Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications is a leading journal in the field of solar energy, focused on research that reports substantial progress in efficiency, energy yield and reliability of solar cells. It aims to reach all interested professionals, researchers, and energy policy-makers.
Conversion of solar energy into useful electrical light by semiconducting materials is termed as photovoltaics (PV) and the device involved in conversion is called as photovoltaic cell. Main component and building block of a PV is a solar cell.
These advantages led to the rapid development of photovoltaic production and resulted in improved manufacturing approaches within the solar power industry, becoming one of the most promising technologies in the field of renewable energy and sustainability , .
Photovoltaic cell technology The main function of the photovoltaic cell is to receive solar radiation in the form of pure light and convert it into electricity , , , , , , , , , , , , through a conversion process known as the photovoltaic effect .
Both the PV cell structure and conversion efficiency may significantly contribute to the progression of the PV system. Currently, a wide range of advanced materials and smart technologies are employed within the PV cell's architecture, improving its structure; i.e. PERC/PERL, IBC, HIT/HJT, and MWT.
Over the last two decades, advancements in photovoltaic (PV) technology have been flourishing due to the continuous flow of valuable findings. Relevant insights on recent improvements, manufacturing approaches, and various applications of PV technology are provided.
Research Progress of Plasmonic Nanostructure …
Research Progress of Plasmonic Nanostructure-Enhanced Photovoltaic Solar Cells ... The existing global photovoltaic solar cell market is 90% c-Si based solar cells, while the other 10% comprises perovskite solar …
Photovoltaics for indoor applications: Progress, challenges and ...
Thus, recent enormous progress in indoor photovoltaics prompts us to highlight the applicability of all three generations of solar cells i.e., crystalline silicon, amorphous silicon …
Practical limits of multijunction solar cells
Multijunction solar cells, in the following also referred to as tandems, combine absorbers with different band gaps to reduce two principle loss mechanisms occurring in single junction solar cells: thermalization and sub-band gap losses. 1 Increasing the number of junctions towards infinity monotonically increases the detailed balance efficiency limit to more than 65% …
Progress and development of organic photovoltaic cells for …
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Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications
2 · Current leakage through localized stacked structures, comprising opposite types of carrier-selective transport layers, is a prevalent issue in silicon-based heterojunction solar cells. Nevertheless, the behavior of this leakage region remains unclear, leading to a lack of guidance for structural design, material selection and process sequence control, thereby causing …
Research Progress and Application Prospect of Perovskite Solar Cells
In this paper, the working principle and device structure of perovskite solar cells are briefly described, the research progress of perovskite solar cells in improving photoelectric …
Photovoltaic applications: Status and manufacturing prospects
Relevant insights on recent improvements, manufacturing approaches, and various applications of PV technology are provided. Both the PV cell structure and conversion …
Organic Solar Cells: Recent Progress and Challenges
Org. photovoltaic cells are potential candidates to drive low power consumption off-grid electronics for indoor applications. However, their power conversion efficiency is still limited by relatively large losses in the open-circuit voltage and a non-optimal absorption spectrum for indoor illumination. Here, we carefully designed a non ...
Progress in crystalline silicon heterojunction solar cells
At present, the global photovoltaic (PV) market is dominated by crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cell technology, and silicon heterojunction solar (SHJ) cells have been …
Progress in Photovoltaics
progress across the whole range of Photovoltaics, right through from research and advanced development to practical implementation, field testing, economics and environmental aspects. The Editors, recognising the different skills and challenges of these various areas, allocate papers and articles to three separate sections
Insight into organic photovoltaic cell: Prospect and challenges
The PV cell illustrates the material layer structure of a CdTe thin-film photovoltaic cell. The substrate for polycrystalline CdTe solar cells is typically glass. The Photovoltaic cells leverage the optical absorption properties of Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) in Group II and VI elements in the periodic table [54].
Organic Solar Cells: Recent Progress and Challenges
Org. photovoltaic cells are potential candidates to drive low power consumption off-grid electronics for indoor applications. However, their power conversion efficiency is still limited by relatively large losses in the open …
Progress and development of organic photovoltaic cells for …
Organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells hold the promise of providing energy to support the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem smart instruments including remote sensors, calculators, smart meters, wearable devices, and communication devices, are increasingly being adopted in various applications such as smart homes, factories, offices, and wearable ...
Solar Cell Efficiency Tables (Version 65)
Funding: This study was supported by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Grant/Award Number: SRI-001; U.S. Department of Energy (Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences and Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Solar Energy Technology Program), Grant/Award Number: DE-AC36-08-GO28308; and Ministry of Economy, Trade and …
Photovoltaics for indoor applications: Progress, challenges and ...
Thus, recent enormous progress in indoor photovoltaics prompts us to highlight the applicability of all three generations of solar cells i.e., crystalline silicon, amorphous silicon and thin films, and organic/dye-sensitized/perovskites working under indoor conditions, challenges and market perspectives in this review.
Research Progress and Application Prospect of Perovskite Solar Cells
In this paper, the working principle and device structure of perovskite solar cells are briefly described, the research progress of perovskite solar cells in improving photoelectric conversion efficiency and stability, as well as the bottleneck of industrialization are summarized.
Progress and prospects for ultrathin solar cells | Nature Energy
Ultrathin solar cells attract interest for their relatively low cost and potential novel applications. Here, Massiot et al. discuss their performance and the challenges in the fabrication of ...
Progress and Challenges Toward Effective Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells
The demand for building-integrated photovoltaics and portable energy systems based on flexible photovoltaic technology such as perovskite embedded with exceptional flexibility and a superior power-to-mass ratio is enormous. The photoactive layer, i.e., the perovskite thin film, as a critical component of flexible perovskite solar cells (F-PSCs), still faces long-term …
Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications
Consolidated tables showing an extensive listing of the highest independently confirmed efficiencies for solar cells and modules are presented. Guidelines for inclusion of results into these tables are outlined and new entries since July 2023 are reviewed.
Progress and development of organic photovoltaic cells for indoor ...
Organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells hold the promise of providing energy to support the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem smart instruments including remote sensors, …
Progress in Photovoltaics
progress across the whole range of Photovoltaics, right through from research and advanced development to practical implementation, field testing, economics and environmental aspects. …
Progress in crystalline silicon heterojunction solar cells
At present, the global photovoltaic (PV) market is dominated by crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cell technology, and silicon heterojunction solar (SHJ) cells have been developed rapidly after the concept was proposed, which is one of the most promising technologies for the next generation of passivating contact solar cells, using a c-Si substrate …
Solar Cells for Indoor Applications: Progress and Development
The Internet of things (IoT) has been rapidly growing in the past few years. IoT connects numerous devices, such as wireless sensors, actuators, and wearable devices, to optimize and monitor daily activities. Most of these devices require power in the microwatt range and operate indoors. To this end, a self-sustainable power source, such as a photovoltaic (PV) …