A review on the evolvement of optical-frequency filtering in photonic devices in 2016–2021

HY Pan, X Chen, XL Xia - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
In photonic devices, the optical filter plays an essential role by steering the electromagnetic
wave in optical frequency to reshape the spectrum. However, suffering from the imperfect …

Exploiting the Optical Limits of Thin‐Film Solar Cells: A Review on Light Management Strategies in Cu(In,Ga)Se2

AJN Oliveira, JP Teixeira, D Ramos… - Advanced Photonics …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Light management strategies are of utmost importance to allow Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS)
technology market expansion, as it would enable a conversion efficiency boost as well as …

Theoretical insight into high‐efficiency triple‐junction tandem solar cells via the band engineering of antimony chalcogenides

Y Cao, C Liu, J Jiang, X Zhu, J Zhou, J Ni, J Zhang… - Solar …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Antimony chalcogenides have become a family of promising photoelectric materials for high‐
efficiency solar cells. To date, single‐junction solar cells based on individual antimony …

Vapor Transport Deposition of Highly Efficient Sb2(S,Se)3 Solar Cells via Controllable Orientation Growth

Y Pan, X Hu, Y Guo, X Pan, F Zhao… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The vapor transport deposition of quasi‐one‐dimensional antimony selenosulfide (Sb2 (S,
Se) 3) has recently attracted increasing research interest for the inexpensive, high …

Rotational design of charge carrier transport layers for optimal antimony trisulfide solar cells and its integration in tandem devices

Y Cao, X Zhu, J Jiang, C Liu, J Zhou, J Ni… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2020 - Elsevier
Sb 2 S 3 thin-film solar cells have recently gained attention due to their low cost, low toxicity,
and simple fabrication. However, there is still plenty of room to improve their performance. It …

Efficiency enhancement of solar cell by using methylammonium lead tribromide/polymethyl methacrylate hybrid film as luminescent down shifting layer

J Xu, W Pan, W Shen - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2023 - Elsevier
Luminescent down-shifting (LDS) layer was introduced to tackle the issue of poor short-
wavelength response of solar cell. Besides LDS effect, coating a LDS layer on the surface of …

Magnetron sputtered Sb2Se3-based thin films towards high performance quasi-homojunction thin film solar cells

S Chen, Z Zheng, M Cathelinaud, H Ma, X Qiao… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2019 - Elsevier
Sb 2 Se 3 is a promising candidate for environment-friendly and cost-efficiently thin film
photovoltaics thanks to its material advantages and superior optoelectronic properties …

Optical characteristics of the novel nanosized thin ZnGa2S4 films sprayed at different deposition times: Determination of optical band-gap energy using different …

AS Hassanien, AA Akl, IME Redaf - Emergent Materials, 2023 - Springer
This article has been allocated to studying microstructural features and optical properties of
the novel sprayed polycrystalline thin ZnGa2S4 films. These novel films have been …

Optimization of (Zn, Sn) O buffer layer in Cu (In, Ga) Se2 based solar cells

M Saadat, O Amiri, A Rahdar - Solar Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The conventional CdS layer in Cu (In 1− x, Ga x) Se 2 based solar cells replaced by (Zn 1−
y, Sn y) O as a buffer layer and the solar performance analyzed. An initial model based on …

Co-electrodeposition of Cu3BiS3 thin films in weakly alkaline aqueous solutions for photovoltaic application

Y Pan, H Deng, D Zheng, J Chen, Y Zhong… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Springer
The semiconductor copper bismuth sulphide (Cu 3 BiS 3) has been perceived as a
promising photovoltaic (PV) absorber material thanks to its proper bandgap, high absorption …