Optimization of photoelectrochemical solar cells based on polycrystalline CdTe film photoanode

Mishra, Shikha; Tiwari, Sanjay; Chandra, B. P.

doi:10.1016/0927-0248(94)00202-9

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“…The PCE of c-Si and thin film technologies of CdTe, CIGS have saturated at ~26% and 23%, respectively within the past decade. [5][6][7][8] Single junction silicon photovoltaic cell can produce an ideally maximum of PCE up to 31-33% theoretically derived by fundamental Shockley-Queisser (SQ) limit. 9 Even after two decades, the efficiency of the single junction silicon photovoltaic technology is stuck at a maximum of about 26% practically due to auger and defect recombination.…”

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Optimization of Efficient Perovskite-Si Hybrid Tandem Solar Cells

Shukla

Verma

Tiwari

2023

Mat. Sci. Res. India

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Perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells have attracted much attention to photovoltaic community because of their high efficiency via easy fabrication methods and availability of precursor material abundant in nature. The properties of both perovskite and silicon meet ideal solar cell standards such as high light absorption potential, long carrier diffusion length and fast charge separation process. Semi-transparent solar cell with widely tunable band gap of perovskite material is compatible with silicon solar cell for tandem structures. A perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell four terminal configuration optimization was performed through numerical simulation. The optimized four terminal perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell performances was investigated by varying the thickness of top and bottom solar cell absorber layers, defect density of the absorber layer, and temperature. Perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell showed better photovoltaic performance under constant illumination condition. A high performance mechanically attached four terminal (4-T) perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell has total power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 34.88% by optimized parameters through simulation. It has shown 37% efficiency with matched current of 23.71mA/cm2. These numerical simulation results are provided the parameter values for further experimental assignment.

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Optimization of Efficient Perovskite-Si Hybrid Tandem Solar Cells

Shukla

Verma

Tiwari

2023

Mat. Sci. Res. India

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“…PECs consist generally of a semiconducting photoanode and a metal cathode immersed in an electrolyte. The semiconducting photoanode has early a shape of thin film such as n-Si film [2], n-CdSe 0.6 Te 0.4 film [3], CuGaSe 2 and Cu(Ga,In)Se 2 film [4], CdTe film [5], and so on, and has latterly a shape of nanowire or nanorod such as carbon nanotubes, CdSe, and Cd(Se,Te) nanorods [6][7][8], Si nanowires [9], indium phosphate nanowires [10], ZnO nanorod [11], and so on. The electrolyte should contain reducing agents and oxidizing agents for carrying out the redox reactions.…”

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Effects of Pd and Ni Metals Electrolessly Deposited on Si Nanowires on Properties of Photoelectrochemical Solar Cell

Liu

Hsieh

et al. 2011

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A photoelectrochemical solar cell with a structure of modified Si nanowire anocle/K4Fe(CN)6+ K3Fe(CN)6/Pt cathode was prepared and studied. The Si nanowires were first formed by immersing n-Si chip in an etching solution of HF + AgNO3 and Pd and Ni metals were electrolessly deposited on the surface of Si nanowires. The modified anode was characterized by a scanning electron microscope for the surface and cross section view, and by an X-ray diffractometer for the phase and structure. The properties of the photoelectrochemical solar cell were measured under standard AM 1.5 simulated sunlight (100mW/cm2). The results showed that the total photoelectron conversion efficiency of the photoelectrochemical solar cell can be slightly increased when the Si nanowire anode was deposited with Pd metal, and can be greatly increased when deposited with Ni metal.

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Advances in Polymer-Based Photovoltaic Cells: Review of Pioneering Materials, Design, and Device Physics

Tiwari

Carter

et al. 2017

Handbook of Ecomaterials

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Optimization of photoelectrochemical solar cells based on polycrystalline CdTe film photoanode

Cited by 10 publications

References 9 publications

Optimization of Efficient Perovskite-Si Hybrid Tandem Solar Cells

Optimization of Efficient Perovskite-Si Hybrid Tandem Solar Cells

Effects of Pd and Ni Metals Electrolessly Deposited on Si Nanowires on Properties of Photoelectrochemical Solar Cell

Advances in Polymer-Based Photovoltaic Cells: Review of Pioneering Materials, Design, and Device Physics

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