Photovoltaic Materials and Devices

“Photovoltaic Materials and Devices” is an annual special issue published in “International Journal of Photoenergy.” The current issue is the 2013 issue, which is now closed for submissions.

Photovoltaic Materials and Devices 2013

• Alumina and Hafnia ALD Layers for a Niobium-Doped Titanium Oxide Photoanode, Naji Al Dahoudi, Qifeng Zhang, and Guozhong Cao
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 401393, 6 pages
• Characterization of a Bifacial Photovoltaic Panel Integrated with External Diffuse and Semimirror Type Reflectors, P. Ooshaksaraei, K. Sopian, R. Zulkifli, M. A. Alghoul, and Saleem H. Zaidi
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 465837, 7 pages
• Organic Photovoltaic Cells Based on PbPc Nanocolumns Prepared by Glancing Angle Deposition, Yang Liu, Fujun Zhang, and Jian Wang
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 346818, 6 pages
• p-Type Quasi-Mono Silicon Solar Cell Fabricated by Ion Implantation, Chien-Ming Lee, Sheng-Po Chang, Shoou-Jinn Chang, and Ching-In Wu
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 171390, 8 pages
• Realization of Colored Multicrystalline Silicon Solar Cells with SiO₂/SiN_x:H Double Layer Antireflection Coatings, Minghua Li, Libin Zeng, Yifeng Chen, Lin Zhuang, Xuemeng Wang, and Hui Shen
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 352473, 8 pages
• A New Optimization Approach for Maximizing the Photovoltaic Panel Power Based on Genetic Algorithm and Lagrange Multiplier Algorithm, Mahdi M. M. El-Arini, Ahmed M. Othman, and Ahmed Fathy
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 481468, 12 pages
• Investigation of Solar Hybrid Electric/Thermal System with Radiation Concentrator and Thermoelectric Generator, Edgar Arturo Chávez Urbiola and Yuri Vorobiev
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 704087, 7 pages
• Key Success Factors and Future Perspective of Silicon-Based Solar Cells, S. Binetti, M. Acciarri, A. Le Donne, M. Morgano, and Y. Jestin
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 249502, 6 pages
• Reduction of Oxygen Impurity in Multicrystalline Silicon Production, Bing Gao, Satoshi Nakano, and Koichi Kakimoto
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 908786, 6 pages
• Effect of Annealing Temperature on CuInSe₂/ZnS Thin-Film Solar Cells Fabricated by Using Electron Beam Evaporation, H. Abdullah and S. Habibi
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 568904, 5 pages
• Interface Study of ITO/ZnO and ITO/SnO₂ Complex Transparent Conductive Layers and Their Effect on CdTe Solar Cells, Tingliang Liu, Xing Zhang, Jingquan Zhang, Wenwu Wang, Lianghuan Feng, Lili Wu, Wei Li, Guanggen Zeng, and Bing Li
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 765938, 8 pages
• Forecasting the Development of Different Solar Cell Technologies, Arturo Morales-Acevedo and Gaspar Casados-Cruz
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 202747, 5 pages

Photovoltaic Materials and Devices 2012

• Photovoltaic Materials and Devices, Bhushan Sopori, Teh Tan, and Peter Rupnowski
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 673975, 1 page
• New Results in Optical Modelling of Quantum Well Solar Cells, Silvian Fara, Paul Sterian, Laurentiu Fara, Mihai Iancu, and Andreea Sterian
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 810801, 9 pages
• Exploring Spray-Coating Techniques for Organic Solar Cell Applications, Wanyi Nie, Robert Coffin, Jiwen Liu, Christopher M. MacNeill, Yuan Li, Ronald E. Noftle, and David L. Carroll
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 175610, 7 pages
• Detection of Degradation Effects in Field-Aged c-Si Solar Cells through IR Thermography and Digital Image Processing, E. Kaplani
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 396792, 11 pages
• Simulation of Nonpolar p-GaN/i- N/n-GaN Solar Cells, Ming-Jer Jeng
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 910256, 8 pages
• Construction of Tungsten Halogen, Pulsed LED, and Combined Tungsten Halogen-LED Solar Simulators for Solar Cell - Characterization and Electrical Parameters Determination, Anon Namin, Chaya Jivacate, Dhirayut Chenvidhya, Krissanapong Kirtikara, and Jutturit Thongpron
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 527820, 9 pages
• Quinhydrone Chemical Passivation of a Silicon Surface for Minority Carrier Bulk-Lifetime Measurements, M. Solcansky, J. Vanek, and A. Poruba
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 732647, 4 pages
• Photothermal Deflection Spectroscopy Study of Nanocrystalline Si (nc-Si) Thin Films Deposited on Porous Aluminum with PECVD, S. Ktifa, M. Ghrib, F. Saadallah, H. Ezzaouia, and N. Yacoubi
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 418924, 5 pages
• Layer-by-Layer CdS-Modified Film Electrodes for Enhancing the Absorption and Energy Conversion Efficiency of Solar Cells, Ming Li, Yong Liu, Hai Wang, Wenxia Zhao, Hong Huang, Chaolun Liang, Youjun Deng, and Hui Shen
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 857567, 5 pages
• In Situ and Ex Situ Studies of Molybdenum Thin Films Deposited by rf and dc Magnetron Sputtering as a Back Contact for CIGS Solar Cells, K. Aryal, H. Khatri, R. W. Collins, and S. Marsillac
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 723714, 7 pages
• Investigation on I-V for Different Heating Temperatures of Nanocomposited MEH-PPV:CNTs Organic Solar Cells, M. S. P. Sarah, F. S. S. Zahid, and M. Rusop
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 872324, 6 pages
• Fabrication of Monolithic Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Using Ionic Liquid Electrolyte, Seigo Ito and Kaoru Takahashi
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 915352, 6 pages
• Properties of Cu(In,Ga) Thin Films and Solar Cells Deposited by Hybrid Process, S. Marsillac, H. Khatri, K. Aryal, and R.W. Collins
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 385185, 6 pages
• Investigation of the Relationship between Reverse Current of Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells and Conduction of Bypass Diode, Hong Yang, He Wang, and Minqiang Wang
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 357218, 5 pages
• A Study on a Solar Simulator for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells, Kyoung-Jun Lee, Jeong-Hoon Kim, Ho-Sung Kim, Dongsul Shin, Dong-Wook Yoo, and Hee-Je Kim
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 834347, 11 pages
• High-Temperature Photovoltaic Effect in Heterojunction, Hao Ni, Kun Zhao, Xiaojin Liu, Wenfeng Xiang, Songqing Zhao, Yu-Chau Kong, and Hong-Kuen Wong
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 893962, 5 pages
• Crystal Growth Behaviors of Silicon during Melt Growth Processes, Kozo Fujiwara
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 169829, 16 pages
• Ultrathin Oxide Passivation Layer by Rapid Thermal Oxidation for the Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cell Applications, Youngseok Lee, Woongkyo Oh, Vinh Ai Dao, Shahzada Qamar Hussain, and Junsin Yi
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 753456, 5 pages
• Effect of Sheet Resistance and Morphology of ITO Thin Films on Polymer Solar Cell Characteristics, Ram Narayan Chauhan, C. Singh, R. S. Anand, and Jitendra Kumar
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 879261, 6 pages
• A New Ruthenium Sensitizer Containing Benzo[1,9]quinolizino(acridin-2-yl)vinyl-2,2′-bipyridine Ligand for Effective Nanocrystalline Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Jeum-Jong Kim, Jeonghun Yoon, Eun Jung Kim, Bo Ram Kim, Yong-Jin Yoon, and Mangu Kang
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 743947, 7 pages
• Thin Film Photovoltaics: Markets and Industry, Arnulf Jäger-Waldau
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 768368, 6 pages
• Gas Nozzle Effect on the Deposition of Polysilicon by Monosilane Siemens Reactor, Seung Oh Kang, Uk June Lee, Seung Hyun Kim, Ho Jung You, Kun Park, Sung Eun Park, and Jong Hoon Park
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 697653, 6 pages
• Thin Films with Low Zn Content Prepared by Chemical Bath Deposition, Caijuan Tian, Jingjing Gao, Wei Li, Lianghuan Feng, Jingquan Zhang, and Lili Wu
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 549382, 5 pages
• Effects of Controlling the AZO Thin Film's Optical Band Gap on AZO/MEH-PPV Devices with Buffer Layer, Jaehyoung Park, Ki-Chang Jung, Ari Lee, Hyojung Bae, Daehwa Mun, Jun-Seok Ha, Young-Bu Mun, E. M. Han, and Hang-Ju Ko
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 614320, 4 pages
• Zinc-Based Semiconductors/Polymer Thin Films Junction for Photovoltaic Application, Souad Al-bat’hi, K. A. Buhari, and M. I. Latiff
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 748383, 5 pages
• A New Approach for Optimal Sizing of Standalone Photovoltaic Systems, Tamer Khatib, Azah Mohamed, K. Sopian, and M. Mahmoud
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 391213, 7 pages
• Electrochemical Deposition of Cu_xSn_yS_zO Thin Films and Their Application for Heterojunction Solar Cells, Yuki Nakashima and Masaya Ichimura
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 171432, 8 pages
• Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using Mesocarbon Microbead-Based Counter Electrodes, Chien-Te Hsieh, Bing-Hao Yang, and Wei-Yu Chen
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 709581, 6 pages