An optimized design to boost efficiency of CdTe-based solar cell using SCAPS simulator

M El-Mrabet, A Tarbi, MA Hachimi, H Erguig… - Journal of Physics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this investigation, a novel CdTe-based solar cell structure was developed using SCAPS-
1D software to enhance solar cell efficiency through the incorporation of cost-effective and …

Preparation of CuInSe2 thin films by using various methods (a short review)

SM Ho, M Sreekanth, C Ramkumar… - Oriental Journal of …, 2019 - eprints.intimal.edu.my
CuInSe2 thin films are very important semiconductor material for solar cell applications
because of chemical stability, direct band gap and high optical absorption coefficient. In this …

Simulation of high-efficiency CdTe solar cells with Zn1-xMgxO window layer by SCAPS software

X He, Y Song, L Wu, C Li, J Zhang… - Materials Research …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Using a wider band-gap transparent conducting oxide (TCO) instead of CdS as the window
layer of CdTe solar cells can increase the transmission of sunlight in the ultra-violet portion …

Power conversion efficiency in thin film solar cell: A review

SM Ho - International Journal of Chemical Sciences, 2016 - eprints.intimal.edu.my
This review paper describes the preparation of thin films using various deposition methods
such as vacuum based method and solution based deposition technique. The obtained thin …

Numerical modeling of a CdS/CdTe photovoltaic cell based on ZnTe BSF layer with optimum thickness of absorber layer

R Safa Sultana, AN Bahar, M Asaduzzaman… - Cogent …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
High efficiency ultrathin CdTe film is an excellent candidate for reliable, efficient, stable and
low cost solar cells. In this paper, a high efficiency CdS/CdTe solar cell has been studied by …

Influence of (Ar+ O2) atmosphere and CdCl2 coating heat treatment on physical properties of CdS thin film for solar cell applications

WS Mohamed, MF Hasaneen… - Materials Research …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Cadmium sulphide (CdS) thin films have been grown on corning glass substrate by thermal
evaporation technique under base pressure 2× 10 5 mbar. In this study we investigate the …

[HTML][HTML] A high efficiency ultrathin CdTe solar cell for nano-area applications

S Marjani, S Khosroabadi, M Sabaghi - Optics and Photonics Journal, 2016 - scirp.org
Due to limited availability and the rising price of telluride, the biggest challenge in solar
Photo-voltaic (PV) is to successfully design and fabricate optimized CdTe solar cells with …

Improved efficiency of microcrystalline silicon thin-film solar cells with wide bandgap CdS buffer layer

M Jabeen, S Haxha, MDB Charlton - IEEE Photonics Journal, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we have reported a new structure based upon an optical simulation of
maximum light trapping and management in microcrystalline silicon thin-film solar cells by …

[HTML][HTML] Novel design of polycrystalline CdTe/Si tandem solar cells using SiO2/TiO2 distributed Bragg reflector

A Rouhbakhshmeghrazi, M Madadi - Tecciencia, 2020 - scielo.org.co
In this paper, a polycrystalline cadmium telluride/silicon (CdTe/Si) solar cell based on SÍO
2/TÍO 2 distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) is proposed and investigated using calibrated …

[PDF][PDF] Design and Optimization of thin-film solar cell configuration structures using the Finite Element Method

M Jabeen - 2020 - academia.edu
To make solar energy more feasible, the solar cells efficiency must increase and its cost of
production must decrease in order to generate on a large scale. Thin-film photovoltaic solar …