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Simulations of Organic Solar Cells with an Event-Driven Monte Carlo AlgorithmRobbiano, Vincent P. 15 August 2011 (has links)
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Enhancement of Light Absorption Efficiency of Solar Cell Using DualEllaboudy, Ashton 01 December 2011 (has links) (PDF)
In this research we study the effect of adding a single diffraction grating on top of a solar cell. We simulated the square diffraction grating, as well as triangular diffraction grating. The single square grating showed more favorable results, achieved 330% power improvement compared to 270% power improvement in the single triangular grating case.
We simulated a triangle/triangle (top-bottom) and triangular/rectangular (top-bottom) grating cases. The Triangular grating achieved higher light absorption compared to rectangular grating. The best top grating was around 200nm grating period. We realized solar cell efficiency improvement about 42.4% for the triangular rectangular (top-bottom) grating.
We studied the light transmitted power in a silicon solar cell using double diffraction triangular nano-grating. We simulated the solar cell behavior as it absorbs sunlight through its structure in various cases, results showed 270% increase of the weighted transmitted power when the top grating period (At) varies from 300nm to 800nm, and the bottom grating period (Ab) is at 500nm.
We finally studied the effect of changing the location of the diffraction gratings with respect to the solar cell. We were able to increase the light efficiency by 120%. The study showed that the power absorbed by the solar cell is not sensitive to the grating location.
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Constructing and Optimizing a Single Wafer Solar Cell Array in the Microfabrication Lab at California Polytechnic State University at San Luis ObispoMarstell, Rod 01 July 2013 (has links) (PDF)
CONSTRUCTING AND OPTIMIZING A SINGLE WAFER SOLAR CELL ARRAY IN THE MICROFABRICATION LAB AT CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY AT SAN LUIS OBISPO
Solar cells are more and more becoming a significant source of energy in the world today. They are used to power entire buildings as well as small devices and everything in between, and are utilized all around the world. Smaller solar devices, such as hearing aid battery chargers, cost a lot of money relative to the monetary wealth in third-world countries. For this purpose, a less expensive, more efficient solar cell array should be developed.
This study contains research that details all aspects of how solar cells work. It also details three years’ worth of studies at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) that attempt to fabricate a solar cell array on a single wafer.
Two tests were carried out that will help determine the optimal attributes of the solar cells. The first compared a solar cell made on a 10 µm thick silicon on insulator (SOI) wafer to solar cells made with the exact same masks on a 500 µm thick wafer. The thicker solar cell had 2.5 times the maximum power as the SOI solar cell. Aspects of the solar cell that would need to be improved are: increase thickness to between 70-100 µm from the SOI thickness, texture the front surface, add a passivation layer on the front surface, decrease the contact resistance for the metal electrodes, and add in a rear reflector. The next test was all about analyzing the metal contacts and interconnects. Ten gold-silver filled epoxy-gold bonds were constructed and measured ten times each, giving a grand mean between 10 and 11 Ω. Another short test was run with a commercial solar cell to characterize the change in power based on the series resistance. It was discovered that the both the epoxy and the gold add too much to the resistance. To fix this, a silver solder-like paste and a thicker contact metal should be used. There is also a derivation that details the design of a top contact layer that optimizes the finger spacing and finger width based on other solar cell factors. With the materials available at Cal Poly, a solar cell array can be fabricated on a single wafer. When accounting for the materials and processes available to the scientific community as a whole, a very effective and efficient solar cell can be fabricated.
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Solar Cell Production FacilityKukulka, Jerry January 1979 (has links)
<p> A technology to produce low cost solar cells was
transferred to a microelectronics institution. Appropriate
processing equipment was obtained and modifications to the
procedure were performed which would permit the manufacture
of 100-200, 3 inch diameter silicon solar cells per day. </p> / Thesis / Master of Engineering (ME)
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Fabrication of All-Inorganic Optoelectronic Devices Using Matrix Encapsulation of Nanocrystal ArraysKinder, Erich W. 26 July 2012 (has links)
No description available.
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ELECTROCHEMICAL FABRICATION OF THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES (CIGS & CIGSS)Saeed, Mahfouz Ali 12 June 2014 (has links)
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Design and Synthesis of Organic Dyes for Solar Energy Conversion and StorageClick, Kevin A. 01 September 2017 (has links)
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Applications of Multichannel Spectroscopic Ellipsometry for CdTe Photovoltaics: From Window Layers to Back ContactsTan, Xinxuan January 2017 (has links)
No description available.
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Schottky behavior of organic solar cells with different cathode deposition methodsAnishetty, Laxman 20 May 2011 (has links)
No description available.
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Graphene-enhanced Polymer Bulk-heterojunction Solar CellsYu, Fei 10 September 2015 (has links)
No description available.
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