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Toward cost-effective solar energy useScience, v 315, n 5813, 9 Feb. 2007, p 798-801
Nanostructures for photovoltaicsMaterials Science and Engineering R: Reports, v 62, n 6, Nov 10, 2008, p 175-189
Nanoscience and nanotechnology for advanced energy systemsCurrent Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science, v 10, n 3-4, June/August, 2006, p 132-143
Selected nanotechnologies for renewable energy applicationsInternational Journal of Energy Research, v 31, n 6-7, May, 2007, p 619-636
Renewable energy systems - SolarRenewable energy systems - Solar
Photovoltaics (PV): convert sun’s energy directly to electricity Solar hydrogen: use sun’s energy to create H2 by splitting water
H2 storage: storing H2 in solid-state forms
Hydrogen fuel cell: using H2 to create electricity
Solar thermal: capturing and storing heat from sun
Photovoltaics (PV): convert sun’s energy directly to electricity Solar hydrogen: use sun’s energy to create H2 by splitting water
H2 storage: storing H2 in solid-state forms
Hydrogen fuel cell: using H2 to create electricity
Solar thermal: capturing and storing heat from sun
Solar furnace in France Solar thermal power plant in California Mojave desert. Nine plants with a total capacity of 350 MW providing enough electricity to meet the residential needs of a city with 250,000
Solar Cell Efficiency Solar Cell Efficiency
Efficiency limits for single-junction and tandem solar cells Solar Energy Materials and Solar CellsVolume 90, Issues 18-19, 23 November 2006, Pages 2952-295914th International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference
Carrier mobility, structural order, and solar cell efficiency of organic heterojunction devicesStreet, R.A. (Palo Alto Research Center) Source: Applied Physics Letters, v 93, n 13, , 2008, p 133308
Recent publications
Designing randomness -the impact of textured surfaces on the efficiency of thin-film solar cellsConference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science (QELS) - Technical Digest Series, 2008 Conference on and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference Lasers and Electro-Optics, QELS, 2008, p 4552597
Enhanced efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cell using double-layered conducting glassThin Solid Films, v 516, n 21, 1 Sept. 2008, p 7802-6
Ultra-high efficiency solar cells: The path for mass penetration of solar electricityElectronics Letters, v 44, n 16, , 2008
Textured silicon for reducing reflections
Tandem solar cellTandem solar cell
Tandem solar cells contain two or more cells that enable light absorption over a broader range of wavelengths
Tandem solar cells contain two or more cells that enable light absorption over a broader range of wavelengths
Triple-junction solar cell
Novel materials for high-efficiency III-V multi-junction solar cellsSolar Energy, v 82, n 2, Feb. 2008, p 173-80
Thin film nanocrystalline silicon and nanostructured interfaces for multibandgap triple junction solar cellsSurface and Interface Analysis, v 40, n 6-7, June/July, 2008, p 970-973
Organic tandem and multi-junction solar cellsAdvanced Functional Materials, v 18, n 2, Jan 24, 2008, p 169-181
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs)Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs)
Nanostructures in DSSCsNanostructures in DSSCs
Increase surface area of semiconductor to increase light absorption Optimization of dye/semiconductor interface relies on nanoscale characterization and fabrication methods
Increase surface area of semiconductor to increase light absorption Optimization of dye/semiconductor interface relies on nanoscale characterization and fabrication methods
DSSC with ZnO nanowires
TiO2 nanotubes
Solar EnergySolar Energy
Improvements in efficiency Significant reduction in manufacturing costs
Improvements in efficiency Significant reduction in manufacturing costs
All done in cost-effective manner
More energy from sunlight strikes Earth in 1 hour than all energy consumed by humans in an entire year
Requirements for solar to be a primary source of energy Captured Converted Stored
More energy from sunlight strikes Earth in 1 hour than all energy consumed by humans in an entire year
Requirements for solar to be a primary source of energy Captured Converted Stored
To be cost competitive with fossil fuels, solar electricity must see
Efficiencies of shipped PV modules: 15 - 20% at ~ $300/m2
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