A review of anti-reflection and self-cleaning coatings on photovoltaic panels
The production of electrical energy from solar energy through the photovoltaic method has
become increasingly widespread throughout the world in the last 20 years. The photovoltaic …
become increasingly widespread throughout the world in the last 20 years. The photovoltaic …
[HTML][HTML] Perspectives on oblique angle deposition of thin films: From fundamentals to devices
The oblique angle configuration has emerged as an invaluable tool for the deposition of
nanostructured thin films. This review develops an up to date description of its principles …
nanostructured thin films. This review develops an up to date description of its principles …
Silicon nanostructures for photonics and photovoltaics
Silicon has long been established as the material of choice for the microelectronics industry.
This is not yet true in photonics, where the limited degrees of freedom in material design …
This is not yet true in photonics, where the limited degrees of freedom in material design …
Black silicon: fabrication methods, properties and solar energy applications
Black silicon (BSi) represents a very active research area in renewable energy materials.
The rise of BSi as a focus of study for its fundamental properties and potentially lucrative …
The rise of BSi as a focus of study for its fundamental properties and potentially lucrative …
Optical properties and limiting photocurrent of thin-film perovskite solar cells
Metal-halide perovskite light-absorbers have risen to the forefront of photovoltaics research
offering the potential to combine low-cost fabrication with high power-conversion efficiency …
offering the potential to combine low-cost fabrication with high power-conversion efficiency …
Anti-reflective coatings: A critical, in-depth review
Anti-reflective coatings (ARCs) have evolved into highly effective reflectance and glare
reducing components for various optical and opto-electrical equipments. Extensive research …
reducing components for various optical and opto-electrical equipments. Extensive research …
Anti-reflecting and photonic nanostructures
S Chattopadhyay, YF Huang, YJ Jen, A Ganguly… - Materials Science and …, 2010 - Elsevier
Optical reflection, or in other words the loss of reflection, from a surface becomes
increasingly crucial in determining the extent of the light-matter interaction. The simplest …
increasingly crucial in determining the extent of the light-matter interaction. The simplest …
Light trapping in ultrathin plasmonic solar cells
We report on the design, fabrication, and measurement of ultrathin film a-Si: H solar cells
with nanostructured plasmonic back contacts, which demonstrate enhanced short circuit …
with nanostructured plasmonic back contacts, which demonstrate enhanced short circuit …
Optical black hole: Broadband omnidirectional light absorber
EE Narimanov, AV Kildishev - Applied Physics Letters, 2009 - pubs.aip.org
We develop an approach to broad-band omnidirectional light absorption, based on light
propagation in a metamaterial structure forming an effective “black hole.” The proposed …
propagation in a metamaterial structure forming an effective “black hole.” The proposed …
Reducing Optical Reflection Loss for Perovskite Solar Cells Via Printable Mesoporous SiO2 Antireflection Coatings
X Wang, W Wang, J Liu, J Qi, Y He… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The power conversion efficiency (PCE) of single‐junction perovskite solar cells (PSCs) is
being rapidly promoted towards their theoretical limit, with a certified value of 25.7 …
being rapidly promoted towards their theoretical limit, with a certified value of 25.7 …