Description
Innovate at the forefront of the renewable energy transition by mastering the expert-led architectures and predictive modeling essential for the next generation of perovskite, organic, and dye-sensitized solar cells.
Solar energy is at the forefront of sustainable energy advancements. As the demand for efficient, versatile, and environmentally conscious technologies grows, solar cells emerge as a pivotal solution for powering a sustainable future. This book provides a detailed exploration of innovative solar cell types, including dye-sensitized, organic, and perovskite solar cells. Each chapter, authored by leading experts in the field, provides in-depth technical discussions, focusing on novel materials, design architectures, and the integration of cutting-edge methods to enhance solar cell performance and efficiency. It addresses both the fundamental aspects and the technical challenges in solar cell technology, offering practical solutions and predictive tools to overcome these hurdles. The comprehensive content covers the entire spectrum from basic principles to detailed applications, making it invaluable for those involved in the development and application of solar energy technologies. With its emphasis on future trends and potential global impact, this volume is crucial for anyone looking to contribute to the advancement of renewable energy solutions and to understand the complex dynamics shaping the future of solar technologies.
Readers will find the volume:
- Delves into the latest advancements in third-generation solar cell technologies, including detailed explorations of dye-sensitized, organic, and perovskite solar cells;
- Serves as a comprehensive guide for a wide range of academics and professionals, combining physics, chemistry, materials science, and engineering;
- Highlights practical applications and innovative approaches, such as machine learning and novel fabrication techniques, to optimize solar cell performance;
- Discusses future prospects and the potential global impact of solar cell technologies.
Audience
Materials scientists, physical and chemical engineers, physicists, chemists, researchers, and industry professionals involved in the research, development, and deployment of solar cell technologies.
Table of Contents
Preface xlix
Part I: Fundamentals of Solar Cell Technology 1
1 Fundamentals of Solar Cells and Solar Energy Devices: Classifications, Design Architectures and Manufacturing Technologies 3
Ashok Adhikari, Amira Jalil Fragoso-Medina and Dwight Roberto Acosta-Najarro
2 Critical Parameters and Performance Evaluation Methods of Solar Cells 51
Cotfas Daniel Tudor and Cotfas Petru Adrian
3 Energy Efficient Solar Cell Materials and Strategies for Enhancing Conversion Efficiencies 95
David O. Idisi, Simphiwe Zwane, Bonex W. Mwakikunga and Joseph K. O. Asante
4 Upconversion and Downconversion Processes in Solar Cells 135
Sara Abid and Nadia Shahzad
Part II: Dye Sensitized Solar Cells 177
5 Introduction to Dye Sensitized Solar Cells: Fundamentals Current Research and Challenges 179
Abdelkhalk Aboulouard, Eyyup Yalcin, Hajar Belmahi, Mohamed Jouaiti, Adil Belhaj, Ismail Arroub, Mustafa Can, Said Laasri, Kalim Deshmukh and Mohammed El Idrissi
6 Nanomaterials in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells 231
Shreya, Jahanvi Thakur, Peeyush Phogat, Ranjana Jha and Sukhvir Singh
7 Artificial Dyes in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells: Fabrication, Characterizations and Performance Optimization 277
Hafza Asghar, Tabinda Riaz, Hafiz Abdul Mannan, Ayman A. Abdulrahman, Rizwan Nasir and Suhaib Umer Ilyas
8 Natural Dyes in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells: Fabrication, Characterizations and Performance Optimization 317
Nusret Kaya and Merve Karaman
9 Electrolytes in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells 359
Merve Karaman, Irmak Do?an Tunç and Nusret Kaya
10 Counter Electrodes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells 395
Mehedi Hasan Jihad and Md. Abu Bin Hasan Susan
11 Characterization Methods for Dye‑Sensitized Solar Cells 441
Ho Soonmin, Manal A. Awad, Khalid M.O. Ortashi, Mahesh Dhonde, Rahilah S. Shaikh, Rohidas B. Kale, Faroha Liaqat, Qamar Wali and Rajan Jose
12 Charge Separation and Recombination in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells 491
Prosenjit Choudhury, Ekramul Kabir, Sudipta Chowdhury, Subhankar Choudhury, Poulami Jana, Nabajyoti Baildya, Surajit Saha, Biswajit Sinha and Narendra Nath Ghosh
13 Bandgap Tuning in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells 531
Jaimson T. James, Sivasri Babu, Bharath Gunaseelan, Sathish Marimuthu, Shriswaroop Sathyanarayanan, Suruthi Priya Nagalingam and Andrews Nirmala Grace
14 Flexible Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells 569
Ujjwal Mahajan, Kamal Prajapat, Mahesh Dhonde and Kirti Sahu
15 Mathematical Modeling and Simulations of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells 629
Doaa M. Atia and Ninet M. Ahmed
16 Machine Learning Approaches on the Performance of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells 669
Mahmoud Ashraf and Sameh O. Abdellatif
Part III: Organic Solar Cells 709
17 Introduction to Organic Solar Cells: Prospects and Challenges 711
Ana Paula de Oliveira Lopes Inacio, Eliezer Quadro Oreste, Ananda Fagundes Guarda and Daiane Dias
18 Organic-Inorganic Solar Cells 751
Manojna R. Nayak, Vishwa B. Nadoni, Barnabas Kodasi, Praveen K. Bayannavar, D. Jagadeesh Prasad and Ravindra R. Kamble
19 Nanomaterials in Organic Solar Cells 789
Deepthi Jayan K.
20 Active Materials for Hole Transport Layers in Organic Solar Cells: Fabrication, Characterizations, and Performance Optimization 863
Waqar Ali Zahid, Muhammad Fiaz Ahmad, Waqas Akram and Javed Iqbal
21 Active Materials for Electron Transport Layers in Organic Solar Cells: Fabrication, Characterizations and Performance Optimization 901
Guo Chen, Shaobo Ding and Peng Li
22 Characterization Methods for Organic Solar Cells 941
Mutahire Tok, Merve Yurdakul and Çisem Kyrbyyyk Kurukavak
23 Photoexcited Carrier Dynamics in Organic Solar Cells 981
Nazia Iram and Javed Ahmad
24 Band Gap Tuning in Organic Solar Cells 1015
P. Ram Kumar and S. Alwin
25 Stability of Organic Solar Cells 1055
Shriswaroop Sathyanarayanan, Sathish Marimuthu, Jaimson T. James, Bharath Gunaseelan, Suruthi Priya Nagalingam and Andrews Nirmala Grace
26 Computational Study of Non‑Fullerene Organic Small Molecule Acceptors for Organic Solar Cells 1089
Waqas Akram, Amber Walayat and Javed Iqbal
27 Computational Study of Donor Materials for Bulk Heterojunction Organic Solar Cells 1139
Vidya G., Shashank A. Tidke, Kelvin Nosakhare Eguavoen and Praveen C. Ramamurthy
28 Organic Flexible Solar Cells 1175
Manal A. Awad, Khalid M. Ortashi, Awatif A. Hendi and Nada E. Eisa
29 Machine Learning Approaches in Designing Organic Solar Cells 1223
Sathish Marimuthu, Suruthi Priya Nagalingam, Jaimson T. James, Bharath Gunaseelan, Shriswaroop Sathyanarayanan and Andrews Nirmala Grace
30 Indoor and Outdoor Applications of the Organic Solar Cells 1261
Muhammad Muzammal, Hamza Gulzarab, Umme Rubab, Iram Saba, Muhammad Zubair, Syed Salman Shafqat, Ghulam Mustafa and Muhammad Nadeem Zafar
Part IV: Perovskite Solar Cells 1303
31 Introduction to Perovskite Solar Cells: Prospects and Challenges 1305
Abhishek Raj, Manish Kumar, Meena Devi, Manish Kumar and Avneesh Anshul
32 A Comparison Between Regular (n-i-p) and Inverted (p-i-n) Perovskite Solar Cells: Structural, Advantage-Disadvantage and Perspective 1349
Eyyup Yalcin
33 Hybrid Organo-Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells 1391
Ruiqi Wang, Zexin Tang, Jieyang Xu, Jintao Zhu, Chunlan Zhou, Hainam Do and Bencan Tang
34 Nanomaterials in Perovskite Solar Cells 1449
T. Sangavi, S. Vasanth, C. Viswanathan and N. Ponpandian
35 Active Materials for Hole Transport Layers in Perovskite Solar Cells 1489
Zahraa S. Ismail, Eman F. Sawires, Fathy Z. Amer and Sameh O. Abdellatif
36 Active Materials for Electron Transport Layers in Perovskite Solar Cells 1535
Zahraa S. Ismail, Eman F. Sawires, Fathy Z. Amer and Sameh O. Abdellatif
37 Control of Perovskite Film Morphology for High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells 1587
Nalini V, Aneela Perumalla, Sumangala T.P., Sreeram K. Kalpathy and Tiju Thomas
38 Lead-Free and Tin Lead Perovskite Solar Cells 1639
Sidra Khatoon, Satish Kumar Yadav, Anshuman Shukla, Amit Misra, Jyotsna Singh and Rajendra Bahadur Singh
39 Perovskite/Organic Tandem Solar Cells: Fundamental, Advances, and Challenges 1681\
Bharath Gunaseelan, Sathish Marimuthu, Suruthi Priya Nagalingam, Shriswaroop Sathyanarayanan, Jaimson T. James and Andrews Nirmala Grace
40 Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Solar Cells: Fundamental, Advances, and Challenges 1719
Mrinal Kanti Sikdar, Sagar Bhattarai and Binaya Kumar Sahu
41 Characterization Methods and Charge Carrier Dynamics of Perovskite Solar Cells 1753
Suruthi Priya Nagalingam, Jaimson T. James, Bharath Gunaseelan, Sathish Marimuthu, Shriswaroop Sathyanarayanan and Andrews Nirmala Grace
42 Stability and Bandgap Tuning in Perovskite Solar Cells 1789
Pardhasaradhi Nandigana, Sarojini N., Subash B. and Subhendu K. Panda
43 Origin of J-V Hysteresis and Methods of Hysteresis Reduction in Perovskite Solar Cells 1825
Calink Indiara do Livramento dos Santos, Maria Zilda Oliveira and Giovanna Machado
44 Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells 1877
Z. Younsi, Q. Aouni, H. Bencherif, S. Rabhi, P. Sasikumar, M. Kashif and M. khaouani
45 Modelling and Simulations of Perovskite Solar Cells 1917
Nicholas Rono, Chinedu C. Ahia, Edson L. Meyer, George G. Njema and Joshua K. Kibet
46 Machine Learning Approaches in Perovskite Materials 1961
Z. Younsi, H. Bencherif, F. Meddour, P. Sasikumar, S. Rabhi and M. Khaouani
47 Indoor and Outdoor Applications of Perovskite Solar Cells 2001
Magdalin Asir Gnanaraj, Peter Daniel Nixon, Elangovan Jayaseelan, Jeba Beula R., Abiram Angamuthu and Nallamuthu Ananthi
Part V: Sustainability, Environmental and Commercial Aspects of Solar Cells 2051
48 Sustainability, Potential Hazards, and Commercial Viability of Solar Cell Technologies 2053
Satish Kumar Yadav, Sidra Khatoon, Aradhana Shukla, Amit Misra, Jyotsna Singh and Rajendra Bahadur Singh
49 3D Printing for Solar Cells 2095
Mouhcine Bakhaddache, Ismail Ezzaraa, Youssef Oubarri, Mohamed Abouelmajd, Mostapha Oulcaid, Ahmed Bahlaoui, Ismail Arroub, Jamaa Bengourram, Manuel Lagache and Soufiane Belhouideg
50 Future of Solar Cells in Energy Systems and Challenges in Large Scale Energy Production 2133
Peeyush Phogat, Bhawana Chand, Shreya, Ranjana Jha and Sukhvir Singh
Acknowledgement 2163
References 2163
Index 2173
