Fundamentals of Solar Cell Design. (2021)

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• Further Information: Note: Mohd Imran Ahamed, Rajender Boddula, Mashallah Rezakazemi.
• Editors: Ahamed, Mohd Imran; Boddula, Rajender; Rezakazemi, Mashallah; Inamuddin
• Contents: Preface xv 1 Organic Solar Cells 1; Yadavalli Venkata Durga Nageswar and Vaidya Jayathirtha Rao 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Classification of Solar Cells 3 1.3 Solar Cell Structure 4 1.4 Photovoltaic Parameters or Terminology Used in BHJOSCs 5 1.4.1 Open-Circuit Voltage Voc 5 1.4.2 Short-Circuit Current Jsc 5 1.4.3 Incident-Photon-to-Current Efficiency (IPCE) 5 1.4.4 Power Conversion Efficiency ηp (PCE) 6 1.4.5 Fill Factor (FF) 6 1.5 Some Basic Design Principles/Thumb Rules Associated With Organic Materials Required for BHJOSCs 6 1.6 Recent Research Advances in Small-Molecule Acceptor and Polymer Donor Types 7 1.7 Recent Research Advances in All Small-Molecule Acceptor and Donor Types 30 1.8 Conclusion 47 Acknowledgement 48 References 48 2 Plasmonic Solar Cells 55; T. Shiyani, S. K. Mahapatra and I. Banerjee 2.1 Introduction 56 2.1.1 Plasmonic Nanostructure 58 2.1.2 Classification of Plasmonic Nanostructures 59 2.2 Principles and Working Mechanism of Plasmonic Solar Cells 60 2.2.1 Working Principle 60 2.2.2 Mechanism of Plasmonic Solar Cells 61 2.3 Important Optical Properties 62 2.3.1 Trapping of Light 63 2.3.2 Scattering and Absorption of Sunlight 63 2.3.3 Multiple Energy Levels 63 2.4 Advancements in Plasmonic Solar Cells 64 2.4.1 Direct Plasmonic Solar Cells 65 2.4.2 Plasmonic-Enhanced Solar Cell 69 2.4.3 Plasmonic Thin Film Solar Cells 69 2.4.4 Plasmonic Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (PDSSCs) 70 2.4.5 Plasmonic Photoelectrochemical Cells 71 2.4.6 Plasmonic Quantum Dot (QD) Solar Cells 71 2.4.7 Plasmonic Perovskite Solar Cells 72 2.4.8 Plasmonic Hybrid Solar Cells 72 2.5 Conclusion and Future Aspects 72 Acknowledgements 73 References 73 3 Tandem Solar Cell 83; Umesh Fegade List of Abbreviations 83 3.1 Introduction 85 3.2 Review of Organic Tandem Solar Cell 86 3.3 Review of Inorganic Tandem Solar Cell 89 3.4 Conclusion 95 References 96 4 Thin-Film Solar Cells 103; Gobinath Velu Kaliyannan, Raja Gunasekaran, Santhosh Sivaraj, Saravanakumar Jaganathan and Rajasekar Rathanasamy 4.1 Introduction 104 4.2 Why Thin-Film Solar Cells? 105 4.3 Amorphous Silicon 105 4.4 Cadmium Telluride 108 4.5 Copper Indium Diselenide Solar Cells 111 4.6 Comparison Between Flexible a-Si:H, CdTe, and CIGS Cells and Applications 112 4.7 Conclusion 113 References 114 Contents vii 5 Biohybrid Solar Cells 117; Sapana Jadoun and Ufana Riaz Abbreviations 117 5.1 Introduction 118 5.2 Photovoltaics 119 5.3 Solar Cells 119 5.3.1 First-Generation 120 5.3.2 Second-Generation 120 5.3.3 Third-Generation 120 5.3.4 Fourth-Generation 121 5.4 Biohybrid Solar Cells 121 5.5 Role of Photosynthesis 122 5.6 Plant-Based Biohybrid Devices 122 5.6.1 PS I–Based Biohybrid Devices 123 5.6.2 PS II–Based Biohybrid Devices 125 5.7 Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells 126 5.8 Polymer and Semiconductors-Based Biohybrid Solar Cells 126 5.9 Conclusion 129 References 129 6 Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells 137; Santhosh Sivaraj, Gobinath Velu Kaliyannan, Mohankumar Anandraj, Moganapriya Chinnasamy and Rajasekar Rathanasamy 6.1 Introduction 138 6.2 Cell Architecture and Working Mechanism 139 6.3 Fabrication of Simple DSSC in Lab Scale 142 6.4 Electrodes 144 6.5 Counter Electrode 145 6.6 Blocking Layer 146 6.7 Electrolytes Used 147 6.7.1 Liquid-Based Electrolytes 148 6.7.1.1 Electrical Additives 148 6.7.1.2 Organic Solvents 148 6.7.1.3 Ionic Liquids 149 6.7.1.4 Iodide/Triiodide-Free Mediator and Redox Couples 149 6.7.2 Quasi-Solid-State Electrolytes 149 6.7.2.1 Thermoplastic-Based Polymer Electrolytes 150 6.7.2.2 Thermosetting Polymer Electrolytes 150 6.7.3 Solid-State Transport Materials 150 6.7.3.1 Inorganic Hole Transport Materials 151 6.7.3.2 Organic Hole Transport Materials 151 6.7.3.3 Solid-State Ionic Conductors 151 6.8 Commonly Used Natural Dyes in DSSC 152 6.8.1 Chlorophyll 152 6.8.2 Flavonoids 152 6.8.3 Anthocyanins 153 6.8.4 Carotenoids 154 6.9 Calculations 154 6.9.1 Power Conversion Efficiency 154 6.9.2 Fill Factor 163 6.9.3 Open-Circuit Voltage 163 6.9.4 Short Circuit Current 163 6.9.5 Determination of Energy Gap of Electrode Material Adsorbed With Natural Dye 163 6.9.6 Absorption Coefficient 164 6.9.7 Dye Adsorption 164 6.10 Conclusion 164 References 165 7 Characterization and Theoretical Modeling of Solar Cells 169; Masoud Darvish Ganji, Mahyar Rezvani and Sepideh Tanreh 7.1 Introduction 170 7.2 Classification of SC 172 7.2.1 Inorganic Solar Cells 173 7.2.2 Organic Solar Cell 173 7.3 Working Principle of DSSC 175 7.4 Operation Principle of DSSC 176 7.5 Photovoltaic Parameters 177 7.6 Theoretical and Computational Methods 181 7.6.1 Density Functional Theory (DFT) 182 7.6.2 Basis Sets 183 7.6.3 TDDFT Method 183 7.6.4 Molecular Descriptors 184 7.6.5 Force Field Parameterization for MD Simulations 188 7.6.6 Excited States 189 7.6.7 UV-Vis Spectroscopy 190 7.6.8 Charge Transfer and Carrier Transport 192 7.6.9 Coarse-Grained (CG) Simulations 193 7.6.10 Kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC) Modeling 193 7.6.11 Car-Parrinello Method 195 7.6.12 Solvent Effects 196 7.6.13 Global Reactivity Descriptors 196 7.7 Conclusion 198 References 199 8 Efficient Performance Parameters for Solar Cells 217; Figen Balo and Lutfu S. Sua 8.1 Introduction 218 8.1.1 Potential, Production, and Climate of Ankara 225 8.2 Solar Radiation Intensity Calculation 225 8.2.1 Horizontal Superficies 225 8.2.1.1 On a Daily Basis Total Sun Irradiation 225 8.2.1.2 Daily Diffuse Sun Irradiation 227 8.2.1.3 Momentary Total Sun Irradiation 227 8.2.1.4 Direct and Diffuse Sun Radiation 228 8.2.2 On Inclined Superficies, Computing Sun Irradiation Intensity 228 8.2.2.1 Direct Momentary Sun Radiation 228 8.2.2.2 Diffuse Sun Radiation 228 8.2.2.3 Momentary Reflecting Radiation 229 8.2.2.4 Total Sun Radiation 229 8.3 Methodology 229 8.3.1 The Solar Radiation Assessments by Correlation Models With MATLAB Simulation Software 229 8.3.2 MATLAB Simulation Results and Findings 233 8.3.3 For Ankara Province, the Determinants of the Most Efficiency Solar Cell With AHP Methodology 233 8.4 Conclusions 238 References 240 9 Practices to Enhance Conversion Efficiencies in Solar Cell 247; Andreea Irina Barzic 9.1 Introduction 247 9.2 Basics on Conversion Efficiency 249 9.3 Approaches for Improving Conversion Efficiencies in Solar Cells 253 9.4 Conclusion 264 Acknowledgements 264 References 265 10 Solar Cell Efficiency Energy Materials 271; Zeeshan Abid, Faiza Wahad, Sughra Gulzar, Muhammad Faheem Ashiq, Muhammad Shahid A
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Wiley-Scrivener
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource (576 pages)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781119725046
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