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The physics of solar cells
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In this article, the p-n junction Monocrystalline solar cells and thin film solar cells managing light over the limit: Strategies for Higher Efficiency are discussed. And the basic principles of PV Electrons and Holes in Semiconductors Generation and Recombination Junctions Analysis of the P-n Junction Mon-Cylindrical Solar CellsAbstract:
Photons In, Electrons Out: Basic Principles of PV Electrons and Holes in Semiconductors Generation and Recombination Junctions Analysis of the p-n Junction Monocrystalline Solar Cells Thin Film Solar Cells Managing Light Over the Limit: Strategies for Higher Efficiency.read more
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Improvement and validation of a model for photovoltaic array performance
TL;DR: The five-parameter model is of interest because it requires only a small amount of input data available from the manufacturer and therefore it provides a valuable tool for energy prediction, and could be improved if manufacturer’s data included information at two radiation levels.
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Enhancing solar cell efficiency: the search for luminescent materials as spectral converters
TL;DR: This review will survey recent progress in the development of spectral converters, with a particular emphasis on lanthanide-based upconversion, quantum-cutting and down-shifting materials, for PV applications, and present technical challenges that arise in developing cost-effective high-performance solar cells based on these luminescent materials.
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A review of solar collectors and thermal energy storage in solar thermal applications
Yuan Tian,Changying Zhao +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a review of solar collectors and thermal energy storage systems, including both non-concentrating collectors and concentrating collectors, in terms of optical optimisation, heat loss reduction, heat recuperation enhancement and different sun-tracking mechanisms.
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Semiconductor nanowires for energy conversion.
Allon I. Hochbaum,Peidong Yang +1 more
TL;DR: It is discovered that the thermoconductivity of the silicon nanowires can be significantly reduced due to phonon scattering, pointing to a very promising approach to design better thermoelectrical materials.
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Low-temperature processed electron collection layers of graphene/TiO2 nanocomposites in thin film perovskite solar cells.
Jacob Tse-Wei Wang,James M. Ball,Eva M. Barea,Antonio Abate,Jack A. Alexander-Webber,Jian Huang,Michael Saliba,Iván Mora-Seró,Juan Bisquert,Henry J. Snaith,Robin J. Nicholas +10 more
TL;DR: A low-cost, solution-based deposition procedure utilizing nanocomposites of graphene and TiO2 nanoparticles as the electron collection layers in meso-superstructured perovskite solar cells shows the potential to contribute significantly toward the development of low- cost solar cells.