Third Generation Photovoltaic Technology : Recent Progress and Future Perspectives

Third Generation Photovoltaic Technology : Recent Progress and Future Perspectives /

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Other Authors: Pandikumar, Alagarsamy
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Millersville, PA : Materials Research Forum, [2024]
Series:Materials research foundations ; v.163.
Subjects:
Photovoltaic cells.
Online Access:Connect to this title online (unlimited simultaneous users allowed; 325 uses per year)
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • front-matter
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • 1
  • The Future of Solar Energy: A Deep Dive into Third Generation Solar Cells
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Types of solar cells
  • 2.1 First generation
  • 2.2 Second generation
  • 2.3 Third generation
  • 2.4 CZTS solar cells
  • 2.5 Quantum dots
  • 2.6 Multijunction solar cells
  • 3. Classification of third generation solar cells
  • 3.1 Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC)
  • 3.1.1 DSSC Unit
  • 3.1.2 Substrate
  • 3.1.3 Photo electrode
  • 3.1.4 Semiconductor materials
  • 3.1.6 Dye (photosensitizer)
  • 3.1.7 Electrolyte
  • 3.1.8 Counter electrode
  • 3.1.9 Operation mechanism
  • 3.1.10 P-DSSCs
  • 3.1.11 Tandem DSSCs
  • 3.1.12 Advantages
  • 3.2 Perovskite solar cell
  • 3.2.1 Configuration of PSC
  • 3.2.2 Organo metal halide perovskite
  • 3.2.3 Based on charge collection
  • 3.2.4 Classification of PSCs
  • 3.2.5 Structural classification
  • 3.2.6 Mechanism and operation principle
  • 3.2.7 Advantages
  • 3.3 Organic solar cells
  • 3.3.1 Classification of OSCs
  • 3.3.2 Structure and working principle of organic solar cell
  • 3.3.2.1 Structure
  • 3.3.2.2 Operational mechanism
  • 3.3.3 Light absorption in OSCs
  • 3.3.4 Generation of charge carrier in OSCs
  • 3.3.5 Advantages
  • 4. Applications of third-generation solar cells
  • 5. Summary
  • References
  • 2
  • Recent Developments in Materials for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Working Mechanism of DSSC
  • 3. Components of DSSC
  • 3.1 Recent advancement of photoanode
  • 3.1.1 Modified Photoanode
  • 3.2 Development in sensitizer
  • 3.3 Electrolyte
  • 3.4 Counter electrode
  • Conclusion and future perspective
  • Reference
  • 3
  • Polymer/Organic Solar Cells: Progress and Current Status
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Progress on organic solar cells
  • 3. Polymer-based solar cells
  • 3.1 Polymer solar cell devices
  • 4. Stability of the OSC
  • 4.1 Air stability of the OSCs
  • 4.2 Thermal stability of the OSCs
  • 4.3 Light stability of the OSCs
  • 5. Device structure and operation
  • 6. Morphology characterization and optimization
  • 6.1 Morphology characterization
  • 6.2 Morphology optimization
  • 6.2.1 Thermodynamic optimization
  • 6.2.2 Kinetic optimization
  • 7. Semitransparent organic solar cells
  • 8. Polymer-Based Solar Cells
  • 8.1 Fullerene-containing polymers for organic solar cell
  • 9. Organic solar cells based on thin polymer films
  • 9.1 Polymerizable methanofullerene as a buffer layer material for organic solar cell
  • 10. Challenges and outlook
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 4
  • Rational Design and Development of Copper Zinc Tin Sulfide Solar Cells
  • 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 I-II-IV-VI solar cells
  • 1.2 Cu2ZnSnS4 photovoltaics
  • 1.3 Substrate and superstrate structures
  • 2. CZTS photovoltaics fabrication
  • 2.1 Spray pyrolysis
  • 2.2 Solgel method
  • 2.3 Hydrothermal, solvothermal, and microwave-assisted synthesis

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