Tunable photovoltaics: adapting solar cell technologies to versatile applications

H Meddeb, M Götz‐Köhler… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Solar photovoltaics (PV) offer viable and sustainable solutions to satisfy the growing energy
demand and to meet the pressing climate targets. The deployment of conventional PV …

Integrated Micro‐Scale Concentrating Photovoltaics: A Scalable Path Toward High‐Efficiency, Low‐Cost Solar Power

N Jost, T Gu, J Hu, C Domínguez, I Antón - Solar RRL, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The global energy market is seeing increases in the electricity demand of a couple of
percentage points annually. The photovoltaic (PV) industry is also growing rapidly every …

[HTML][HTML] Optical developments in concentrator photovoltaic systems—a review

W Iqbal, I Ullah, S Shin - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Energy needs have increased with global advancements and industrial revolutions.
Electrical energy utilization shares a huge amount of energy with residential and industrial …

[HTML][HTML] Direct fabrication of arrays of Cu (In, Ga) Se2 micro solar cells by sputtering for micro-concentrator photovoltaics

RG Poeira, A Pérez-Rodríguez, AJCM Prot, M Alves… - Materials & Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Micro-concentrator photovoltaics combines efficiency boosting light concentration with low
electrical losses due to thermally cool sub-millimeter sized solar cells. Thin-film Cu (In, Ga) …

Study on thermo-electrical performance of spray-cooled concentrating photovoltaic system using oleic acid modified nanofluid

H Chen, S Ren, Y Zhao, H Wang, Y Cui, Y Chen… - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
In the utilization of solar photovoltaics, concentrated photovoltaic technology can effectively
improve the efficiency of solar cells, but it is limited by the problems of contact thermal …

[HTML][HTML] Array of micro multijunction solar cells interconnected by conductive inks

N Jost, S Askins, R Dixon, M Ackermann… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Micro-concentrator photovoltaics (micro-CPV) consists of the reduction in size of the
components of the conventional concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) technology, attaining …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal strategy for the improvement of the overall performance of dual-axis solar tracking systems

DA Flores-Hernández, A Luviano-Juárez… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Solar Tracking Systems are useful to increase the generation efficiency of photovoltaic
technology, mainly for concentration technology, where dual-axis is required on account of …

[HTML][HTML] Vibration-Assisted Synthesis of Nanoporous Anodic Aluminum Oxide (AAO) Membranes

U Cigane, A Palevicius, G Janusas - Micromachines, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, many research achievements in the field of anodic aluminum oxide (AAO)
membranes can be observed. Nevertheless, it is still an interesting research topic due to its …

Multijunction solar cell mesa isolation: Correlation between process, morphology and cell performance

M de Lafontaine, F Ayari, E Pargon, G Gay… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Multijunction solar cells must be electrically isolated from one to another at the end of the
fabrication process; a step known as mesa isolation. In this study, three different techniques …

[PDF][PDF] 3D interconnects for III-V semiconductor heterostructures for miniaturized power devices

M de Lafontaine, T Bidaud, G Gay, E Pargon… - Cell Reports Physical …, 2023 - cell.com
Summary Three-dimensional (3D) interconnects increase chip power density and enable
miniaturization. Photonic chips require new processes to enable transitioning to 3D …