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The aim of the study is to develop ultra-compact structures enabling an efficient conversion of single high energy photon (UV) to two lower energy photons (IR). The proposed structure combines rare-earths doped thin layer allowing the…

Kesterite is a leading candidate among inorganic thin-film photovoltaic technologies, offering sustainable and environmentally friendly solutions without reliance on critical raw materials. This study investigates the performance of…

Traditional concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) systems utilize multijunction cells to minimize thermalization losses, but cannot efficiently capture diffuse sunlight, which contributes to a high levelized cost of energy (LCOE) and limits…

This work presents a first-principles study of the optoelectronic properties of vertically-stacked bilayer heterostructures composed of 2D transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs). The calculations are performed using the density-functional…

The transition to sustainable energy has accelerated research into perovskite solar cells (PSCs) as promising candidates for next-generation photovoltaics. Despite their remarkable efficiencies, the commercialization of PSCs is hindered by…

Due to their atomic layer thickness, direct bandgap, mechanical robustness and other superior properties, transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) monolayers are considered as an attractive alternative to graphene for diverse optoelectronic…

The design and fabrication of a metal-dielectric-metal absorber that achieves strong absorption from the ultraviolet (UV) to the near-infrared (near-IR) spectrum are presented. The proposed nanostructure consists of a periodic titanium (Ti)…

Wide-gap Cu(In,Ga)S2 solar cells with In2O3:Sn (ITO) as transparent back contact are evaluated for the application as top cells in tandem devices. The effect of Na on the solar cell performance is investigated by supplying additional Na by…

While cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin films are being used in solar cell prototyping for decades, the recent advent of two-dimensional (2D) materials challenges the fundamental limit for thickness of conventional CdTe layers. Here, we report…

In kesterite CZTSSe solar cell research, an asymmetric crystallization profile is often obtained after annealing, resulting in a bilayered or double-layered absorber. So far, only segregated pieces of research exist to characterize this…

Being one of the strongest materials, ternary TiSiN exhibits a very interesting family of binary transition metal nitride and silicide systems. A novel technique to fabricate morphologically fascinating nano and micro structures of TiSiN is…

SCAPS 1-D was used for the simulation of lead-free environmentally benign methylammonium tin-iodide (CH3NH3SnI3) based solar cell. Indium sulphide (In2S3) was utilized as the electron transport layer (ETL) for its high carrier mobility and…

Solution-processed, lead halide-based perovskite solar cells have overcome important challenges over the recent years, offering low-cost and high solar power conversion efficiencies. However, they still undergo unoptimized light collection…

Chalcopyrite semiconductors are of considerable interest for application as absorber layers in thin-film photovoltaic cells. When growing films of these compounds, however, they are often found to contain CuAu- like domains, a metastable…

In recent years, considerable efforts have been devoted to developing novel electron-selective materials for crystalline Si (c-Si) solar cells with the attempts to simplify the fabrication process and improve efficiency. In this study,…

Solar photons possessing energy less than the band-gap of a single-junction solar cell can be utilized via the up-conversion (UC) of two or more photons, resulting in the emission of a single above-bandgap photon. Due to the non-linear…

As several photovoltaic materials experimentally approach the Shockley-Queisser limit, there has been a growing interest in unconventional materials and approaches with the potential to cross this efficiency barrier. One such candidate is…

The rapid expansion of cloud computing and artificial intelligence has driven the demand for faster optical components in data centres to unprecedented levels. A key advancement in this field is the integration of multiple photonic…

Nano-scaled metallic or dielectric structures may provide various ways to trap light into thin-film solar cells for improving the conversion efficiency. In most schemes, the textured active layers are involved into light trapping structures…

Exploring the conduction mechanism in the chalcogenide perovskite BaZrS$_3$ is of significant interest due to its potential suitability as a top absorber layer in silicon-based tandem solar cells and other optoelectronic applications.…