This book introduces a range of the different inorganic materials used in solar energy capture materials.
This thesis research focuses on developing a hybrid form of solar cell based on zinc(hydr)oxide and its composites with graphite oxide, TiO 2 , quantum dot, electrolyte and this work expands upon the Gratzel solar cell with a dye in TiO2 . Due to various structural and optical c…
Degradation of the solar cell over the time under different mechanical and loading during the manufacturing or use is one of the most common problems in the solar industry. One of the major reasons for this degradation is the cracks and/or film damage of one of the conductive la…
This thesis will detail the concept and process flow for fabricating vertical nanopillars based solar cells with core-shell and/or axial shallow p-n junctions formed using spin-on-dopant (SOD) solutions. Thin film and nanopillars based solar cells have been shown to be desirable…
Currently single crystal Si dominates the high performance (∼ GHz), low footprint micro-electronics applications such as computing and communication, while amorphous Si (a-Si) dominates the lower performance (∼ 1-10 kHz), large area macro-electronics applications such as display…
In this dissertation, we investigated a vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) synthesis of high-density lead sulfide (PbS) NW arrays and nano pine trees directly on Ti thin films, and a fabrication of photovoltaic devices based upon the PbS NWs. The as-grown NW arrays are largely vertically …
Resonant coupling of localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPRs) in noble metallic nanostructures to incident radiation and the related subject of localized behavior of electromagnetic waves are currently of great interest due to their potential application to sensors, biochemi…
Supramolecular chemistry - chemistry of non-covalent bonds including different type of intermolecular interactions viz., ion-pairing, ion-dipole, dipole-dipole, hydrogen bonding, cation-π and Van der Waals forces. Applications based on supramolecular concepts for developing cata…
The relatively high cost of the high quality semiconductor materials (typically silicon) and complex conventional techniques for the fabrication of solar cells result in the overall high cost of the commercially available solar cells. Although, research in the field of solar tec…
"The conceptual picture of a solar cell has evolved in the last two decades, a broad landscape of candidate materials and devices were discovered and systematically studied and reported. New concepts and a rather powerful picture embracing very different types of devices has eme…
"The conceptual picture of a solar cell has evolved in the last two decades, a broad landscape of candidate materials and devices were discovered and systematically studied and reported. New concepts and a rather powerful picture embracing very different types of devices has eme…
"Wearable Solar Cell Systems looks at possibilities for supporting the energy demand of electronic devices without the need to return to the dreaded wall outlet for recharging. While crystalline silicon dominates world markets, second or third generation solar cell technologies …
"Wearable Solar Cell Systems looks at possibilities for supporting the energy demand of electronic devices without the need to return to the dreaded wall outlet for recharging. While crystalline silicon dominates world markets, second or third generation solar cell technologies …