A review on advancements, challenges, and prospective of copper and non-copper based thin-film solar cells using facile spray pyrolysis technique

K Vijayan, SP Vijayachamundeeswari, K Sivaperuman… - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The indispensability and innovations in thin-film-based solar cells are gaining attention
among researchers due to their tremendous growth as a sustainable energy source. The …

Recent advances in niobium-based materials for photocatalytic solar fuel production

BN Nunes, OF Lopes, AOT Patrocinio, DW Bahnemann - Catalysts, 2020 - mdpi.com
The search for renewable and clean energy sources is a key aspect for sustainable
development as energy consumption has continuously increased over the years …

Investigation on SrTiO3 nanoparticles as a photocatalyst for enhanced photocatalytic activity and photovoltaic applications

K Aravinthkumar, E Praveen, AJR Mary… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present work explores the effect of annealing temperature on the photocatalytic activity
and power conservation efficiency (PCE) of the strontium titanate (SrTiO 3) nanoparticles …

Application of EPR Spectroscopy in TiO2 and Nb2O5 Photocatalysis

O Al-Madanat, BN Nunes, Y AlSalka, A Hakki, M Curti… - Catalysts, 2021 - mdpi.com
The interaction of light with semiconducting materials becomes the center of a wide range of
technologies, such as photocatalysis. This technology has recently attracted increasing …

Increasing the efficiency of TiO2-based DSSC by means of a double layer RF-sputtered thin film blocking layer

A Zatirostami - Optik, 2020 - Elsevier
In dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), the recombination at the electrode/nanoparticles
interface is a problem that reduces its photovoltaic performance. The best method to address …

Comparative photo-response performances of dye sensitized solar cells using dyes from selected plants

EO Onah, SU Offiah, UK Chime, GM Whyte… - Surfaces and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) were fabricated using extracted dyes from Hibiscus rosa-
sinensis flower, helianthus annuus flower, mimosa pudica leaves, Luffa cylindrical flower …

Role of artificial neural networks in predicting design and efficiency of dye sensitized solar cells

N Tomar, G Rani, VS Dhaka… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Photovoltaic technology attracts researchers from industry and academia due to its potential
in producing electricity directly from the sunlight. Among all the photovoltaic devices, the dye …

Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film as a counter electrode in zinc stannate-based dye-sensitized solar cells

M Soltanmohammadi, V Karimi, S Alee… - Semiconductor …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
In this study, we deposited Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) thin films with various thicknesses using
electrodeposition and sputtering methods to exploit them as counter electrodes (CEs) in Zn …

Optical properties of porous alumina assisted niobia nanostructured films–designing 2-d photonic crystals based on hexagonally arranged nanocolumns

A Pligovka, A Poznyak, M Norek - Micromachines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Three types of niobia nanostructured films (so-called native, planarized, and column-like)
were formed on glass substrates by porous alumina assisted anodizing in a 0.2 M aqueous …

Enhanced photo conversion efficiency of Nb2O5/TiO2 bilayer photoanode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

S Vibavakumar, KD Nisha, VS Manikandan, J Archana… - Optical Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
This work is focused to improve the photovoltaic parameters in DSSC by introducing a
bilayer photoanode. Nb 2 O 5/TiO 2 bilayer photoanodes were prepared by screen printing …