Can anyone provide excellent references to study fundamentals of the external quantum efficiency (EQE) of solar cells?

Need explanation regarding the basic formula and mathematical expression of EQE in term of short-circuit current (Jsc)

04 May 2018 7,920 6 View

Need references to write about solar energy?

I would like to get some references to compare solar energy (photovoltaics) to other renewable energy resources.

04 May 2018 3,711 3 View

Does scattering cross-section of metal nanoparticle incorporated in solar cell depend on the active layer thickness?

In plasmonic solar cells, absorption enhancement is mainly related to its active layer thickness. A thin active layer with metal nanoparticles (NPs) provides an efficient absorption...

09 October 2017 7,823 3 View

What is the reason behind the Fill factor enhancement of a plasmonic organic solar cell?

04 May 2016 3,612 3 View

Solar cell parameter extraction from a single I-V curve?

I wrote a Matlab program to extract solar cell parameters (Rs, Rsh and n) from a single I-V curve using a simple diode model utilizing Lambert W equation [See the reference below]. I have found...

03 April 2016 3,449 10 View

How can we effectively spin coat silver nanoparticle solution on top of ITO?

For the fabrication of organic solar cell with Ag nanoparticles, how can I effectively spin coat Ag NPs on top of ITO substrate. I have synthesized Ag NP and washed and stored into ethanol.

02 March 2016 6,057 2 View

How can we compare optical absorption of two thin films?

If we make thin films by spin coating method, even we kept same RPM and Time for rotation, the thickness of both will be different. Then how can we compare absorption enhancement the thin film...

01 February 2016 6,252 2 View

How can we minimize the potential barrier at active layer/electrode junction by making an ohmic contacts?

11 December 2015 1,207 4 View

How does XRD peak intensity relate to facets of nanocrystals?

In the case of silver nanocubes intense XRD peak is the (200). This intense peak is explained due to the presence of {100} facet. How these are...

09 October 2015 566 2 View

How can I change wavelength vs absorbance spectrum taken from UV-vis spectrophotometer into wavelength vs extinction coefficient?

What is the relation between absorbance and extinction coefficient?

08 September 2015 3,772 4 View

Physics: Why do we describe light by referring to its wavelength, but microwaves and radar pulses by referring to their frequency?

In physics, the description of the properties of light generally refers to its wavelength (nm), while in the range of microwaves and radio waves we refer to the frequency of a signal (e.g. kHz or...

03 March 2021 1,682 3 View

Why does blocking with my immunogenic peptide cause nuclear fluorescence in ICC?

Hi all, I am validating a polyclonal antibody raised against human ANT4, through WB and ICC. In most of my controls, the antibody shows very little off-target binding, but when I pre-incubate the...

03 March 2021 5,999 3 View

Why can't make aluminum nitride film successfully by use sputter?

We use reactive sputtering process to make aluminum nitride film, and want to make c-axis aluminum nitride film on a silicon substrate, but the crystal orientation cannot be seen with...

03 March 2021 7,975 3 View

Irradiation data for JAPAN?

Hi, Could you help me to get the latest (2019, 2020) solar resource data for a particular site in JAPAN? PV GIS and NSRDB data are not in reach to JAPAN, I'm looking for some other database for...

03 March 2021 961 3 View

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02 March 2021 3,060 3 View

Why are the velocities so high in my Boussinesq approximation Fluent simulation?

Hello, I have a mechanism where air rises due to convective flows. In this simulation, nothing is driving the air except this. I understand that the Boussinesq approximation only works for small...

02 March 2021 4,910 3 View

Why almost every element would be metallized in sufficiently high pressure and low temperature?

(This statement is from wikipedia, BTW). What is so special about metallic bond that is limiting high-P low-T state of a matter (as long as individual atoms exist, not white dwarf of neutron star...

02 March 2021 3,309 2 View

Does Napabucasin soluble in dichloromethane and in ethanol?

I need to prepare a solution of Napabucasin (inhibitor of cancer cell stemness) in dichloromethane. The drug is expensive, so maybe somebody already tried to do it. If it is soluble, what is the...

02 March 2021 9,945 3 View

Help request in CST microwave?

im working now on TPV solar cells and metamaterials and i realy need our help in CST microwave i have a tpv cell simulation and i want to extract particullarly the absorbtion of only the active...

02 March 2021 2,246 2 View

What are anisotropic electrical and optical properties of a semiconductor due to?

In some materials, properties such as band gap, thermal conductivity differ along different crystallographic axes. What are the basics?

01 March 2021 1,923 3 View