Through-the-glass spectroscopic ellipsometry for analysis of the optical structure of CdTe thin-film solar cells in the superstrate configuration [0.03%]
透过玻璃光谱椭偏仪分析超基板结构CdTe薄膜太阳电池的光学结构参数
Prakash Koirala,Jian Li,Xinxuan Tan et al.
Prakash Koirala et al.
The polycrystalline CdS/CdTe thin-film solar cell in the superstrate configuration has been studied by spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE) using glass side illumination whereby the reflection from the glass/film-stack interface is collected whe...
Chemical and mechanical interfacial degradation in bifacial glass/glass and glass/transparent backsheet photovoltaic modules [0.03%]
双面玻璃/玻璃和玻璃/透明背板光伏模块中的化学和机械界面退化问题
Laura Spinella,Soňa Uličná,Archana Sinha et al.
Laura Spinella et al.
Glass/glass (G/G) photovoltaic modules are quickly rising in popularity, but the durability of modern G/G packaging has not yet been established. In this work, we examine the interfacial degradation modes in G/G and glass/transparent backsh...
High-Efficiency Photovoltaic Modules on a Chip for Millimeter-Scale Energy Harvesting [0.03%]
用于毫米级能量采集的芯片上高效率光伏模块
Eunseong Moon,Inhee Lee,David Blaauw et al.
Eunseong Moon et al.
Photovoltaic modules at the mm-scale are demonstrated in this work to power wirelessly interconnected mm-scale sensor systems operating under low flux conditions, enabling applications in the Internet of Things and biological sensors. Modul...
Javier López Prol,Karl W Steininger
Javier López Prol
While Germany has led the market in photovoltaic (PV) implementation throughout the last decade, there has been increasing criticism of PV support policies due to their high cost. Although declining, the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE)...
Lourens van Dijk,Ulrich W Paetzold,Gerhard A Blab et al.
Lourens van Dijk et al.
We present a universally applicable 3D-printed external light trap for enhanced absorption in solar cells. The macroscopic external light trap is placed at the sun-facing surface of the solar cell and retro-reflects the light that would oth...
Design and realization of transparent solar modules based on luminescent solar concentrators integrating nanostructured photonic crystals [0.03%]
基于纳米结构光子晶体的发光电太阳能集光器透明光伏组件的设计与实现
Alberto Jiménez-Solano,José-Maria Delgado-Sánchez,Mauricio E Calvo et al.
Alberto Jiménez-Solano et al.
Herein, we present a prototype of a photovoltaic module that combines a luminescent solar concentrator integrating one-dimensional photonic crystals and in-plane CuInGaSe2 (CIGS) solar cells. Highly uniform and wide-area nanostructured mult...
Employing Si solar cell technology to increase efficiency of ultra-thin Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells [0.03%]
利用硅太阳能电池技术提高超薄CIGS太阳能电池效率
Bart Vermang,Jörn Timo Wätjen,Viktor Fjällström et al.
Bart Vermang et al.
Reducing absorber layer thickness below 500 nm in regular Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) solar cells decreases cell efficiency considerably, as both short-circuit current and open-circuit voltage are reduced because of incomplete absorption and high M...
Angelika Basch,Fiona Beck,Thomas Söderström et al.
Angelika Basch et al.
A novel method, snow globe coating, is found to show significant enhancement of the short circuit current JSC (35%) when applied as a scattering back reflector for polycrystalline silicon thin-film solar cells. The coating is formed from hi...