Fabrication and Characterization of Low Cost Solar Cells based on Earth Abundant Materials for Sustainable Photovoltaics PDF Download

Author: Mahmoud Abdelfatah
Publisher: Cuvillier Verlag
ISBN: 3736982968
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 130

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The low cost and low temperature electrochemical deposition technique was employed to grow Cu2O thin films and ZnO:Al thin films were deposited by d.c. magnetron sputtering in order to fabricate solar cells. The potentiostatic and galvanostatic electrodeposition modes were used to deposit the Cu2O thin films. Raman spectra of thin films have shown characteristic frequencies of crystalline Cu2O. The contact between Cu2O and Au is found to be an Ohmic contact. The devices grown by a potentiostatic mode have higher efficiency than those grown by a galvanostatic mode. The optimum thickness of Cu2O thin films as an absorber layer in solar cells. was found to be around 3 µm respect to a high efficiency. Flexible and light weight solar cell was fabricated on plastic substrate.

Author: Jimmy C.M. Kao
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 135164940X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 2049

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The 2016 International Conference on Civil, Architecture and Environmental Engineering (ICCAE 2016), November 4-6, 2016, Taipei, Taiwan, is organized by China University of Technology and Taiwan Society of Construction Engineers, aimed to bring together professors, researchers, scholars and industrial pioneers from all over the world. ICCAE 2016 is the premier forum for the presentation and exchange of experience, progress and research results in the field of theoretical and industrial experience. The conference consists of contributions promoting the exchange of ideas between researchers and educators all over the world.

Author: Jimmy C.M. Kao
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1351849360
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 2923

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This two-volume work contains the papers presented at the 2016 International Conference on Civil, Architecture and Environmental Engineering (ICCAE 2016) that was held on 4-6 November 2016 in Taipei, Taiwan. The meeting was organized by China University of Technology and Taiwan Society of Construction Engineers and brought together professors, researchers, scholars and industrial pioneers from all over the world. ICCAE 2016 is an important forum for the presentation of new research developments, exchange of ideas and experience and covers the following subject areas: Structural Science & Architecture Engineering, Building Materials & Materials Science, Construction Equipment & Mechanical Science, Environmental Science & Environmental Engineering, Computer Simulation & Computer and Electrical Engineering.

Author: Ignacio Becerril Romero
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 197

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"The development of sustainable energy sources with a high energy return on energy investment (EROI) that can substitute fossil fuels is a must in order to avoid the collapse of our current civilization. In this context, this work explores the feasibility of fabricating efficient Cu2ZnSn(Sx,Se1-x)4 (kesterite) solar cells on three strategic substrates: polyimide, ceramic and SnO2:F-coated soda-lime glass (SLG/FTO). These substrates present several advantages with respect to the standard SLG/Mo. Polyimide is compatible with roll-to-toll production processes and easily integrable in many applications thanks to its light weight and flexibility, ceramics have a direct application in building-integrated photovoltaics as solar tiles and the transparency of SLG/FTO enables advanced photovoltaic concepts like bifacial and tandem solar cells as well as the fabrication of semi-transparent devices. Their combination with a sustainable thin film photovoltaic technology based on Earth-abundant materials like kesterites has the potential of decreasing the energy fabrication cost and, thus, of increasing the EROI of photovoltaics through: 1) high throughput production, 2) integration and 3) advanced applications and functionality. However, these substrates also present several drawbacks. Alkalis, especially Na, are fundamental to achieve high efficiency devices but polyimide and ceramics are alkali-free materials. Likewise, FTO acts as a barrier for alkalis. In addition, polyimide presents a low thermal robustness that limits process temperatures below 500oC, ceramics are very rough and possess detrimental impurities and the use of FTO as back contact leads to a non-optimum p-kesterite/n-FTO interface. This work focuses on the implementation of specific strategies to adapt the kesterite solar cell fabrication process to the characteristics of the different substrates. A combination of alkaline doping and low-temperature annealings is studied for the fabrication of Cu2ZnSnSe4 solar cells on polyimide. While doping with NaF and KF is found to lead to critical improvements, working at low temperature is linked to the formation of SnSe2. This phase decreases the open-circuit voltage of the devices and is the main factor controlling their performance. Further experimentation leads to a 4.9% efficiency record device by combining NaF and Ge doping and a 480oC annealing. In the case of ceramic, vitreous enamels with controlled amounts of Na2O in their composition are used as surface smoothers, Na sources and impurity barriers, simultaneously. However, large amounts of Na2O in the enamel composition result in high densities of surface defects: undulations, pinholes and cracks. While undulations and pinholes are rather benign, cracks strongly deteriorate the back contact. In addition, the annealing time needs to be controlled to avoid the formation of SnSe2. Besides these issues, enamelled ceramic substrates are observed to behave similarly to SLG yielding a record Cu2ZnSnSe4 device with a 7.5% efficiency. Regarding SLG/FTO, the addition of transition metal oxides (TMOs) and/or Mo:Na nanolayers is studied as an approach to improve the back interface of the devices. Mo:Na is found to alleviate shunting and recombination issues and to protect FTO from degradation during annealing which leads to highly improved devices, especially for Cu2ZnSnS4. On the other hand, TMOs introduce a severe current blockage. However, the combination of the TiO2 and V2O5 with Mo:Na is observed to boost the beneficial effects of the latter in Cu2ZnSnSe4 and Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 devices. Although these multi-layered back interfaces exhibit a complex behaviour, this approach results in record efficiencies of 6.2%, 6.1% and 7.9% for Cu2ZnSnSe4, Cu2ZnSnS4 and Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 devices, respectively. These results represent the highest efficiencies ever reported for kesterite solar cells fabricated on polyimide, ceramic and transparent substrates and give proof of their large potential for sustainable kesterite-based photovoltaics." -- TDX.

Author: Jef Poortmans
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780470091272
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 502

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Thin-film solar cells are either emerging or about to emerge from the research laboratory to become commercially available devices finding practical various applications. Currently no textbook outlining the basic theoretical background, methods of fabrication and applications currently exist. Thus, this book aims to present for the first time an in-depth overview of this topic covering a broad range of thin-film solar cell technologies including both organic and inorganic materials, presented in a systematic fashion, by the scientific leaders in the respective domains. It covers a broad range of related topics, from physical principles to design, fabrication, characterization, and applications of novel photovoltaic devices.

Author: George Wicks
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118019458
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 430

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This useful, one-stop resource for understanding the most important issues in materials challenges in alternative and renewable energy. The logically organized and carefully selected articles give insight into materials challenges in alternative renewable energy and incorporate the latest developments related to materials challenges in alternative renewable energy, including hydrogen, batteries and energy storage materials, hydropower, and biomass.

Author: Hilmi Ünlü
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030934608
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 939

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This book describes most recent progress in the properties, synthesis, characterization, modelling, and applications of nanomaterials and nanodevices. It begins with the review of the modelling of the structural, electronic and optical properties of low dimensional and nanoscale semiconductors, methodology of synthesis, and characterization of quantum dots and nanowires, with special attention towards Dirac materials, whose electrical conduction and sensing properties far exceed those of silicon-based materials, making them strong competitors. The contributed reviews presented in this book touch on broader issues associated with the environment, as well as energy production and storage, while highlighting important achievements in materials pertinent to the fields of biology and medicine, exhibiting an outstanding confluence of basic physical science with vital human endeavor. The subjects treated in this book are attractive to the broader readership of graduate and advanced undergraduate students in physics, chemistry, biology, and medicine, as well as in electrical, chemical, biological, and mechanical engineering. Seasoned researchers and experts from the semiconductor/device industry also greatly benefit from the book’s treatment of cutting-edge application studies.

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Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0323939414
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 4061

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Encyclopedia of Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Four Volume Set comprehensively covers all renewable energy resources, including wind, solar, hydro, biomass, geothermal energy, and nuclear power, to name a few. In addition to covering the breadth of renewable energy resources at a fundamental level, this encyclopedia delves into the utilization and ideal applications of each resource and assesses them from environmental, economic, and policy standpoints. This book will serve as an ideal introduction to any renewable energy source for students, while also allowing them to learn about a topic in more depth and explore related topics, all in a single resource.Instructors, researchers, and industry professionals will also benefit from this comprehensive reference. - Covers all renewable energy technologies in one comprehensive resource - Details renewable energies' processes, from production to utilization in a single encyclopedia - Organizes topics into concise, consistently formatted chapters, perfect for readers who are new to the field - Assesses economic challenges faced to implement each type of renewable energy - Addresses the challenges of replacing fossil fuels with renewables and covers the environmental impacts of each renewable energy

Author: Siti Winny Adya Maulidiani
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
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[ANGLÈS] Increasing total population in the world is leading to increase demand of energy. On the other hand, the availability of fossil fuels is limited. In order to solve the energy crisis, renewable energy especially energy solar photovoltaic have been developed. On the other hand, the commercial photovoltaic based on Silicon are expensive. Therefore, low cost organic solar cells have been researched. It has been a challenge to improve the performance of organic solar cell for commercialization purpose. In this project, the structure of organic solar cells is ITO/MoO3(3nm)/DBP:C70(1:1)(x nm)/BCP(8nm)/Al(150nm). The effect of bulk heterojunction layer thickness and degradation of bulk heterojunction have been studied. The thickness of bulk heterojunction can influence the performance of organic solar cells. Increasing the thickness of bulk heterojunction can increasing in efficiency, however, after some points, increasing the thickness will reduce the efficiency of organic solar cells. The best efficiency achieved in this project is 3.12% with 60 nm of thickness. Furthermore, the performance of organic solar cell was decreasing gradually in the period of time. It occurs because of contamination of oxygen and or water vapor. Consequently, the efficiency, fill factor, and short circuit current were declining gradually. Moreover, the mobility and life time of bulk heterojunction also was decreasing. On the other hand, the parallel resistance and the series resistance of bulk heterojunction organic solar cells were increasing in period of time.

Author: Mohd Ambri Mohamed
Publisher: Trans Tech Publications Ltd
ISBN: 3035736758
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 194

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Selected peer-reviewed full text papers from the 2nd Nanotechnology Malaysia Biennial Symposium (NanoSym 2021) Selected peer-reviewed full text papers from the 2nd Nanotechnology Malaysia Biennial Symposium (NanoSym 2021), October 11-13, 2021, Malaysia (virtual)