Thin-Film Photovoltaics

“Thin-Film Photovoltaics ” is an annual focus/special issue published in “International Journal of Photoenergy.” The forthcoming issue is the 2012 issue, which is now open for submissions.

Thin-Film Photovoltaics 2012

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Thin-Film Photovoltaics 2011

• Indium-Doped Zinc Oxide Thin Films as Effective Anodes of Organic Photovoltaic Devices, Ziyang Hu, Baochen Jiao, Jianjun Zhang, Xiaodan Zhang, and Ying Zhao
  Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 158065, 5 pages
• Optimization of Recombination Layer in the Tunnel Junction of Amorphous Silicon Thin-Film Tandem Solar Cells, Yang-Shin Lin, Shui-Yang Lien, Chao-Chun Wang, Chia-Hsun Hsu, Chih-Hsiang Yang, Asheesh Nautiyal, Dong-Sing Wuu, Pi-Chuen Tsai, and Shuo-Jen Lee
  Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 264709, 5 pages
• TiO₂/Chitosan-NH₄I(+I₂)-BMII-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Anthocyanin Dyes Extracted from Black Rice and Red Cabbage, M. H. Buraidah, L. P. Teo, S. N. F. Yusuf, M. M. Noor, M. Z. Kufian, M. A. Careem, S. R. Majid, R. M. Taha, and A. K. Arof
  Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 273683, 11 pages
• Achievements and Challenges of CdS/CdTe Solar Cells, Zhou Fang, Xiao Chen Wang, Hong Cai Wu, and Ce Zhou Zhao
  Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 297350, 8 pages
• Load-Resistance- and Voltage-Tunable Photovoltaic Effect in Tilting Manganite Films, X. L. Han, H. Ni, K. Zhao, Y.-C. Kong, H. K. Wong, and S. Q. Zhao
  Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 314085, 4 pages
• Theoretical Insight into the Spectral Characteristics of Fe(II)-Based Complexes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells—Part I: Polypyridyl Ancillary Ligands, Xiaoqing Lu, Shuxian Wei, Chi-Man Lawrence Wu, Ning Ding, Shaoren Li, Lianming Zhao, and Wenyue Guo
  Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 316952, 11 pages
• A Convenient Method for Manufacturing TiO₂ Electrodes on Titanium Substrates, Wei Qin, Songtao Lu, Xiaohong Wu, and Song Wang
  Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 373210, 4 pages
• Influence of Parameters of Cold Isostatic Pressing on TiO₂ Films for Flexible Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Yong Peng, Jefferson Zhe Liu, Kun Wang, and Yi-Bing Cheng
  Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 410352, 7 pages
• Efficiency Considerations and Application Limits of Single-Phase Active Power Filter with Converters for Photoenergy Applications, Saša Sladić, Srđan Skok, and David Nedeljković
  Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 643912, 8 pages
• Progress in Thin Film Solar Cells Based on Cu2ZnSnS4, Hongxia Wang
  Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 801292, 10 pages
• Three-Terminal Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells, Cheng-Hung Tai, Chu-Hsuan Lin, Chih-Ming Wang, and Chun-Chieh Lin
  Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 813093, 5 pages
• Performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with (PVDF-HFP)-KI-EC-PC Electrolyte and Different Dye Materials, M. M. Noor, M. H. Buraidah, S. N. F. Yusuf, M. A. Careem, S. R. Majid, and A. K. Arof
  Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 960487, 5 pages
• Preparation and Characterization of Coevaporated Cd1−xZnxS Alloy Thin Films, Wei Li, Jiayi Yang, Zhen Sun, Lianghuan Feng, Jingquan Zhang, and Lili Wu
  Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 969214, 5 pages
• Charge-Carrier Transport in Thin Film Solar Cells: New Formulation, Jesús E. Velazquez-Perez and Yuri G. Gurevich
  Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 976063, 5 pages
• Thin-Film Photovoltaics 2011, Leonardo Palmisano and Gaetano Di Marco
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 419715, 2 pages
• Polarity Switchable Photovoltages in Miscut La_0.67Ca_0.33MnO₃ Films, J. Wang, H. Ni, K. Zhao, Y.-C. Kong, H. K. Wong, and S. X. Zhong
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 547591, 5 pages
• Characterization of Nanocrystalline SiGe Thin Film Solar Cell with Double Graded-Dead Absorption Layer, Chao-Chun Wang, Dong-Sing Wuu, Shui-Yang Lien, Yang-Shih Lin, Chueh-Yang Liu, Chia-Hsum Hsu, and Chia-Fu Chen
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 890284, 6 pages
• Effect of p-Layer and i-Layer Properties on the Electrical Behaviour of Advanced a-Si:H/a-SiGe:H Thin Film Solar Cell from Numerical Modeling Prospect, Peyman Jelodarian and Abdolnabi Kosarian
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 946024, 7 pages
• Tailoring the Composition and Properties of Sprayed CuSbS₂ Thin Films by Using Polymeric Additives, Ionut Popovici and Anca Duta
  Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 962649, 6 pages

Thin-Film Photovoltaics 2010

• Thin-Film Photovoltaics, Gaetano Di Marco and Leonardo Palmisano
  Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 528512, 2 pages
• Metal Nanoparticles and Carbon-Based Nanostructures as Advanced Materials for Cathode Application in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Pietro Calandra, Giuseppe Calogero, Alessandro Sinopoli, and Pietro Giuseppe Gucciardi
  Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 109495, 15 pages
• Organic Solar Cells: Problems and Perspectives, G. Chidichimo and L. Filippelli
  Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 123534, 11 pages
• Bridged Phthalocyanine Systems for Sensitization of Nanocrystalline TiO₂ Films, Gloria Zanotti, Nicola Angelini, Sara Notarantonio, Anna Maria Paoletti, Giovanna Pennesi, Gentilina Rossi, Angelo Lembo, Daniele Colonna, Aldo Di Carlo, Andrea Reale, Thomas M. Brown, and Giuseppe Calogero
  Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 136807, 11 pages
• Investigation of Low-Cost Surface Processing Techniques for Large-Size Multicrystalline Silicon Solar Cells, Yuang-Tung Cheng, Jyh-Jier Ho, William J. Lee, Song-Yeu Tsai, Yung-An Lu, Jia-Jhe Liou, Shun-Hsyung Chang, and Kang L. Wang
  Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 268035, 6 pages
• New Components for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Stefano Caramori, Vito Cristino, Rita Boaretto, Roberto Argazzi, Carlo Alberto Bignozzi, and Aldo Di Carlo
  Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 458614, 16 pages
• Progress in Polycrystalline Thin-Film Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells, Udai P. Singh and Surya P. Patra
  Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 468147, 19 pages
• Preparation and Characterization of Sb2Te3 Thin Films by Coevaporation, Bin Lv, Songbai Hu, Wei Li, Xia Di, Lianghuan Feng, Jingquan Zhang, Lili Wu, Yaping Cai, Bing Li, and Zhi Lei
  Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 476589, 4 pages
• ZnO-Nanorod Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: New Structure without a Transparent Conducting Oxide Layer, Ming-Hong Lai, Auttasit Tubtimtae, Ming-Way Lee, and Gou-Jen Wang
  Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 497095, 5 pages
• Fabrication of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with a 3D Nanostructured Electrode, Guo-Yang Chen, Ming-Way Lee, and Gou-Jen Wang
  Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 585621, 7 pages
• Efficiency Improved by H2 Forming Gas Treatment for Si-Based Solar Cell Applications, Yuang-Tung Cheng, Jyh-Jier Ho, William Lee, Song-Yeu Tsai, Liang-Yi Chen, Jia-Jhe Liou, Shun-Hsyung Chang, Huajun Shen, and Kang L. Wang
  Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 634162, 6 pages
• Debundling and Selective Enrichment of SWNTs for Applications in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, F. Bonaccorso
  Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 727134, 14 pages
• Lateral Infrared Photovoltaic Effects in Ag-Doped ZnO Thin Films, Wenwei Liu, Songqing Zhao, Kun Zhao, and Wei Sun
  Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 793481, 4 pages
• Characterizations of Chitosan-Based Polymer Electrolyte Photovoltaic Cells, M. H. Buraidah, L. P. Teo, S. R. Majid, R. Yahya, R. M. Taha, and A. K. Arof
  Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 805836, 7 pages
• Preparation of a Counter Electrode with P-Type NiO and Its Applications in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell, Chuen-Shii Chou, Chin-Min Hsiung, Chun-Po Wang, Ru-Yuan Yang, and Ming-Geng Guo
  Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 902385, 9 pages