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

What is the most Operating System (OS) which can be INSTALL on Tiny hard devices like Raspberry Pi (RPi) hardware ?

I'm targeting to deploy a mesh network and manually configure MANET routing protocols. I'm preparing scenarios, architectures, and hard devices needed to do that. Are there some step-by-step...

03 March 2021 1,931 5 View

Can we classify HV and LV lines based on line length?

I have dataset which shows the length of power lines. I need to classify the lines based on the line length. Is there a rule to classify the High voltage (HV) and low voltage (LV) lines based on...

03 March 2021 4,116 4 View

Waters 2707 HPLC autosampler problem?

I am using a 2707 waters HPLC device. When I try to inject a sample, it says missing plate or rack. I changed the needle and calibrated its position but I still get the same problem. I even get...

02 March 2021 1,408 1 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

Which SAR dataset to use for generating coherency matrix and performing target decomposition (Description) ?

Working on chandrayaan-2 DFSAR data, there are three datasets available: 1) Slant range image data product: The slant range complex image file. Each pixel is represented by two 4-byte floating...

02 March 2021 8,481 3 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

How can I integrate a routing protocol in a tiny device (e.g. Raspberry Pi)?

Hi Community, I'm facing the issue of integration/compiling a new routing protocol in a WSN simulator. The final goal is to successfully add, configure this routing protocol in hardware devices...

01 March 2021 9,332 6 View

What is the density for pva electrospining?

I'm Juan Carlos, a high school student who is working with electropinning, I made an electropinning machine with a 21g needle and a 30kv high voltage source and the distance between my needle is...

28 February 2021 298 3 View