Solar Cells - Theory, Materials and Recent Advances

Ahmed Mourtada Elseman

doi:10.5772/intechopen.87735

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Ahmed Mourtada Elseman

Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute,
Egypt

Published 22 September 2021

Doi 10.5772/intechopen.87735

ISBN 978-1-83881-017-7

Print ISBN 978-1-83881-016-0

eBook (PDF) ISBN 978-1-83881-024-5

Number of pages 488

Solar cell energy is the single most pressing issue facing humanity, with a more technologically advanced society requiring better energy resources. This book discusses technologies broadly, depending on how they capture and distribute solar energy or convert it into solar power. The major areas covered in this book are:
• The theory of solar cells, which explains the conversion of light energ...

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1. Techno Economic Feasibility Analysis of Solar PV System in Jammu: A Case Study

By Harpreet Kaur Channi

980

2. Modeling of Photovoltaic Module

By Rakeshkumar Mahto and Reshma John

1,273

3. Study of a New Hybrid Optimization-Based Method for Obtaining Parameter Values of Solar Cells

By Selma Tchoketch Kebir

932

4. Solar Energy Assessment in Various Regions of Indian Sub-continent

By Johny Renoald Albert and Dishore Shunmugham Vanaja

1,265

5. Designing Well-Organized Donor-Bridge-Acceptor Conjugated Systems Based on Cyclopentadithiophene as Donors in Bulk Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells: DFT-Based Modeling and Calculations

By Rania Zaier and Sahbi Ayachi

792

6. Thin-Film Solar Cells Performances Optimization: Case of Cu (In, Ga) Se₂-ZnS

By Fridolin Tchangnwa Nya and Guy Maurel Dzifack Kenfack

1,072

7. Optical Study of Porous Silicon Layers Produced Electrochemically for Photovoltaic Application

By Rahmouni Salah

858

8. Influence of the Incidence Angle Modifier and Radiation as a Function of the Module Performance for Monocrystalline Textured Glass and No Textured in Outdoor Exposed

By Issa Faye, Ababacar Ndiaye and Elkhadji Mamadou

862

9. Ultrasonic Processing of Si and SiGe for Photovoltaic Applications

By Andriy Nadtochiy, Artem Podolian, Oleg Korotchenkov and Viktor Schlosser

545

10. Mixed 2D-3D Halide Perovskite Solar Cells

By Alaa E. Abd El-Samad, Radwa S. Mostafa, Hager H. Zeenelabden, Menahtullah M. Mabrouk, Ahmed Mourtada Elseman, Nasr Gad, Mostafa El-Aasser and Mohamed M. Rashad

1,292

11. A New Generation of Energy Harvesting Devices

By Byunghong Lee and Robert Bob Chang

791

12. 2D Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Perovskite Light-Absorbing Layer in Solar Cells

By Meng Wang, Qunliang Song and Sam Zhang

1,258

13. Two-Dimensional Materials for Advanced Solar Cells

By Manoj Kumar Singh, Pratik V. Shinde, Pratap Singh and Pawan Kumar Tyagi

1,132

14. Graphene-Based Material for Fabrication of Electrodes in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

By Nguyen Huu Hieu

921

15. Effect of Combination of Natural Dyes and the Blocking Layer on the Performance of DSSC

By Md. Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan, Fahmid Kabir, Md. Serajum Manir, Md. Saifur Rahaman, Md. Robiul Hossain, Prosenjit Barua, Bikram Ghosh, Fumiaki Mitsugi, Tomoaki Ikegami, Saiful Huque and Mubarak Ahmad Khan

1,148

16. IIIrd Generation Solar Cell

By Paweł Kwaśnicki

554

17. Nanostructured Transition Metal Compounds as Highly Efficient Electrocatalysts for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

By Yi-June Huang and Chuan-Pei Lee

854

18. Excited-State Dynamics of Organic Dyes in Solar Cells

By Ahmed M. El-Zohry

614

19. Improvement of Efficiency of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells by Incorporating Carbon Nanotubes

By Md. Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan, Fahmid Kabir, Md. Serajum Manir, Md. Saifur Rahaman, Prosenjit Barua, Bikrom Ghosh, Fumiaki Mitsugi and Tomoaki Ikegami

782

20. Mechanism for Flexible Solar Cells

By Ghaida Salman Muhammed

668

21. Advanced Laser Processing towards Solar Cells Fabrication

By Jhantu Kumar Saha and Animesh Dutta

815

22. Application of Solar Energy in Medical Instruments (Microscope)

By Badria Ibrahim Eisa Idris, Ahmed Mohamed, Ayah Salah, Osman Abdalrahman Almahdi Alamin, Fatehia Garma and Alnazier Osman

969

23. Solar Energy in Industrial Processes

By Guillermo Martínez-Rodríguez and Amanda L. Fuentes-Silva

744

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