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All-Thin-Film Tandem Cells Based on Liquid Phase Crystallized Silicon and Perovskites
摘要： Combining the emerging perovskite solar cell technology with existing silicon approaches in a tandem cell design offers the possibility for new low-cost high-performance devices. In this study, the potential of liquid phase crystallized silicon (LPC-Si) solar cells as a bottom cell in an all-thin-film tandem device is investigated. By optimizing the current output of a four terminal tandem using optical simulations and state-of-the-art electrical properties of the top and bottom cells, we show that an efficiency of 23.3% can be reached, where 7.2% are attributed to the LPC-Si bottom cell. Including the potential of future developments of both sub cells, efficiencies of over 28% are estimated. Electrical and optical measurements of the bottom cell are performed by attaching a perovskite and a cutoff filter to the front side of the interdigitated back contacted LPC-Si cells. The measurements using a cutoff filter show a high impact of the filtered incident light spectrum on the open circuit voltage of the LPC-Si cell. A comparison of the simulated and measured absorptance shows that especially the optical properties of the transparent conductive oxides and recombination losses in the LPC-Si cause high current losses. Combining the measured data of the filtered LPC-Si cells and the semitransparent perovskite cells, yields a realistic estimation for the efficiency of a state-of-the-art four-terminal tandem device of 19.3%.
关键词： tandem devices,Liquid phase crystallization (LPC),perovskite solar cells,thin film photovoltaics
更新于2025-11-14 15:25:21
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Growth and characterization of hybrid (HoGO/P3HT) graphene-based nanostructures for photovoltaic (PV) applications.
摘要： Herein, we present a comparative study between nanostructures of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT), Holmium-Graphene Oxide (HoGO) nanocomposite and hybrid HoGO/P3HT thin-film nanostructures in terms of structural, morphological and spectroscopic properties. Specifically, the graphene based GO nanostructure was functionalized with rear earth ion Ho(III) to improve its mobility. Furthermore, semiconducting P3HT nanostructure was successfully grown with HoGO nanocomposite creating hybrid HoGO/P3HT nanostructure for energy materials. The nanostructures were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), (FTIR) and UV/VIS/NIR spectroscopy. The interaction between HoGO and HoGO/P3HT nanostructures is evidenced through substantial variations in nanoparticle morphologies. FTIR results provided the evidence of the presence of different types of carbon functionalities in the nanostructures. From the absorption spectra, growth of hybrid HoGO/P3HT nanostructure broadened the absorbance with a slight decrease in %. These nanostructures open a promising direction on growth of hybrids for photovoltaic applications because of their interesting optical properties.
关键词： nanostructures,Hybrid,nanocomposite,thin-film,photovoltaics
更新于2025-10-22 19:40:53
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[IEEE 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) (A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC) - Waikoloa Village, HI, USA (2018.6.10-2018.6.15)] 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) (A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC) - Commercial Test of Anti-Reflective Coating on First Solar Cadmium Telluride PV Modules
摘要： Anti-reflective coatings (ARC) are commonly applied to photovoltaic (PV) modules in the solar industry to increase power and energy output. In addition to characterization of initial module power and angle of incidence modifier (IAM), it is important to verify that the expected gain is observed in commercial system operation. This analysis shows the increased performance of ARC First Solar CdTe PV modules compared to non-ARC equivalent modules in a commercial test in New South Wales, Australia. PPI analysis indicates a sustained ARC performance gain over time, suggesting good ARC durability. Detailed actual-expected analysis shows both array types performing at or above expected levels after almost 2 years in the field. ARC arrays show slightly greater benefit than predicted compared to non-ARC arrays.
关键词： CdTe thin film photovoltaics,solar power generation,performance analysis,photovoltaic systems,PV anti-reflective coatings,solar energy
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Investigation of KBiFe <sub/>2</sub> O <sub/>5</sub> as a Photovoltaic Absorber
摘要： KBiFe2O5 (KBFO) was grown by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) on SrTiO3 (001) (STO), 1 at% Nb-SrTiO3 (001) (Nb-STO) and MgAl2O4 (001) (MAO). In the case of MAO substrate, epitaxial growth is obtained. As its bandgap is relatively low (1.6 eV in the bulk), KBFO is a promising candidate for oxide photovoltaics. In this work we examine the growth of KBFO by PLD by looking at its structure and composition and we investigate the optical properties of the films obtained. A photovoltaic architecture based on KBFO films is proposed and a solar cell behaviour based on KBFO absorber is obtained.
关键词： pulsed laser deposition,solar cell,thin film,photovoltaics,oxide
更新于2025-09-23 15:19:57
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Reliability and Ecological Aspects of Photovoltaic Modules || Emerging Thin Film Solar Panels
摘要： Utilizing of photovoltaics (PVs) has been rapidly developing over the past two decades due to its potential for transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy based economies. However, PVs as fuel less energy sources will be sustainable if some issues such as raw materials abundance, production cost, and environmental impacts carefully addressed in their value chains. Among PV technologies, thin film solar panels have been illustrated the potential to reach the sustainability. In this chapter we review some studies about environmental impacts of thin film PVs through life cycle assessment (LCA) and some environmental fate modeling. For the PV technologies, LCA studies need to be conducted to address environmental and energy impacts and encourage the development of PV technologies in a better sustainable way. Three methods of impact assessment in LCA are reviewed and compared, namely, Energy Payback Time (EPBT), Cumulative Energy Demand (CED), and Greenhouse Gases (GHG) emission rate, owing to data and information published in the literature. Generally, most results show promising potential of emerging thin film PVs, especially perovskite solar cells, to reach the best sustainable solution among PV technologies in near future.
关键词： perovskite solar cell,sustainable energy,emerging thin film photovoltaics,life cycle assessment,environmental impact
更新于2025-09-23 15:19:57
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Stable magnesium zinc oxide by reactive Co-Sputtering for CdTe-based solar cells
摘要： Magnesium zinc oxide (MZO) is a promising front contact material for CdTe solar cells. Due to its higher band gap than traditional CdS, MZO can reduce parasitic absorption to significantly increase short-circuit current density while also providing a benefit of conduction band offset tuning through Mg:Zn ratio optimization. MZO has been successfully implemented into CdTe devices, however its stability has been of concern. The MZO stability issue has been attributed to the presence of oxygen in the CdTe device processing ambient, leading to double-diode behavior (S-kink) in the current density-voltage curves. Here we report on MZO thin films deposited by reactive co-sputtering. The reactively co-sputtered MZO thin films have encouraging stability, show no significant variation in work function of the surface over a period of 6 months, as measured by Kelvin probe. Energy conversion efficiencies of around 16% have been achieved both with and without presence of oxygen in device processing ambients across multiple research facilities. These efficiencies should be possible to increase further by tuning of the thin film deposition and device processing parameters, especially through optimization of the back contact.
关键词： Stability,Thin film photovoltaics,Reactive sputtering,CdTe,MgxZn1-xO
更新于2025-09-23 15:19:57
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System for manufacturing complete Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells in situ under vacuum
摘要： We present the development of a small foot-print physical vapor deposition (PVD) system for in-situ deposition of all layers required in a complete Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) solar cell. Seven sputtering magnetrons and one valved-cracker source have been custom designed and manufactured for this system, named SpuTtering for Advanced Research (STAR). The purpose of STAR is to develop a technique to fabricate a complete CIGS solar cell, including contacts, absorber, buffer, and window layers, under high vacuum with the aim to transfer this technology to a future industrial production line. The system’s capabilities and its relatively high throughput place it somewhere in between research and industrial development levels. It is possible to work on the deposition of the back contact, the CIGS absorber, and the window layer of three solar cells simultaneously. Calibration data, selection of parameters for the deposition of the individual layers, and initial results of a complete CIGS solar cell developed with STAR are reported.
关键词： Pulsed evaporation,Thin-film photovoltaics,Cu(In,Ga)Se2,Sputtering
更新于2025-09-23 15:19:57
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Interface Engineering by Thiazolium Iodide Passivation Towards Reduced Thermal Diffusion and Performance Improvement in Perovskite Solar Cells
摘要： Interface engineering has become one of the most facile and effective approaches to improve solar cells performance and its long-term stability and to retard unwanted side reactions. Three passivating agents are developed which can functionalize the surface and induce hydrophobicity, by employing substituted thiazolium iodide (TMI) for perovskite solar cells fabrication. The role of TMI interfacial layers in microstructure and electro-optical properties is assessed for structural as well as transient absorption measurements. TMI treatment resulted in VOC and fill factor enhancement by reducing possible recombination paths at the perovskite/hole selective interface and by reducing the shallow as well as deep traps. These in turn allow to achieve higher performance as compared to the pristine surface. Additionally, the TMI passivated perovskite layer considerably reduces CH3NH3 sion and degradation induced by humidity. The un-encapsulated perovskite solar cells employing TMI exhibit a remarkable stability under moisture levels (≈50% RH), retaining ≈95% of the initial photon current efficiency after 800 h of fabrication, paving the way towards a potential scalable endeavor.
关键词： charge transport,opto-electrical properties,perovskites solar cells,passivation,thin film photovoltaics
更新于2025-09-19 17:13:59
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Analysis of moisture-induced degradation of thin-film photovoltaic module
摘要： To enhance the reliability of the thin-film solar cell technologies, it is required to analyze and understand the moisture-induced degradation. In this study, the moisture induced degradation of glass-to-glass CIGS module are comprehensively analyzed. CIGS modules are fabricated and tested under damp-heat conditions with periodical measurement of the electrical characteristics. Individual layers of the module are also investigated experimentally and the moisture induced degradation is discussed. A modified method to extract the diode model parameters from degraded I–V curves is proposed and applied to the degraded data. Finally, the degradation rates are modelled and the effect of model parameters degradation on the power of module are quantitatively compared. It suggests that the power degradation of CIGS module under the damp-heat environment is more affected by the enhanced recombination of the absorber layer than the degradation of the metal layer or the leakage over layers.
关键词： Reliability,Diode model parameter extraction,Moisture-induced degradation,Thin-film photovoltaics,CIGS
更新于2025-09-19 17:13:59
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Simulation and analysis on device parameter variations of single junction hydrogenated amorphous silicon solar cell
摘要： A novel single junction amorphous silicon solar cell is investigated by numerical simulation tool AFORS-HET to understand the influence of various parameters such as bandgap, different layer thickness, doping concentrations of P and N layers, transparent conducting oxides as textured and plane surfaces with graded structures on efficiency of solar cell. The trade-off between input parameters were examined in terms of short circuit current density (Jsc), open circuit voltage (Voc), Fill Factor (FF) and efficiency (η) as a function of different structural variations for efficiency enhancement. The systematic approach from front to back layer is investigated and the output parameters are tabulated with varied layer configurations to get clear understanding on the relative improvements over the input parameter variations. Simulated results show that maximum of 8.04% and 11.03% efficiency is seen by graded and textured structures respectively compared to maximum 3.46% efficiency of standard p-i-n structure. A structure with combination of graded and textured layers could provide maximum efficiency up to 19.08% is presented.
关键词： Amorphous silicon,AFORS HET,a-Si:H parameters,P-I-N solar cell,Thin film,Photovoltaics
更新于2025-09-16 10:30:52