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Solar cell

Known as: Infrared solar cell, Photoelectric cells, Low-cost photovoltaic cell 
A solar cell, or photovoltaic cell (in very early days also termed "solar battery" – a denotation which nowadays has a totally different meaning, see… Expand
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Anomalous photovoltaic effectBow and warp of semiconductor wafers and substratesChemical bath depositionChemical vapor deposition
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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Perovskites: The Emergence of a New Era for Low-Cost, High-Efficiency Solar Cells
Over the last 12 months, we have witnessed an unexpected breakthrough and rapid evolution in the field of emerging photovoltaics… Expand
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Dye-sensitized Solar Cells
A low-cost dye-sensitized Schottky barrier solar cell comprised of a substrate of semiconductor with an ohmic contact on one face… Expand
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Polymer solar cells with enhanced open-circuit voltage and efficiency
Adding electron-withdrawing groups to the backbone of the polymer PBDTTT is shown to increase the open-circuit voltage of… Expand
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Plasmonic nanoparticle enhanced light absorption in GaAs solar cells
We demonstrate an improvement in efficiency of optically thin GaAs solar cells decorated with size-controlled Ag nanoparticles… Expand
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Surface plasmon enhanced silicon solar cells
S. Pillai would like to acknowledge the UNSW Faculty of Engineering Research Scholarship. K.R. Catchpole acknowledges the… Expand
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Silicon nanowire solar cells
Silicon nanowire-based solar cells on metal foil are described. The key benefits of such devices are discussed, followed by… Expand
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
The physics of solar cells
Photons In, Electrons Out: Basic Principles of PV Electrons and Holes in Semiconductors Generation and Recombination Junctions… Expand
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Quantum dot solar cells
Abstract Quantum dot (QD) solar cells have the potential to increase the maximum attainable thermodynamic conversion efficiency… Expand
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
A low-cost, high-efficiency solar cell based on dye-sensitized colloidal TiO2 films
THE large-scale use of photovoltaic devices for electricity generation is prohibitively expensive at present: generation from… Expand
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Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
High-efficiency silicon solar cells
Silicon solar cells are described which operate at energy conversion efficiencies independently measured at 18.7 percent under… Expand
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