Browsing Engineering (Faculty of) by Subject "solar cell"
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Electrodeposition of p-Type Cuprous Oxide and its Application in Oxide Solar Cells
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-06)Cuprous oxide (Cu2O) is a promising material for the fabrication of oxide solar cells due to its abundance, nontoxicity, stability and ability to be deposited under mild conditions. At the moment, the reported efficiencies ... -
Hydrogel-Based Dye-sensitized Solar Cells
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-23)Utilizing PVA-PANI hydrogel as a quasi-solid state electrolyte in DSSC enhances device stability and efficiency. The hydrogel matrix provides mechanical robustness and facilitates ion transport, improving charge transfer ... -
A Novel Buried-Emitter Photovoltaic Cell for High Efficiency Energy Conversion
(University of Waterloo, 2013-02-22)To address the commonly poor short wavelength response of the conventional solar cell structure which consists of a highly doped thin emitter layer on top of a thicker and less doped base, the novel concept of the ... -
Novel N-Type π-Conjugated Polymers for All-Polymer Solar Cell
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-27)Organic solar cells (OSCs), also known as, organic photovoltaics (OPVs), appear as a promising technology for renewable energy owing to their light weight, great flexibility and low-cost fabrication process. So far most ... -
Silicon Based Heterojunction Solar Cells and Photodetectors
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-31)Solar energy is one of the most important clean and renewable energy options for fossil fuel replacement. Efforts have been placed on high performance and low cost solar devices for decades. Although the targets of high ... -
Spherical Silicon Photovoltaics: Material Characterization and Novel Device Structure
(University of Waterloo, 2008-08-28)Single crystalline silicon spheres have been used as alternative material for solar cell fabrication. This innovative technology has several advantages over traditional wafer technology. However, the material, process ... -
Synthesis and Application of Graphene Decorated Nanocomposites for Photovoltaics and Printed Electronics
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-07)Improving the yield performance of commercial solar cells has been a major topic of interest for many research studies as different processing parameters are extensively explored. Screen printing metallization is the most ... -
Thin Film Solar Cells on Transparent Plastic Foils
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-20)The focus of this thesis is on the optimization and fabrication of p-i-n amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) solar cells both on glass and transparent plastic substrates. These solar cells are specifically fabricated on transparent ...