Material Science

Dependence of open circuit voltage in protocrystalline Si:H solar cells on carrier recombination in p/i interface and bulk regions

Contribution of carrier recombination from the p/i interface regions and the bulk

Quantitative Correlation of High Quality a-Si:H p-i-n Solar Cell Characteristics with Properties of the Bulk and p/i Interface Region

Studies have been carried out on high quality hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-S

The Role of Phase Transitions in Protocrystalline Si:H on the Performance their of Solar Cells

A systematic study has been carried out to quantify the effect of microcrystallit

Evolution of the Mobility Gap with Thickness in Hydrogen-Diluted Intrinsic Si:H Materials in the Phase Transition Region and Its Effect on p-i-n Solar Cell Characteristics

Insights into the growth processes and evolution of microstructure in intrinsic h

Progress in Amorphous Silicon Based Solar Cell Technology

As the negative environmental effects of the current use of non-renewable energy

Stable a-Si: H-Based Multijunction Solar Cells with Guidance from Real-Time Optics

Phase diagrams that characterize plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition of Si

Analytical model for the optical functions of amorphous semiconductors from the near-infrared to ultraviolet: Applications in thin film photovoltaics

We have developed a Kramers–Kronig consistent analytical expression to fit the me

Thickness Evolution of the Microstructural and Optical Properties of Si:H Films in the Amorphous-to-Microcrystalline Phase Transition Region

The ability to characterize the phase of the intrinsic (i) layers incorporated in

Mobility gap profiles in Si: H intrinsic layers prepared by H2-dilution of SiH4: effects on the performance of p–i–n solar cells

Insights into the growth processes and microstructural evolution for intrinsic (i

Intrinsic and light induced gap states in aSi:H materials and solar cells—effects of microstructure

Thin Solid Films, Jan 1, 2004 The effects of microstructure on the gap states of

Optimization of protocrystalline silicon p-type layers for amorphous silicon n–i–p solar cells

Real time spectroscopic ellipsometry has been applied to develop deposition phase

Room Temperature Annealing of Fast States from 1 sun Illumination in Protocrystalline Si:H Materials and Solar Cells

In order to obtain more insight into the nature of the recovery in the light indu

A New Approach to the Analysis of Forward Bias Dark Current Characteristics of a-Si:H Solar Cells

Generally the dark forward bias current voltage (JD-V) characteristics of a-Si:H

Evolution of microstructure and phase in amorphous, protocrystalline, and microcrystalline silicon studied by real time spectroscopic ellipsometry

Real time spectroscopic ellipsometry has been applied to develop deposition phase

Effects of Substrate Temperature on Indium Gallium Nitride Nanocolumn Crystal Growth

Indium gallium nitride films with nanocolumnar microstructure were deposited with

Analytical Model for the Optical Functions of Indium Gallium Nitride with Application to Thin Film Solar Photovoltaic Cells

This paper presents the preliminary results of optical characterization using spe

Effects on Amorphous Silicon Photovoltaic Performance from High-temperature Annealing Pulses in Photovoltaic Thermal Hybrid Devices

There is a renewed interest in photovoltaic solar thermal (PVT) hybrid systems, w

Optimizing the solar water disinfection (SODIS) method by decreasing turbidity with NaCl

Solar water disinfection (SODIS) has proven to be effective at reducing diarrheal

DESARROLLO DE UN SISTEMA DE MONITOREO DE RADIACIÓN SOLAR BASADO EN UN ESPECTRÓMETRO DE AMPLIO ESPECTRO

RESUMEN La eficiencia cuántica de materiales fotovoltaicos depende de la longitud

The Effect of Hybrid Photovoltaic Thermal Device Operating Conditions on Intrinsic Layer Thickness Optimization of Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells

Historically, the design of hybrid solar photovoltaic thermal (PVT) systems has f

Prediction of Energy Effects on Photovoltaic Systems due to Snowfall Events

The accurate prediction of yields from photovoltaic systems (PV) is critical for

Life Cycle Analysis of Silane Recycling in Amorphous Silicon-Based Solar Photovoltaic Manufacturing

Amorphous silicon (a-Si:H)-based solar cells have the lowest ecological impact of

Progress in Indium Gallium Nitride Materials for Solar Photovoltaic Energy Conversion

The world requires inexpensive, reliable, and sustainable energy sources. Solar p

The effect of spectral albedo on amorphous silicon and crystalline silicon solar photovoltaic device performance

In this paper the theory of mismatch factor of the terrestrial solar spectrum is

Open-Source Nanotechnology: Solutions to a Modern Intellectual Property Tragedy

Despite being an extremely active area for patent applications, nanotechnology de

Life cycle analysis of distributed recycling of post-consumer high density polyethylene for 3-D printing filament

The growth of desktop 3-D printers is driving an interest in recycled 3-D printer

Mechanical properties of components fabricated with open-source 3-D printers under realistic environmental conditions

The recent development of the RepRap, an open-source self-replicating rapid proto

The effects of dispatch strategy on electrical performance of amorphous silicon-based solar photovoltaic-thermal systems

Previous work has shown that high-temperature short-term spike thermal annealing

Design of Multijunction Photovoltaic Cells Optimized for Varied Atmospheric Conditions

Band gap engineering provides an opportunity to not only provide higher overall c

Light Induced Changes in Two Distinct Defect States at and Below Mid-gap in a-Si:H

e inconsistencies associated with the common simple method of evaluating the qual