A comprehensive review on thin film amorphous silicon solar cells

S Sreejith, J Ajayan, S Kollem, B Sivasankari - Silicon, 2022 - Springer
In the last few years the need and demand for utilizing clean energy resources has
increased dramatically. Energy received from sun in the form of light is a sustainable …

Light soaking effects on photovoltaic modules: Overview and literature review

M Gostein, L Dunn - 2011 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Device performance under extended duration illumination is an essential characterization
step for any PV technology, because light exposure can produce a variety of effects which …

Keeping the energy debate clean: How do we supply the world's energy needs?

D Abbott - Proceedings of the IEEE, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We take a fresh look at the major nonrenewable and renewable energy sources and
examine their long-term viability, scalability, and the sustainability of the resources that they …

Field‐induced transparent electrode‐integrated transparent solar cells and heater for active energy windows: Broadband energy harvester

M Patel, S Kim, J Kim - Advanced Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Invisible power generation by natural and artificial light enables sustainability by onsite‐
power deployment, lower cost, and minimal burden on the built environment. However, dark …

A comparison of degradation in three amorphous silicon PV module technologies

C Radue, EE Van Dyk - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2010 - Elsevier
Three commercial amorphous silicon modules manufactured by monolithic integration and
consisting of three technology types were analysed in this study. These modules were …

Effect of ion bombardment on the a-Si: H based surface passivation of c-Si surfaces

A Illiberi, P Kudlacek, AHM Smets, M Creatore… - Applied Physics …, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
We have found that controlled Ar ion bombardment enhances the degradation of a-Si: H
based surface passivation of c-Si surfaces. The decrease in the level of surface passivation …

Effects on amorphous silicon photovoltaic performance from high-temperature annealing pulses in photovoltaic thermal hybrid devices

MJM Pathak, JM Pearce, SJ Harrison - Solar Energy Materials and Solar …, 2012 - Elsevier
There is a renewed interest in photovoltaic solar thermal (PVT) hybrid systems, which
harvest solar energy for heat and electricity. Typically, a main focus of a PVT system is to …

Efficient outdoor performance of esthetic bifacial a-Si: H semi-transparent PV modules

SY Myong, SW Jeon - Applied Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
We developed bifacial transparent back contact (TBC) hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-
Si: H) semi-transparent glass-to-glass photovoltaic (PV) modules with emotionally …

The effect of hybrid photovoltaic thermal device operating conditions on intrinsic layer thickness optimization of hydrogenated amorphous silicon solar cells

MJM Pathak, K Girotra, SJ Harrison, JM Pearce - Solar Energy, 2012 - Elsevier
Historically, the design of hybrid solar photovoltaic thermal (PVT) systems has focused on
cooling crystalline silicon (c-Si)-based photovoltaic (PV) devices to avoid temperature …

Amorphous silicon-based solar cells

EA Schiff, S Hegedus, X Deng - Handbook of photovoltaic …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Crystalline semiconductors are very well known, including silicon (Si)(the basis of the
integrated circuits used in modern electronics), Ge (the material of the first transistor), GaAs …