Energy
Quantum dot solar cell
A quantum dot solar cell (QDSC ) is a solar cell design that uses quantum dots as the absorbing photovoltaic…
Organic solar cell
An organic solar cell or plastic solar cell is a type of photovoltaic that uses organic electronics, a branch of…
Photovoltaic system application
A photovoltaic system converts the sun's radiation into usable electricity. It comprises the solar array and the balance of system…
Polarizing organic photovoltaics
Polarizing organic photovoltaics (ZOPV) is a concept for harvesting energy from Liquid crystal display screens, developed by engineers from UCLA.…
Sun-free photovoltaics
Sun-free photovoltaics is a photovoltaics technology which does not require sunlight to produce electricity. This technique was developed by research…
Thermodynamic efficiency limit
Thermodynamic efficiency limit is the absolute maximum theoretically possible conversion efficiency of sunlight to electricity. Its value is about 86%,…
Thermophotovoltaic
Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) energy conversion is a direct conversion process from heat to electricity via photons. A basic thermophotovoltaic system consists…
Multi-junction photovoltaic cell technology
A multi-junction photovoltaic cell is a solar cell with multiple pn junctions of different semiconductor materials. Each pn junction of…
Multi-junction solar cell
Multi-junction (MJ) solar cells are solar cells with multiple p–n junctions made of different semiconductor materials. Each material's p-n junction…