The photovoltaic effect and its utilization

Rappaport, P.

doi:10.1016/0038-092x(59)90002-7

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“…Crystalline silicon solar cell was generally made from a thin wafer of silicon crystal, doped with boron and phosphorus is diffused to form p-n junction. Silicon solar cell, its mode of operation, and performance characteristics is defined in previous literatures [20][21][22] . There are FIGURE 3 The daily fuel saving comparison between PV system (sunny and foggy days) and without PV system 12 [Colour figure can be viewed at wileyonlinelibrary.com] certain factors that determine the current produced in silicon solar cell.…”

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The progression of silicon technology acting as substratum for the betterment of future photovoltaics

Singh

Agrahari

2019

Int J Energy Res

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Summary To solve energy crisis, generation of clean and renewable energy sources are highly recommended. It not only solve energy‐related matters but also resolves environmental issues. A great number of renewable energy sources are present nowadays to resolve aforementioned issues, out of which photovoltaic modules is the preferable technology over others. Silicon is the native element to be used in photovoltaic module, due to its reasonable cost and band gap. The deciding parameters to harness solar energy to electricity rely upon solar irradiance and weather conditions. Here, we describe the rapid transformation of silicon as photovoltaic solar cell material that transfigured the photovoltaic industry. The photovoltaic industry initiated with monocrystalline silicon and multicrystalline silicon solar cell having conversion efficiency reached up to approximately 22.9% and 20.8%, respectively. The contemporary outburst for the trade of photovoltaic industry is due to the high manufacturing cost of silicon solar panels, which provided a chance for researchers to quest for advanced technology. It gave an opportunity for thin film solar cell to infiltrate in the market. This technology reduced the cost but on the expense of lower conversion efficiency.

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The progression of silicon technology acting as substratum for the betterment of future photovoltaics

Singh

Agrahari

2019

Int J Energy Res

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“…However, compound semiconductor-based solar cells show good advantages over silicon based solar cells. Most of the compound semiconductors in the literature have been already served for photovoltaic solar cells [9][10][11][12]. Group II-VI compounds like cadmium telluride (CdTe) is a leading candidate for solar cell applications because of its properties like optimum band gap (1.45 eV) and its high optical absorption coefficient [13].…”

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“…The dispersion energy E d is related to the other physical parameters of the material through the following relation [36] and it can be used to determine the various changes in the structural order of the material. (11) where N e is the total number of the valance electrons per anion, N c is the co-ordination number of the cation nearest neighbour to the anion Z a is the formal chemical valency of the anion, β is a two-valued constant, its value is 0.37 ± 0.04 for covalent materials and 0.26 ± 0.03 for ionic materials. It has been found that the variation in the dispersion energy E d results primarily from changes in the average nearest neighbour co-ordination number.…”

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Effect of⁶⁰Co γ-irradiation on structural and optical properties of thin films of Ga₁₀Se₈₀Hg₁₀

Ahmad

Asokan

Khan

et al. 2015

Philosophical Magazine

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Thin films of Ga 10 Se 80 Hg 10 have been deposited onto a chemically cleaned Al 2 O 3 substrates by thermal evaporation technique under vacuum. The investigated thin films are irradiated by 60 Co γ-rays in the dose range of 50-150 kGy. X-ray diffraction patterns of the investigated thin films confirm the preferred crystallite growth occurs in the tetragonal phase structure. It also shows, the average crystallite size increases after γ-exposure, which indicates the crystallinity of the material increases after γ-irradiation. These results were further supported by surface morphological analysis carried out by scanning electron microscope and atomic force microscope which also shows the crystallinity of the material increases with increasing the γ-irradiation dose. The optical transmission spectra of the thin films at normal incidence were investigated in the spectral range from 190 to 1100 nm. Using the transmission spectra, the optical constants like refractive index (n) and extinction coefficient (k) were calculated based on Swanepoel's method. The optical band gap (E g ) was also estimated using Tauc's extrapolation procedure. The optical analysis shows: the value of optical band gap of investigated thin films decreases and the corresponding absorption coefficient increases continuously with increasing dose of γ-irradiation.

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“…The process of converting solar energy into electric energy in a semiconductor solar cell is well known [15][16][17][18][19]. Heat is also generated due to direct absorption of photons that do not create electric power and also by ohmic losses.…”

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Design and testing of spacecraft power systems using VTB

Jiang

Dougal

2003

IEEE Trans. Aerosp. Electron. Syst.

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A study is presented on the design and testing of spacecraft power systems using the virtual test bed (VTB). The interdisciplinary components such as solar array and battery systems were first modeled in native VTB format and validated by experiment data. The shunt regulator and battery charge controller were designed in Simulink according to the system requirements and imported to VTB. Two spacecraft power systems were then designed and tested together with the control systems.

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The photovoltaic effect and its utilization

Cited by 76 publications

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The progression of silicon technology acting as substratum for the betterment of future photovoltaics

The progression of silicon technology acting as substratum for the betterment of future photovoltaics

Effect of⁶⁰Co γ-irradiation on structural and optical properties of thin films of Ga₁₀Se₈₀Hg₁₀

Design and testing of spacecraft power systems using VTB

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The photovoltaic effect and its utilization

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The progression of silicon technology acting as substratum for the betterment of future photovoltaics

The progression of silicon technology acting as substratum for the betterment of future photovoltaics

Effect of60Co γ-irradiation on structural and optical properties of thin films of Ga10Se80Hg10

Design and testing of spacecraft power systems using VTB

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Effect of⁶⁰Co γ-irradiation on structural and optical properties of thin films of Ga₁₀Se₈₀Hg₁₀