Solar energy: A promising renewable source for meeting energy demand in Indian agriculture applications

Kumar, Ch. Mohan Sai; Singh, Suman; Gupta, Manglesh Kumar; Nimdeo, Yogesh M.; Raushan, Ravi; Deorankar, Ankit V.; Kumar, T.M. Ananda; Rout, P. K.; Chanotiya, C.S.; Pakhale, Vinod D.; Nannaware, Ashween Deepak

doi:10.1016/j.seta.2022.102905

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“…However, as the plasmon diameter increases, J opt also improves, reaches a peak value, and degrades after that, increasing the plasmon diameter. Furthermore, the optimized NP diameter is found to be 160 nm 2 , with same D. The Ti MNPs achieved the highest J opt value of 29.87 mA/cm 2 due to their higher refractive index and effective alignment with the absorption spectrum. This alignment enhances light coupling and promotes interaction between the MNPs and surrounding materials, such as GaAs and ARCs, within the device.…”

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“…1 Solar energy is considered a pivotal energy source to meet our future energy demands due to its multiple benefits, such as its eco-friendly nature, abundant availability and zero cost of production. 2 Solar cells (SCs) are used to harness energy from the sun and convert it into a usable form of electrical energy utilizing the photovoltaic effect. However, the efficiency of SCs is limited by transmission and thermalization losses.…”

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“…Renewable energy is considered a viable alternative to fossil energy, which will run out due to rampant use and environmental harm due to the emission of carbon dioxide and other poisonous gases . Solar energy is considered a pivotal energy source to meet our future energy demands due to its multiple benefits, such as its eco-friendly nature, abundant availability and zero cost of production . Solar cells (SCs) are used to harness energy from the sun and convert it into a usable form of electrical energy utilizing the photovoltaic effect.…”

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Systematic Investigation of the Optical Characteristics of GaAs Solar Cells with Antireflection Coatings and Metallic Nanoparticles Using Finite Element Analysis

Singh,

Samajdar,

Dutta

2024

ACS Appl. Electron. Mater.

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For energy-efficient thin-film solar cells, photovoltaic researchers are investigating alternative strategies like metallic nanostructures supporting plasmon resonance and ultrathin coatings of antireflective materials to minimize optical absorption loss. To reduce the reflection losses from the surface of the solar cells (SCs), optimizing the dimensions of the metallic nanostructures and antireflection coating (ARC) is essential. A systematic step-by-step approach is used to gain scientific insights into improving the planar GaAs SC performance. In this article, device performance optimization of a solar cell was studied with five distinct architectures, namely, planar GaAs, GaAs with metal nanoparticle (MNP) on top, GaAs coated with ARC, GaAs with MNP over ARC, and GaAs with MNP embedded in ARC using the finite element method. To analyze the effect of ARC thickness and MNP size on optical characteristics, the optical short-circuit current density (J opt) is computed using absorptance data as the performance parameter. We used various metals on the GaAs/Al architecture to choose MNP materials, and titanium (Ti) nanoparticles were chosen because they have the maximum Jopt. For ARC, we have chosen three oxides, Ta2O5, MoO3, and ZnO, and two polymeric materials, P3HT and PEDOT:PSS. We have compared the optical performance of the different optimized architectures using J opt, absorption spectra, electric field, and photogeneration rate. This exhaustive analysis shows that Ti MNPs with a diameter of 180 nm and P3HT ARC with an 80 nm thickness, placed over GaAs planar structure, deliver maximum J opt values of 29.87 and 27.67 mA/cm2, respectively. Further, to understand the dual impact of plasmons and ARC, we simultaneously varied the MNP size and the ARC thickness and found that GaAs planar structure coated with 10 nm thick MoO3 and Ti plasmon with diameter of 160 nm has the best J opt of 29.66 mA/cm2. Secondly, we embedded Ti plasmons of 60, 120, and 180 nm diameters into the ARC film and found that MNPs enhance photocurrent. It is observed that Ti MNPs with an optimized diameter of 180 nm embedded in a 40 nm thick MoO3 ARC and placed directly over the GaAs structure deliver the highest J opt of 30.45 mA/cm2. This comprehensive analysis can help researchers to improve the GaAs SC efficiency using the combined effect of geometrically optimized ARCs and MNPs.

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Systematic Investigation of the Optical Characteristics of GaAs Solar Cells with Antireflection Coatings and Metallic Nanoparticles Using Finite Element Analysis

Singh,

Samajdar,

Dutta

2024

ACS Appl. Electron. Mater.

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“…5 This strategy has significant advantages in using abundant solar energy to solve these intractable problems, and has attracted great attention from researchers. 6,7 Nowadays, semiconductor photocatalytic materials play an important role in photocatalytic technologies that make full use of solar energy. Therefore, the research and development of novel photocatalysts have been widely favored by many researchers.…”

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Anchoring Co₃O₄ nanoparticles on conjugated polyimide ultrathin nanosheets: construction of a Z-scheme nano-heterostructure for enhanced photocatalytic performance

Zhang

Luo

et al. 2023

RSC Adv.

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“…Solar energy is one of the most cost effective and environmentally friendly sources, making it one of the fastest-growing renewable energy assets. [1,2] Over the past few decades, silicon technology has emerged as a vital material for reaching up to 20% power conversion efficiency (PCE) with a single junction source. Among them, perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have gained popularity due to their remarkable efficiency %25.7% in a short time (10 years), comparable to a silicon solar cell (<27%).…”

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Optimizing the Efficiency of Lead‐Free Cs₂TiI₆‐Based Double Halide Perovskite Solar Cells Using SCAPS‐1D

Rehman,

Almousa,

Sahar

et al. 2023

Energy Tech

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Conventional lead halides perovskites have attracted much attention to become a next‐generation solar technology. Besides their low cost and excellent efficiency, high toxic nature and device instability become the major issue to limit their wide applications. Ti‐based (Cs2TiI6) double halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have emerged as a potential candidate to become the best alternate. However, poor device efficiency is still a restriction. Therefore, proper optimization and deep device analysis are needed to explore the full potential of Cs2TiI6‐based PSCs. In the present research work, the open‐circuit voltage (Voc), current density (Jsc), fill factor (FF), and power conversion efficiency of Cs2TiI6‐based PSC are successfully optimized. The device optimization is performed using the different combinations of electron transport layers and hole transport layers along with absorber thickness, acceptor doping density, and interface defect density. The effect of Rseries and Rshunt is explored and identified the best device efficiency of 28.07% along with other photovoltaic (PV) parameters; Voc = 1.41 V, Jsc = 22.44 mA cm−2, and FF = 88.15%, respectively. The supportive analysis of C–V and Mott–Schottky characteristics helps to get deep insight into the device's performance. Furthermore, the resultant PV parameters are compared to the previous studies as well.

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Solar energy: A promising renewable source for meeting energy demand in Indian agriculture applications

Cited by 97 publications

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Systematic Investigation of the Optical Characteristics of GaAs Solar Cells with Antireflection Coatings and Metallic Nanoparticles Using Finite Element Analysis

Systematic Investigation of the Optical Characteristics of GaAs Solar Cells with Antireflection Coatings and Metallic Nanoparticles Using Finite Element Analysis

Anchoring Co₃O₄ nanoparticles on conjugated polyimide ultrathin nanosheets: construction of a Z-scheme nano-heterostructure for enhanced photocatalytic performance

Optimizing the Efficiency of Lead‐Free Cs₂TiI₆‐Based Double Halide Perovskite Solar Cells Using SCAPS‐1D

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Solar energy: A promising renewable source for meeting energy demand in Indian agriculture applications

Cited by 97 publications

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Systematic Investigation of the Optical Characteristics of GaAs Solar Cells with Antireflection Coatings and Metallic Nanoparticles Using Finite Element Analysis

Systematic Investigation of the Optical Characteristics of GaAs Solar Cells with Antireflection Coatings and Metallic Nanoparticles Using Finite Element Analysis

Anchoring Co3O4 nanoparticles on conjugated polyimide ultrathin nanosheets: construction of a Z-scheme nano-heterostructure for enhanced photocatalytic performance

Optimizing the Efficiency of Lead‐Free Cs2TiI6‐Based Double Halide Perovskite Solar Cells Using SCAPS‐1D

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Anchoring Co₃O₄ nanoparticles on conjugated polyimide ultrathin nanosheets: construction of a Z-scheme nano-heterostructure for enhanced photocatalytic performance

Optimizing the Efficiency of Lead‐Free Cs₂TiI₆‐Based Double Halide Perovskite Solar Cells Using SCAPS‐1D