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Artificial photosynthesis system to realize Solar overall water splitting has been regarded as sustainable and renewable solution for energy and environmental issues. While artificial photosynthesis system (efficiency of 12.4%) greatly exceeds efficiency o ...

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Benzothiazole-based arylamines as hole transporting materials for perovskite solar cells

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The performance of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) is partially dependent on the properties of the hole transporting material (HTM) used. Here, we present the synthesis and study of novel benzothiazole-based arylamine HTMs. The compounds are thermally stable ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2025

Cation interdiffusion control for 2D/3D heterostructure formation and stabilization in inorganic perovskite solar modules

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Inorganic perovskite solar cells could benefit from surface passivation using 2D/3D perovskite heterostructures. However, conventional spacer cations fail to exchange with the tightly bonded Cs cation in the inorganic perovskite to form 2D layers atop; or, ...

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Spin states in semiconductors provide exceptionally stable and noise-resistant environments for qubits, positioning them as optimal candidates for reliable quantum computing technologies. The proposal to use nuclear and electronic spins of donor atoms in s ...

IOP Publishing Ltd2025

Integration and tunability of rare-earth-doped YSZ for next generation photonic devices

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The rapid advancement of modern technology has led to a steep rise in global energy demand, posing serious challenges related to climate change and the geopolitical complexities of energy sourcing. In this context, modulators and optical amplifiers have be ...

SPIE2025

Uncertainty analysis of field trials of low-cost Bi-TiO_2 -P25 solar photocatalyst for sustainable water treatment

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Excitonic devices based on van der Waals heterostructures

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The unique physical properties of two-dimensional materials have attracted substantial research efforts in the last twenty years. The possibility of stacking layered materials in freely-configurable stacks, called van der Waals heterostructures, has enable ...

EPFL2025

The Role of Oxygen Exposure on the Performance of All-Vapor-Processed Perovskite Solar Cells With CuPC Hole Transport Layers

Austin George Kuba

Methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI(3)) perovskite solar cells were made using an all-vapor process, including two-step close space vapor transport-processed MAPbI(3) absorber and evaporated copper phthalocyanine (CuPC) hole transport layer (HTL). N-i-p sola ...

IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC2024

Font Side Solutions for c-Si Solar Cells with High-Temperature Passivating Contacts

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In this work, we studied the potential of using thin films deposited by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) for two main purposes: introducing an n-type passivating contact at the front of a TOPCon solar cell, or simplifying the fabrication o ...

EPFL2024

Microstructural and electrical characterization of high temperature passivating contacts for silicon solar cells

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Recombination at metal/semiconductor interfaces represents the main limitation in mainstream c-Si solar cells, primarily based on the passivated emitter and rear cell (PERC) concept. Full-area passivating contacts based on SiOx/poly-Si stacks are a candida ...

EPFL2024

A comprehensive physical model for the sensitivity of silicon heterojunction photovoltaic modules to water ingress

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Silicon heterojunction (SHJ)-solar modules-when encapsulated with ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA)-are known to be extremely sensitive to water ingress. The reason for this is, however, not clear. Here, we explain the root causes of this degradation mechanism ...

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Stress tolerance of lightweight glass-free PV modules for vehicle integration

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Electric vehicles (EVs) currently dominate the sales in the automotive market. A big leap in this market can be made by developing a photovoltaic product that can be integrated to an EV, as it can boost the driving range of the EV while reducing the chargi ...

Edp Sciences S A2024

Supramolecular interactions using β-cyclodextrin in controlling perovskite solar cell performance

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In the context of perovskite solar cells (PSCs), enhancing device performance often involves adding a small excess of lead iodide (PbI2) to the precursor solution. However, the presence of unreacted PbI2 can lead to accelerated degradation compromising lon ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2024

Durable Perovskite Solar Cells with 24.5% Average Efficiency: The Role of Rigid Conjugated Core in Molecular Semiconductors

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Efficient and robust n-i-p perovskite solar cells necessitate superior organic hole-transport materials with both mechanical and electronic prowess. Deciphering the structure-property relationship of these materials is crucial for practical perovskite sola ...

Wiley-V C H Verlag Gmbh2024

Alleviating nanostructural phase impurities enhances the optoelectronic properties, device performance and stability of cesium-formamidinium metal-halide perovskites

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The technique of alloying FA+ with Cs+ is often used to promote structural stabilization of the desirable alpha-FAPbI3 phase in halide perovskite devices. However, the precise mechanisms by which these alloying approaches improve the optoelectronic quality ...

Royal Soc Chemistry2024

Structural divergence of molecular hole selective materials for viable p-i-n perovskite photovoltaics: a comprehensive review

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Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have garnered significant attention within the photovoltaic research community due to their remarkable progress in just one decade. Among the device configurations, the p-i-n structured PSC offers several advantages, including ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2024

Tracking deep-level defects in degrading perovskite solar cells with a multifactorial approach

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In this work, we provide a mechanistic understanding of the degradation of perovskite solar cells in operation by focusing on methylammonium lead triiodide (CH3NH3PbI3 or MAPbI3) and tracking the evolution of electronic defects via photo-induced current tr ...

Elsevier2024

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Establishing optimal interfacial contact is crucial for enhancing the efficiency of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). However, formation of voids at buried interface of perovskite films often hinders this critical objective. Our investigation reveals that the ...

Elsevier2024

Encapsulation strategies for mechanical impact and damp heat reliability improvement of lightweight photovoltaic modules towards vehicle-integrated applications

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Lightweight modules are essential for next-generation vehicle-integrated photovoltaic (VIPV) applications, such as solar-powered cars, allowing integration of solar cells beyond the roof, and on the hood, boot and body panels, and thereby extending the dri ...

Elsevier2024

Axial-Equatorial Halide Ordering in Layered Hybrid Perovskites from Isotropic-Anisotropic 207Pb NMR

David Lyndon Emsley, Aditya Mishra, Michael Allan Hope, Manuel Cordova, Ümmügülsüm Günes

Bandgap-tuneable mixed-halide 3D perovskites are of interest for multi-junction solar cells, but suffer from photoinduced spatial halide segregation. Mixed-halide 2D perovskites are more resistant to halide segregation and are promising coatings for 3D per ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH2024