Si, and large recombination loss on the Si back contact are major drawbacks that should be solved for the practical applications. Here, we first report HSCs composed of graphene quantum dots (GQDs)-mixed poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT:GQDs)/porous Si (PSi)/n-Si/titanium oxide (TiOx, back passivation layer). Maximum power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 10.49 % is obtained from the HSCs at an active area of 5 mm2, resulting from the enhanced conductivity of the PEDOT:GQDs, the reduced reflectivity of Si (the increased absorption) by the formation of PSi, and the prevented recombination loss at the Si backside due to the passivation. In addition, the HSCs of 16 mm2 active area maintain ~78 % (absolutely from 8.03 to 6.28 %) of the initial PCE even while kept under ambient conditions for 15 days.
关键词： conducting polymer,passivation,hybrid solar cell,titanium oxide,porous Si,reflectivity,graphene quantum dot
更新于2025-09-11 14:15:04
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Bifacial amorphous Si quintuple‐junction solar cells for IoT devices with high open‐circuit voltage of 3.5V under low illuminance
摘要： Hydrogenated amorphous Si(a‐Si:H) quintuple‐junction solar cells, which consist of a‐SiOx:H/a‐SiOx:H/a‐Si:H/a‐SiOx:H/a‐SiOx:H, were fabricated by plasma CVD method. The total thickness was 0.6‐0.8 μm. Irradiation intensity (Pin) dependence of the open circuit voltage (Voc) of quintuple‐junction solar cells was measured. The decreasing amount ΔVoc (1/10) of the open‐circuit voltage when the irradiation intensity became 1/10 was 62mV/cell. Voc drops rapidly from around the irradiation intensity of 1mW/cm2 (approximately 1,000 lux). This large Voc reduction is due to leakage current. Then, we discussed the origin of the leakage current, and, finally, by improving the leakage current, a very high open‐circuit voltage Voc of 3.5 V was demonstrated under LED light illumination. Furthermore, we theoretically analyzed Voc as a function of the irradiation intensity, including effects of the leakage current and the film quality of i‐a‐Si(O):H. It was found from the simulation results that it is necessary to increase the shunt resistance Rsh and to lower the defect density of i‐a‐Si(O):H in order to obtain a sufficient Voc‐Pin characteristics for IoT devices application under low illuminance.
关键词： solar cell,amorphous silicon,quintuple‐junction,low illuminance
更新于2025-09-11 14:15:04
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Surface modification of silicon solar cell using TiO2 and Ta2O5: fabrication and characterization
摘要： We report the fabrication and characterization of surface modified silicon solar cells with the deposition of amorphous tantalum oxide (Ta2O5) and crystalline titanium oxide (TiO2) nanolayers of thickness 54.9 nm and 69.82 nm, respectively, as antireflection coating (ARC) using RF-sputtering technique. The thickness of the films measured by variable angle spectroscopic ellipsometry and scanning electron microscopy is in close agreement. The transmittance measurement as a function of wavelength of incident light showed that the thin-films deposited have lowest effective reflectance in the wavelength range of 380 nm–570 nm indicating reduced light reflection and enhanced light trapping as observed from UV–Vis measurements. Illuminated current–voltage measurements showed an increase in the short circuit current density (Jsc) and an increase of 1.54% in the efficiency of the antireflection-coated cells. Results of the External Quantum Efficiency measurement as a function of wavelength for the solar cells with ARC is also presented in this paper.
关键词： Antireflection coating,TiO2,Ta2O5,RF-sputtering,Silicon solar cell
更新于2025-09-11 14:15:04
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N- and S-codoped graphene hollow nanoballs as an efficient Pt-free electrocatalyst for dye-sensitized solar cells
摘要： We synthesize heteroatoms-doped graphene hollow nanoballs (GHBs) on flexible carbon cloth (CC) substrates via chemical vapor deposition (CVD) reaction to be used as an efficient non-noble electrocatalyst in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The as-synthesized heteroatoms-doped GHBs/CC, including nitrogen-doped GHBs, sulfur-doped GHBs, and nitrogen and sulfur-codoped GHBs (denoted by N-GHBs/CC, S-GHBs/CC and N,S-GHBs/CC, respectively), are used as an efficient counter electrode (CE) in DSSCs. Unlike planar graphene sheets, the highly curved GHBs can avoid self-assembly restacking to provide high surface areas for electrocatalytic reactions. In addition, the heteroatomic incorporation in GHBs can reduce the charge-transfer resistance to enhance the electrocatalytic activity. Among these doped GHB samples, N,S-GHBs show the best catalytic performance due to the synergistic effect from both electronic and geometric changes, caused by the N- and S-dopings, respectively. The DSSC with a N,S-GHB CE exhibits the power conversion efficiency of 9.02%, comparable to that (8.90%) of a Pt-based counterpart.
关键词： Dye-sensitized solar cell,Heteroatom-doping,Graphene hollow ball,Chemical vapor deposition,Pt-free counter electrode
更新于2025-09-11 14:15:04
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An Efficient and Simple Method for Modelling Solar Cells
摘要： Accurate and reliable PV device modelling is a fundamental tool to optimize system performance. The regular operation of the PV system in an outdoor condition implies the need for a model that relate the environmental effects. This paper presents a new, simple, and efficient method for constructing the I-V characteristics for a PV cell incorporating the environmental conditions. The proposed model is based on the idea of dividing the voltage axis of the solar cell I-V characteristics using a fixed time interval. For each voltage interval point, a two-dimensional current matrix is calculated, corresponding different irradiance conditions and temperatures. Polynomial surface fitting is used to build sub-models for each voltage interval. The current two-dimensional matrix, for each point, is calculated by two different methods. The first method is based on linear interpolation of the measured I-V curves. The second method uses pre-extracted five parameters for the well known single diode model at a wide range of environmental conditions. The developed modelling technique provides accurate results compared with the measured data for a mono-crystalline solar cell.
关键词： solar cell,I-V characteristics,single diode model
更新于2025-09-11 14:15:04
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Synthesis and investigation of double alternating azo group in novel para-azo dyes containing nitro anchoring group for solar cell application
摘要： To study the effect of Thiazole (as a heterocycle with donation group) in DSSCs, sample A was made without heterocycle, samples B and C contain one Thiazole and various donor group but sample D had two Thiazole group. Moreover, the effects of a double Azo group, and increasing the length of π-conjugation by reducing band gap trough heterocycle rings (donor-donor-π-acceptor system) and Nitro anchoring group were investigated. Nitro groups disappeared in IR at about 1340 and 1598 cm-1 which indicates that dyes successfully connected on TiO2. UV-vis and DRS analysis was studied in visible region that showed Red-shifts for the samples. The HOMO values obtained from the CV tests were calculated between -5.03 to 5.13 eV. The results show that D sample was better than others, showing a 0.5 V increase in its open-circuit voltage in the IV analysis. From the Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), Rct value for D cell was measured to be 73.35 KΩ, which is bigger than the other samples, and in line with I-V analysis results.
关键词： DSSC,Nitro anchoring group,Para-azo dyes,Solar cell application
更新于2025-09-11 14:15:04
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Synthesis, Characterization and Optimization of Hydrothermally Fabricated Binary Palladium Alloys PdNix for Use as Counter Electrode Catalysts in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells
摘要： The hydrothermal synthesis, characterization and optimization of binary palladium alloys PdNix is hereby presented in this work. Comparison of the reduction capability of the developed PdNix alloys intended for use as alternative counter electrode catalysts in dye sensitized solar cells was made relative to the standard platinum counter electrode catalyst as well as the carbon supported PdNi-rGO sample. Optimization was accomplished through varying the molar ratio of the reagents. The unsupported PdNi3 sample produced the highest catalytic e?ciency with reduction current density, peak to peak potential di?erence and charge transfer resistance of 35 mA cm?2, 0.15 mV and 0.47 ? respectively. Obtained results show that the unsupported PdNi3 alloy was catalytically more e?ective than the platinum and PdNi-rGO thus could be a viable replacement in dye sensitized solar cell counter electrodes.
关键词： alloy,dye sensitized solar cell,counter electrode,palladium,hydrothermal
更新于2025-09-11 14:15:04