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Economic Effect of Dust Particles on Photovoltaic Plant Production

Energies, 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, Francisco Rodríguez Martínez, Jesús Polo, Nuria Martín-Chivelet, Francisco Javier Batlles   +4 more
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Droplet Electricity Generators With Maximized Energy Collection Zone Enabled by Aloe‐Inspired Midrib and Cuticle

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
An Aloe‐pinspired droplet electricity generator (A‐DEG) overcomes the limited energy collection zone of conventional DEGs by guiding impact droplets through a channeling midrib and artificial cuticle. The channeling midrib induces uni‐directional droplet spreading, while the artificial cuticle on the midrib further reinforces this behavior through its ...
Gibeom Lee, Eunbyeol Kim, Kyongtae Choi, Minjun Song, Sunmin Jang, Dongwhi Choi, Donghyun Seo, Min‐Gyu Lee, Younghoon Lee   +8 more
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Surface Texturization of Multicrystalline Silicon with Electrochemical Etching in NaOH/H2O Solution for Solar Cell Application

International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 2020
Preparation of the anti-reflective (AR) texture on crystalline silicon (c-Si) surface is an effective way to improve the c-Si solar cell performance. The surface texturization of multicrystalline silicon (mc-Si) is usually performed by chemical etching ...
Zhenzhen Yao, Lei Zhao, Hongwei Diao, Wenjing Wang   +3 more
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Leaftronics: Bio‐Fractal Scaffolds From Leaf Venation for Low‐Waste Electronics

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
“Leaftronics” transforms naturally evolved leaf venation into quasi‐fractal scaffolds for sustainable electronics. Polymer‐infiltrated leaf skeletons can be used to fabricate ultra‐smooth, reflow‐ and thin‐film‐compatible decomposable substrates, while making the same lignocellulose networks conducting results in flexible transparent electrodes.
Rakesh Rajendran Nair, Hrisheekesh Thachoth Chandran, Karl Leo, Hans Kleemann   +3 more
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Rethinking Charge Transport and Recombination in Donor‐Diluted Organic Solar Cells

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Organic solar cells with 1–45% PM6 content in Y12 were studied to link structure and charge dynamics to performance. The conductivity follows a 3D percolation model without a sharp threshold. Donor dilution preserves the photogeneration yield, but limits the fill factor due to transport resistance losses.
Chen Wang, Christopher Wöpke, Toni Seiler, Jared Faisst, Mathias List, Meike Kuhn, Bekcy Joseph, Alexander Ehm, Dietrich R. T. Zahn, Yana Vaynzof, Eva M. Herzig, Roderick C. I. Mackenzie, Uli Würfel, Maria Saladina, Carsten Deibel   +14 more
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Programmable 3D Photovoltaics via Mechanically Origami‐Coded Interlocked 3D Kirigami and Nano‐Root Anchored AgNWs–In–Ga Multiphasic Alloy Conductor

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Mechanically origami‐coded 3D kirigami photovoltaics convert a single extension–release cycle into deterministic self‐folding, reconfiguring planar solar cells into programmable 3D modules. Distinct coding strategies enable either ultrahigh stretchability (500% system strain) or ultrahigh initial effective areal coverage (225%).
Seok Joon Hwang, Jiwon Ryu, Byungsoo Kang, Injong Oh, Dae‐Hee Cho, YoungHoi Cho, Seung S. Lee, Dong Hoe Kim, Deokjae Choi, Gee Yeong Kim, Heesuk Jung, Taehee Kim, Hyeonggeun Yu, Seungjun Chung, Byoung Koun Min, Phillip Lee   +15 more
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Designing photovolaic/thermal solar collectors for building integration

, 2008
With concern growing over the environment and resource use, there has been greater emphasis placed on sustainability, particularly in the built environment.
Carson, James K., Duke, Mike, Anderson, Timothy Nicholas   +2 more
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A review of solar collectors and thermal energy storage in solar thermal applications [PDF]

, 2013
Thermal applications are drawing increasing attention in the solar energy research field, due to their high performance in energy storage density and energy conversion efficiency. In these applications, solar collectors and thermal energy storage systems
Zhao, Changying, Tian, Yuan, Tian, Y. (Yuan), Zhao, C.Y.   +3 more
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Large‐Scale Determination of Frontier Orbital Energies of Disordered Small‐Molecule Organic Semiconductors Using Exciplex Emission Spectra

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Accurately knowing the frontier orbital energies of the structurally disordered small‐molecule organic semiconductors that are used in optoelectronic devices such as organic light‐emitting diodes is required to rationally improve their performance. Here, we show that these energies can be deduced with a large accuracy from the peak energies of
Christian B. McDonald, Hiroki Tomita, Giacomo Cotelli, Louka L. Brüll, Nanno G. de Rooij, Lucas R.L. Norg, Milo Clément, Reinder Coehoorn   +7 more
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Investigation into the effects of flow distribution on the photovoltaic performance of a building integrated photovoltaic/thermal solar collector

, 2013
The conversion of solar energy into usable forms of energy such as electricity and heat is attractive given the abundance of solar energy and the numerous issues recently raised in the consumption of fossil fuels.
Ghani, Faisal Abid
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