... Outlook and Recommendations 162 Bibliography 164 vii SUMMARY Excitonic solarcells (ESCs) such as Dye Sensitized SolarCells (DSCs) andOrganicSolarCells (OSCs) are promising candidates ... Examples of this type of ESCs include organicsolarcells (OSCs), dye-sensitized solarcells (DSCs), and quantum dot solarcells Conjugated polymers and/ or organic materials such as PCBM, P3HT ... energy; and thereby, uplifting the theoretical conversion efficiency over 60% The third generation solarcells especially Dye-sensitised solarcells (DSCs), Organicand hybrid photovoltaics (OPVs and...
... contributions HK fabricated the cellsand wrote the paper HK and HC did the characterization and imaging of the solarcells SH and YK helped design the experimental study and advised on the project ... dye-sensitized solarcells ACS Nano 2010, 4:6203-6211 11 Li P, Wu J, Lin J, Huang M, Huang Y, Li Q: High-performance and low platinum loading Pt /carbon black counter electrode for dye-sensitized solarcells ... nanoparticle solarcells on plastic substrates Sol Energy Mater Sol Cells 2006, 90:872-886 13 Choi H, Kim H, Hwang S, Choi W, Jeon M: Dye-sensitized solarcells using graphene -based carbon nano composite...
... contributions HK fabricated the cellsand wrote the paper HK and HC did the characterization and imaging of the solarcells SH and YK helped design the experimental study and advised on the project ... dye-sensitized solarcells ACS Nano 2010, 4:6203-6211 11 Li P, Wu J, Lin J, Huang M, Huang Y, Li Q: High-performance and low platinum loading Pt /carbon black counter electrode for dye-sensitized solarcells ... nanoparticle solarcells on plastic substrates Sol Energy Mater Sol Cells 2006, 90:872-886 13 Choi H, Kim H, Hwang S, Choi W, Jeon M: Dye-sensitized solarcells using graphene -based carbon nano composite...
... ZnO-TiO(2) core-shell nanorod/ P3HT solarcells J Phys Chem C 2007, 111:18451 Liu JP, Wang SS, Bian ZQ, Shan MN, Huang CH: Organic/ inorganic hybrid solarcells with vertically oriented ZnO nanowires ... GQ, Kwong DL: Optimization of an inverted organicsolar cell Solar Energy Materials & SolarCells 2010, 94:985 13 Miyata N, Akiyoshi S: Preparation and electrochromic properties of RFsputtered ... 0.360 V, FF = 0.337, and a PCE of 1.04% With doping and mM Al concentrations, the J SC of devices increases to 10.26 and 11.08 mA cm -2 , and the PCE increases to 1.26% and 1.44%, respectively...
... silicon -based technologies with the potential of providing low-cost, large-area solarcells However, organicsolarcells still su er from signi cantly lower e ciencies than their silicon -based ... structure-property relationships in organic bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solarcells For this purpose, we have rst generalized the existing device models for organic bilayer and BHJ solarcells by reformulating ... enhance the performance and stability of organicsolar cells, further research and development are needed in the theoretical understanding of device physics, the design and synthesis of new materials,...
... characterization of organicsolarcellsand calibration of solar simulator ……………………………… 27 2.1 AM1.5 standard reporting condition 28 2.2 PCE and EQE measurements of organicsolarcells ... insights and lay down a clear path for the systematic optimization of organicsolarcells In Chapter 2, accurate determination of organicsolarcells performance and calibration of solar simulator ... such as lighting panels,18,19 solar cell panels20,21 and large size TVs and screens,13 etc 1.4 Organic bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solarcells The history of organicsolar cell dates back to 1959...
... efficient solarcellsOrganicSolarCellsOrganicsolarcells are photovoltaic devices that convert sun light into energy using organic (carbon containing) materials This is unlike their inorganic ... as dye sensitized solar cells, perovskite solarcellsandorganicsolarcells There is a lot of research that is being carried out on them to increase their device efficiencies and life times Figure ... 15 TYPES OF SOLARCELLS 16 CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLARCELLS 17 AMORPHOUS SILICON SOLARCELLS 19 DYE SENSITIZED SOLARCELLS ...
... performance of stand‐ alone conventional and inverted organicsolar cells, and a further discussion about optimiz‐ ing organic tandem solarcells by considering the current matching of the sub -cells At ... a result, the optical optimization of organicsolarcells is highly important This is why the device performance of standalone and tandem organicsolarcells is investigated in this chapter The ... of dye-sensitized and polymerbased solarcells (including organic/ inorganic hybrids) as fundamentally new types of device We must remember, however, that currently solarcellsand modules represent...
... we expect the SiNWs solarcells to show improved optical properties compared with conventional planar Si solarcells Fig 2(a) shows the photograph of the fabricated SiNWs solar cell The surface ... fabricated SiNWs solar cell was measured by solar simulator under AM 1.5 (100 mA/cm2) Fig shows the typical dark and light I–V curve of the SiNWs solar cell Clear rectifying behavior and power generation ... [4] and that of the homo-junction SiNWs solar cell [5] As can be seen in Fig 3, poor I–V characteristics in dark and light conditions were observed It is due to the high series resistance and...
... shell and electron trapping by a carbon nanotube core and following reactions where CNT is a carbon nanotube, hVB is a hole in TiO2 valence band, eCB is a electron in TiO2 conduction band, and ... band into the conduction band leaving a hole behind Excited state conduction-band electrons and valence-band holes can recombine and dissipate as heat The valence-band holes are powerful oxidants, ... NANOCOMPOSITES BASED ON TiO2 ANDCARBON NANOTUBES By Sung-Hwan Lee December, 2004 Chair: Wolfgang M Sigmund Major Department: Materials Science and Engineering Nanocomposite particles and fibers based...
... homojunction wafer -based crystalline silicon (c-Si) solarcellsand thin-film silicon solarcells Wafer -based c-Si solarcells dominated the PV market in 2008 with an overall share of 87%, and feature ... of HIT solarcells is relatively simple 2 Heterojunction Silicon BasedSolarCells 19 The wafer surface is randomly textured, and the emitter and BSF are formed by depositing a-Si:H and/ or μc-Si:H ... a-Si:H/c-Si solarcells made by Sanyo and b) performance of the solar cell as a function of p-type a-Si:H thickness [18] 2 Heterojunction Silicon BasedSolarCells 23 Figure 2.7a shows a solar cell...
... Thin Film SolarCells 341 Rabin Dhakal, Yung Huh, David Galipeau and Xingzhong Yan Chapter 17 Photons as Working Body of Solar Engines V.I Laptev and H Khlyap Chapter 18 Hybrid SolarCellsBased ... High-Efficiency OrganicSolar Cells: Polymers and Devices Development 433 Enwei Zhu, Linyi Bian, Jiefeng Hai, Weihua Tang and Fujun Zhang 415 Contents Chapter 21 Conjugated Polymers for OrganicSolarCells ... Nitride GaAsN and InGaAsN Layers Grown by Low-Temperature Liquid-Phase Epitaxy 69 Malina Milanova and Petko Vitanov Chapter Organic- Inorganic Hybrid Solar Cells: State of the Art, Challenges and Perspectives...
... technology more attractive and smart7-12 Classification of solarcells Author has made an effort to classify the available solarcells Fig Classification of SolarcellsOrganicsolarcells are discussed ... flexibility, light-weight, and graded transparency Low cost production and easy processing of organicsolarcells comparing to conventional silicon -based solarcells make them interesting and worth employing ... camera and the solarcells offers the potential to analyse wide variety of solarcells 7.4 Fill factor The quality of solarcells is measured in terms of fill factor The fill factor for a ideal solar...
... Polymer -based solar cell materials and manufacturing techniques 66 SolarCells – New Aspects and Solutions are suitable and applicable for flexible and non-transparent textiles, especially tapes and ... the development of organicand polymeric photovoltaics Solar Energy Materials andSolar Cells, 83, 125 [12] Granstrom, M., Petritsch, K., Arias, A.C., Lux, A., Andersson, M.R and Friend, R.H (1998) ... E and Krebs F C Low band gap polymers for organic photovoltaics Solar Energy Materials andSolarCells 91 (11), 2007, 954-985 [34] Kroon R, Lenes M, Jan C Paul H, Blom W M, Boer B de “Small Bandgap...
... suited for hybrid solarcells because they exhibit a high contrast between the inorganic NCs and the organic Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Solar Cells: State of the Art, Challenges and Perspectives ... hybrid solar cell and a bilayer based hybrid solar cell was performed First, free standing nanopillars of TiO2 were Organic- Inorganic Hybrid Solar Cells: State of the Art, Challenges and Perspectives ... PCEs and values of the best research cells are Organic- Inorganic Hybrid Solar Cells: State of the Art, Challenges and Perspectives 113 much smaller than in the case of DSSCs, OPV and hybrid solar...
... Between Nanomorphology and Performance of Polymer -Based SolarCells Relation Between Nanomorphology and Performance of Polymer -Based SolarCells 133 13 electrical conductivity and in situ photodoping.(Chen ... Nanomorphology and Performance of Polymer -Based SolarCells Relation Between Nanomorphology and Performance of Polymer -Based SolarCells 139 19 5.1 Power conversion efficiency and current-voltage ... of Polymer -Based SolarCells Relation Between Nanomorphology and Performance of Polymer -Based SolarCells 141 21 Fig 16 Changes in light absorption (a) and photoluminescence (PL) (b) and External...
... to cultivate with 196 SolarCells – New Aspects and Solutions wastewater containing other reduced organicand inorganic compounds and exhaust containing carbon dioxide, and the electrochemical ... Production of Cuprous Oxide, a Solar Cell Material, by Thermal Oxidation and a Study of Its Physical and Electrical Properties Solar Energy Materials andSolar Cells, Vol.51, No.3-4, (February ... fluorocarbons, nitrous oxide, andcarbon dioxide (Lashof and Ahuja, 1990) The airborne fraction of carbon dioxide that is the ratio of the increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide to the emitted carbon...
... Semiconductor Superlattice -Based Intermediate-Band SolarCells Semiconductor Superlattice -Based Intermediate-Band SolarCells EIB IB CB FC FI G FV Load Fig Model of the band structure of a solar cell with ... Superlattice -Based Intermediate-Band SolarCells Semiconductor Superlattice -Based Intermediate-Band SolarCells 229 19 Luque, A & Martí, A (1997) Increasing the efficiency of ideal solarcells by ... Semiconductor Superlattice -Based Intermediate-Band SolarCells Semiconductor Superlattice -Based Intermediate-Band SolarCells 213 junction under applied voltage, in the case of a solar cell, produced...