Solar Power and Energy Storage for Decarbonization of Land Transport in India

Barton, John P.; Thomson, Murray

doi:10.3390/en14248277

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“…In the last decade, research has driven a series of technological innovations in the fields with even more increasing energy demand [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]. This is evident in industrial technologies characterized by huge energy consumption (e.g., healthcare, automotive, consumer electronics, industrial, etc.)…”

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Anti-Reflective Zeolite Coating for Implantable Bioelectronic Devices

et al. 2022

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Since sunlight is one of the most easily available and clean energy supplies, solar cell development and the improvement of its conversion efficiency represent a highly interesting topic. Superficial light reflection is one of the limiting factors of the photovoltaic cells (PV) efficiency. To this end, interfacial layer with anti-reflective properties reduces this phenomenon, improving the energy potentially available for transduction. Nanoporous materials, because of the correlation between the refractive index and the porosity, allow low reflection, improving light transmission through the coating. In this work, anti-reflective coatings (ARCs) deposited on commercial PV cells, which were fabricated using two different Linde Type A (LTA) zeolites (type 3A and 4A), have been investigated. The proposed technique allows an easier deposition of a zeolite-based mixture, avoiding the use of chemicals and elevated temperature calcination processes. Results using radiation in the range 470–610 nm evidenced substantial enhancement of the fill factor, with maximum achieved values of over 40%. At 590 and 610 nm, which are the most interesting bands for implantable devices, FF is improved, with a maximum of 22% and 10%, respectively. ARCs differences are mostly related to the morphology of the zeolite powder used, which resulted in thicker and rougher coatings using zeolite 3A. The proposed approach allows a simple and reliable deposition technique, which can be of interest for implantable medical devices.

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confidence: 99%