A review on the role of materials science in solar cells

Asim, Nilofar; Sopian, Kamaruzzaman; Ahmadi, Samad; Saeedfar, Kasra; Saadatian, Omidreza; Zaidi, Saleem H.

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2012.06.004

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“…Due to the rapid growth of population and extensive usage of newly developed electricityconsuming devices, the energy consumption throughout the world is predicted to be increased at the rate of 1.5% per annum from 2010 to 2040 as shown in Figure 1 [1][2][3][4], and it is estimated that 30 TW of energy is needed globally by the year 2050. This need will lead to a significantly increased energy demand from 16,999 to 42,655 Terawatt-hours (TWh) in the years from 2007 to 2050 respectively, with an annual increase rate of 2.0% [5].…”

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Advances in nanostructured thin film materials for solar cell applications

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Hussain

Abdiche

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Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Advances in nanostructured thin film materials for solar cell applications

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Hussain

Abdiche

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“…Hence, for a 1000W/m 2 irradiation level, the operating temperature of the PV devices is transposed to the value at STC which process is known as temperature correction. There are several analytical and numerical translation methods of the measured values to desired conditions in the literature [79][80][81][82][83]. Temperature corrected short circuit current over irradiation variation of the cell/module with respect to the irradiation will give knowledge about the spectral dependence eliminated from the thermal effects.…”

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Spectral irradiance effects on the outdoor performance of photovoltaic modules

Eke

Betts

Gottschalg

2017

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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The outdoor performance of photovoltaic modules is influenced by spectrum. Even if the irradiance level and the operating temperature is the same, performance difference of photovoltaic modules between the seasons can be increase up to 15% depending on the photovoltaic module type. In this paper, seasonal spectral irradiance effects on the outdoor photovoltaic module performance and previous studies has been summarised thoroughly. The spectrum indicators which are used for spectra characteristics, Useful Fraction and Average Photon Energy are described in detail. This study also indicates spectrum effects on PV performance and outlines the present studies investigating this effect.Keywords: spectral effect, photovoltaic module, outdoor performance, useful fraction, average photon energy 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 spectrum, and a module temperature of 25⁰C. However, STC are not representatives of actual outdoor conditions in most regions of the world. Therefore, it is suspected that the score of a PV module by power rating method under STC is different from the actual performance in outdoor conditions [1][2][3][4][5].The performance of photovoltaic (PV) modules installed outdoor is greatly influenced by various ambient environmental factors such as incident irradiance, the module temperature and the spectral irradiance distribution.In this study, solar spectrum, the spectral effects on PV performance is discussed. There are a lot papers presented in different organizations outlines the effect on the installed PV systems. More than 200 studies are reviewed and some of them are published in journals or conference proceedings, the rest are unpublished or contains only local data. Solar Spectrum and Additional Spectral Irradiance DescriptorsEmission of radiation from the sun contributes to the solar spectrum as observed from Earth. Just above the Earth's atmosphere, the radiation intensity, or Solar Constant, is about 1.353 kW/m 2 [6,7] and the spectral distribution is referred to as an air mass zero (AM0) radiation spectrum. The Air Mass is a measure of how absorption in the atmosphere affects the spectral content and intensity of the solar radiation reaching the Earth's surface. The Air Mass number is given by (1) where is the angle of incidence ( when the sun is directly overhead). Moreover, the outdoor solar spectrum distribution changes during a day because of the aerosol and water vapour. Hence, it is rare to fit the standard solar spectrum (Fig.1 Therefore, a new parameter, angle of incidence is defined to explain the position of solar rays on the plane [10]. is a measure of deviation of something from "straight on". A surface directly facing the sun has an of zero, and a surface parallel to the sun (such as a sunrise striking a horizontal plane) has an of 90°. Sunlight with an inc...

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“…Kajian pasaran menunjukkan bahawa Si wafer jenis-p mendominasi hampir 90% pasaran global sel suria dunia (Asim et al 2012). Degradasi yang dialami oleh sel suria jenis-n terhadap radiasi tinggi menjadi faktor dominasi pasaran oleh sel suria jenis-p. Kajian menunjukkan pada radiasi tinggi, kadar degradasi pembawa cas minoriti dan kerosakan simpang lebih tinggi oleh sel suria jenis-n berbanding sel suria jenis-p (Alurralde et al 2004).…”

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