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Enhancing power conversion efficiency of multicrystalline silicon solar cells by plasmonic effect of Ag nanoparticles embedded in SiNx layer

open access: yesAIP Advances, 2019
In this paper, we demonstrate that the performance of the industrial multicrystalline silicon solar cells can be improved by embedding the silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) into the SiNx layer.
Ting Wang   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Z‐Scheme Water Splitting Systems Based on Solid‐State Electron Conductors

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review examines the latest advances in Z‐scheme overall water splitting (OWS) systems for solar hydrogen production. These systems consist of suspended or immobilized hydrogen evolution photocatalysts (HEPs) and oxygen evolution photocatalysts (OEPs).
Chen Gu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microstructure evolution of polycrystalline silicon by molecular dynamics simulation

open access: yesAIP Advances, 2017
Polycrystalline silicon is the dominant material in solar cells and plays an important role in photovoltaic industry. It is important for not only the conventional production of silicon ingots but also the direct growth of silicon wafers to control ...
Xiao Chen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Experimental and Numerical Investigations on the Fluidized Heat Absorption inside Quartz Glass and Metal Tubes

open access: yesEnergies, 2019
Air as a heat transfer fluid has been widely studied in concentrated solar-power generations, but the solar energy absorbed by air inside transparent and opaque tubes has not been comparatively investigated.
Shengchun Zhang, Zhifeng Wang
doaj   +1 more source

Bimetallic Nanoparticles as Cocatalysts for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Recent developments have introduced bimetallic nanoparticles as effective cocatalysts for photocatalytic systems. This review explores the rapidly expanding research on bimetallic cocatalysts for photocatalytic production of hydrogen, emphasizing the creation of carrier‐selective contacts, localized surface plasmon resonance effects, methodologies for ...
Yufen Chen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Realization of Colored Multicrystalline Silicon Solar Cells with SiO2/SiNx:H Double Layer Antireflection Coatings

open access: yesInternational Journal of Photoenergy, 2013
We presented a method to use SiO2/SiNx:H double layer antireflection coatings (DARC) on acid textures to fabricate colored multicrystalline silicon (mc-Si) solar cells. Firstly, we modeled the perceived colors and short-circuit current density (Jsc) as a
Minghua Li   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Influence of Annealing on the Sb Layer in the Synthesis of [001]‐Oriented Sb2Se3 Film for Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Gas Generation

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
[001]‐oriented Sb2Se3 film with improved crystallinity and adjusted composition is achieved via a new thermal treatment approach consisting of preliminary annealing of the Sb layer before its selenization. The findings of this work demonstrate enhanced charge carriers' transportation, a stable performance, and an improvement of H2 generation from ...
Magno B. Costa   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Economic Effect of Dust Particles on Photovoltaic Plant Production

open access: yesEnergies, 2020
The performance of photovoltaic panels decreases depending on the different factors to which they are subjected daily. One of the phenomena that most affects their energy production is dust deposition. This is particularly acute in desert climates, where
Joaquín Alonso-Montesinos   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The use of power gyrator structures as energy processing cells in photovoltaic solar facilities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This paper will provide a classification of high efficiency switching power-gyrator structures and their use as cells for energy processing in photovoltaic solar facilities. Having into account the properties of these topologies presented in the article,
Martínez García, Herminio
core   +1 more source

Photocatalytic Versus Stoichiometric Hydrogen Generation Using Mesoporous Silicon Catalysts: The Complex Role of Sacrificial Reagents

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study highlights the importance of accounting for stoichiometric hydrogen produced when utilizing Si photocatalysts. The stoichiometric contribution is sacrificial reagent dependent and decreases with increasing sterics around the catalyst surface.
Sarrah H. Putwa   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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