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Strained Carbon Nanotube (SCNT) Thin Layer Effect on GaAs Solar Cells Efficiency [PDF]

Journal of Optoelectronical Nanostructures, 2020
In this paper, the effect of strain on the efficiency of GaAs solar cell isinvestigated. It has been shown that the applied strain during the synthesizing of carbonnanotubes (CNTs) leads to changing some of its physical properties.
S.N jafari, Abbas Ghadimi, s. rouhi
doaj  

Direct-bonded GaAs∕InGaAs tandem solar cell [PDF]

Applied Physics Letters, 2006
A direct-bonded GaAs∕InGaAs solar cell is demonstrated. The direct-bonded interconnect between subcells of this two-junction cell enables monolithic interconnection without threading dislocations and planar defects that typically arise during lattice-mismatched epitaxial heterostructure growth.
Tanabe, Katsuaki, Fontcuberta i Morral, Anna, Atwater, Harry A., Aiken, Daniel J., Wanlass, Mark W.   +4 more
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Structure‐Function Tailoring of Plasmonic Nanomaterials for Thin‐Film Photovoltaics

Carbon Energy, EarlyView.
This review discusses the mechanisms and recent advancements of plasmonics in achieving effective light management to enhance the performance of thin‐film solar cells. It highlights applications in high‐performance perovskite solar cells and future‐oriented tandem solar cells.
Sen Jiang, Wenhan Yang, Annan Zhu, Yuexin Lin, Zhaohui Xie, Ran Chen, Wenjing Zhu, Jin Liu, Yingjie Zhu, Wenye Jiang, Zhiyuan Gu, Kaiyang Wang, Shengchun Yang, Nan Zhang, Chao Liang   +14 more
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Damage Characteristics Analysis of Laser Ablation Triple-Junction Solar Cells Based on Electroluminescence Characteristics

Sensors
To study the physical property effects of the laser on GaInP/GaAs/Ge solar cells and their sub-cell layers, a pulsed laser with a wavelength of 532 nm was used to irradiate the solar cells under various energy conditions.
Wei Guo, Jifei Ye, Hao Chang, Chenghao Yu   +3 more
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Enhancement in Power Conversion Efficiency of GaAs Solar Cells by Utilizing Gold Nanostar Film for Light-Trapping

Frontiers in Chemistry, 2019
Light trapping, caused by the introduction of metallic nanoparticles, has been demonstrated to enhance photo-absorption in GaAs solar cells. In this study, we successfully synthesized gold nanostar thin film with hot spots and obtained a notable ...
Sheng-Qing Zhu, Bin Bian, Yun-Feng Zhu, Jun Yang, Dan Zhang, Lang Feng   +5 more
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Fe Atoms Accelerator Coupled With Oxygen Vacancies Channel Synergistically Boost OER Performance of Fe‐CoMoO4‐Ov Nanosheets

Carbon Energy, EarlyView.
Fe‐CoMoO4‐Ov/NF demonstrates significantly improved OER catalytic performance compared to CoMoO4. Specifically, the introduced Fe atoms act as a promoter for surface reconstruction, significantly reducing the energy required for surface reconstruction to generate FeCoOOH. The oxygen vacancies serve as electron channels between the core Fe‐CoMoO4‐Ov and
Chaojie Lyu, Jiarun Cheng, Yanhui Yu, Xinlong Tian, Yiming Liu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Photovoltaic Performance of a Nanowire/Quantum Dot Hybrid Nanostructure Array Solar Cell

Nanoscale Research Letters, 2018
An innovative solar cell based on a nanowire/quantum dot hybrid nanostructure array is designed and analyzed. By growing multilayer InAs quantum dots on the sidewalls of GaAs nanowires, not only the absorption spectrum of GaAs nanowires is extended by ...
Yao Wu, Xin Yan, Xia Zhang, Xiaomin Ren
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Tandem Electrolysers for High‐Efficiency CO2‐to‐Acetate Conversion Driven by Full‐Spectrum Solar Energy

Carbon Energy, EarlyView.
A full‐spectrum solar‐driven tandem electrolysis system enables efficient CO2‐to‐acetate conversion by spectrally splitting sunlight and coupling high‐temperature SOEC CO2‐to‐CO electrolysis with ambient CO reduction. The integrated design achieves a solar‐to‐acetate efficiency of 15.8%, demonstrating effective energy‐quality matching for solar carbon ...
Shangchun Su, Zongkang Wang, Jianhong Liu, Xiangyu Liu, Zhan Wu, Zhenyu Tian, Feifei Wang, Wenjia Li, Jian Jin   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Boosting Bifacial Output Power of Ag‐CIGS Solar Cells by Optimizing ITO Back‐Contact Thickness for Tandem Applications

Carbon Energy, EarlyView.
Optimized ITO back contact with pre‐Ga supply growth and Ag incorporation suppresses GaOx formation and interface recombination in bifacial CIGS solar cells. The devices achieve 17.25% front and 5.77% rear efficiency, delivering record bifacial power density up to 32.26 mW cm−2 in 4T perovskite/CIGS tandem architectures under enhanced albedo ...
Amanat Ali, Dae‐Ho Son, Wook Hyun Kim, Hyo Jeong Jo, Dong‐Hwan Jeon, Won‐Joon Kim, Van‐Quy Hoang, Jaebaek Lee, Bashiru Kadiri‐English, Jin‐Kyu Kang, Kee‐Jeong Yang, Shi‐Joon Sung, Dae‐Kue Hwang, Dae‐Hwan Kim   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Guiding crack propagation in GaAs solar cells with four-pointed-star patterned GaAs/Si virtual substrate

Materials Research Express
This study reports experimental results for GaAs solar cells grown on patterned and unpatterned GaAs/Si virtual substrates. GaAs solar cells grown on Si commonly suffer from cracking induced by thermal-expansion mismatch during growth and cooldown.
Jei-Li Hou, Sheng-Po Chang, Jun-Jie Zhang, Po-Chun Lai   +3 more
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