PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS: RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS

Prog. Photovolt: Res. Appl. 2008; 16:181–185

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PHOTOVOLTAICS LITERATURE SURVEY (No. 60)

Compiled by Avi Shalav
Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, The Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering
The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia

In order to help keep readers up-to-date in the field each issue of Progress in Photovoltaics will contain a list of recently
published journal articles most relevant to its aims and scope. This list is drawn from an extremely wide range of journals,
including IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, Journal of Applied Physics, Applied Physics Letters, Progress in Photo-
voltaics and Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. To assist the reader, the list is separated into broad categories, but
please note that these classifications are by no means strict. Also note that inclusion in the list is not an endorsement of
a paper’s quality. If you have any suggestions please email Dr. Avi Shalav at avi.shalav@anu.edu.au

0. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS AND
SPECIAL ISSUES
Selected papers from Symposium M: Materials, Devices and Pro-
spects for Sustainable Energy (E-MRS), Nice, France, May 29–
June 2 2006. Renewable Energy 2008; 33(2): 179–354.
Selected papers from Symposium on Materials in Clean Power
Systems (TMS06), San Antonio, TX, 2006. International Journal
of Hydrogen Energy 2007; 32(16): 3609–4108.
Selected papers from International Conference on Materials for
Hydrogen Energy: Solar Hydrogen (ICMHE), Sydney, Australia,
Aug. 2004. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2007; 32(14):
2607–3108.
1. FUNDAMENTALS, NEW APPROACHES,
AND REVIEWS
Green M, Emery K, Hishikawa Y, et al. Short Communication
Solar cell efficiency tables (Version 31). Progress in Photovol-
taics: Research and Applications 2008; 16(1): 61–67.
Shao Q, Balandin AA, Fedoseyev AI, et al. Intermediate-band
solar cells based on quantum dot supracrystals. Applied Physics
Letters 2007; 91(16): 163503.
Wei GD, Shiu KT, Giebink NC, et al. Thermodynamic limits of
quantum photovoltaic cell efficiency. Applied Physics Letters
2007; 91(22): 223507.
Woods LM, Ribelin R, Armstrong JH. Next-generation thin-film
photovoltaics. IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine
2007; 22(10): 20–24.
Mao SS, Chen X. Selected nanotechnologies for renewable
energy applications. International Journal of Energy Research
2007; 31(6–7): 619–636.
Compaan AD. Materials challenges for terrestrial thin-film
photovoltaics. Jom 2007; 59(12): 31–36.
Merrill J, Senft DC. Directions and materials challenges in high-
performance photovoltaics. Jom 2007; 59(12): 26–30.
Kirkengen M, Bergli J, Galperin YM. Direct generation of charge
carriers in c-Si solar cells due to embedded nanoparticles.
Journal of Applied Physics 2007; 102(9): 093713.
Hecht J. Photovoltaics reach record efficiency. Laser Focus World
2007; 43(11): 73–76.
de Mello J, Cheema O. Solar power: slow watt? Materials Today
2007; 10(10): 56.
Panoiu NC, Osgood RM. Enhanced optical absorption for photo-
voltaics via excitation of waveguide and plasmon-polariton
modes. Optics Letters 2007; 32(19): 2825–2827.
Cartildge E. Bright outlook for solar cells. Physics World 2007;
20(7): 20–24.
Navruz TS, Saritas M. Efficiency variation of the intermediate
band solar cell due to the overlap between absorption coeffi-
cients. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 2008; 92(3): 273–
282.
2. GENERAL CHARACTERISATION TECHNIQUES
AND MODELLING
Wei Z, Hongxing Y, Zhaohong F. A novel model for photovoltaic
array performance prediction. Applied Energy 2007; 84(12):
1187–1198.
Hinken D, Ramspeck K, Bothe K, et al. Series resistance imaging
of solar cells by voltage dependent electroluminescence. Applied
Physics Letters 2007; 91(18): 182104.
Zhou W, Tao M, Chen L, et al. Microstructured surface design for
omnidirectional antireflection coatings on solar cells. Journal of
Applied Physics 2007; 102(10): 103105
Popov VM, Klimenko AS, Pokanevich AP, et al. Liquid-crystal
thermography of hot spots on electronic components. Russian
Microelectronics 2007; 36(6): 392–401.
Zha J, Cheng X, Ding J, et al. New method of extracting silicon
solar cell parameters from single illuminated i-v characteristics.
Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica 2007; 28(9): 992–995.
3. CRYSTALLINE SILICON—BULK CELLS
AND TECHNOLOGY
Edwards M, J. B, Cotter J, et al. Screen-print selective diffusions
for high-efficiency industrial silicon solar cells. Progress in
Photovoltaics: Research and Applications 2008; 16(1): 31–45.
Kray D, Hermle M, Glunz S. Theory and experiments on the back
side reflectance of silicon wafer solar cells. Progress in Photovol-
taics: Research and Applications 2008; 16(1): 1–15.
Buehlmann P, Bailat J, Domine D, et al. In situ silicon oxide based
intermediate reflector for thin-film silicon micromorph solar
cells. Applied Physics Letters 2007; 91(14): 143505.
Mingirulli N, Biro D, Preu R, et al. Method for determination of
recombination activity of cylindric conduction channels for
back-contacted solar cells. Applied Physics Letters 2007; 91(18):
183512.
Rockstuhl C, Lederer F, Bittkau K, et al. Light localization at
randomly textured surfaces for solar-cell applications. Applied
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Martinuzzi S, Gauthier M, Barakel D, et al. Minority carrier bulk
lifetimes through a large multicrystalline silicon ingot and
related solar cell properties. European Physical Journal 2007;
40(1): 83–88.
Huang Y-Y, Guo H, Huang J-M, et al. Advances in research on
upgrading of solar grade silicon by refining metallurgical grade
silicon. Journal of Functional Materials 2007; 38(9): 1397–1399.
Chen FW, Cotter JE, Abbott MD, et al. The influence of parasitic
effects on injection-level-dependent lifetime data. IEEE Transac-
tions on Electron Devices 2007; 54(11): 2960–2968.
Sato T, Sugiura T, Ohtsubo M, et al. Texture etching of Si with
atomic hydrogen generated by hot wire method through SiO2
masks for solar cell applications. Japanese Journal of Applied
Physics Part 1 2007; 46(10A): 6796–6800.
Kyoung-Hee L. Axial distribution of gallium in silicon crystals
for photovoltaic applications. Japanese Journal of Applied Phy-
sics Part 1 2007; 46(5A): 2831–2834.
Dubois S, Palais O, Ribeyron PJ, et al. Effect of intentional bulk
contamination with iron on multicrystalline silicon solar cell
properties. Journal of Applied Physics 2007; 102(8): 083525.
Geerligs LJ, Komatsu Y, Rover I, et al. Precipitates and hydrogen
passivation at crystal defects in n- and p-type multicrystalline
silicon. Journal of Applied Physics 2007; 102(9): 093702.
Lee S, Lee E. Characterization of nanoporous silicon layer to
reduce the optical losses of crystalline silicon solar cells. Journal
of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2007; 7(11): 3713–3716.
Kim K, Dhungel SK, Yoo J, et al. Hydrogenated silicon-nitride
thin films as antireflection and passivation coatings for multi-
crystalline silicon solar cells. Journal of the Korean Physical
Society 2007; 51(5): 1659–1662.
Chen HL, Chuang SY, Lin CH, et al. Using colloidal lithography
to fabricate and optimize sub-wavelength pyramidal and honey-
comb structures in solar cells. Optics Express 2007; 15(22):
14793–14803.
Shen J, Wu X, Xie Z, et al. Sol gel derived SiO2 antireflective film
used in solar cells. Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica 2007; 28(9): 943–
946.
Ait Hamouda K, Ababou A, Ouchabane M, et al. Study of optical
properties of diamond-like carbon/porous silicon antireflective
coating layers for multicrystalline silicon solar cell applications.
Vacuum 2007; 81(11–12): 1472–1475.
4. CRYSTALLINE SILICON—THIN FILM CELLS
Ohdaira K, Nishizaki S, Endo Y, et al. High-quality polycrystal-
line silicon films with minority carrier lifetimes over 5 ms
formed by flash lamp annealing of precursor amorphous silicon
films prepared by catalytic chemical vapor deposition. Japanese
Journal of Applied Physics Part 1 2007; 46(11): 7198–7203.
Yanfa Y, Jones KM, Jiang CS, et al. Understanding the defect
physics in polycrystalline photovoltaic materials. Physica B
2007; 401–402: 25–32.
Zouari A, Trabelsi A, Ben Arab A. Simple analytical solution and
efficiency improvement of polysilicon emitter solar cells. Solar
Energy Materials and Solar Cells 2008; 92(3): 313–322.
Beyer W, Hupkes J, Stiebig H. Transparent conducting oxide
films for thin film silicon photovoltaics. Thin Solid Films 2007;
516(2–4): 147–154.
Fay S, Steinhauser J, Oliveira N, et al. Opto-electronic properties
of rough LP-CVD ZnO:B for use as TCO in thin-film silicon
solar cells. Thin Solid Films 2007; 515(24): 8558–8561.
5. AMORPHOUS AND MICRO/NANO-CRYSTALLINE
SILICON, HETEROJUNCTION CELLS
Molpeceres C, Lauzurica S, Garcia-Ballesteros JJ, et al. New tech-
niques for laser microprocessing of photovoltaic devices based
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on thin-film a-Si:H. Applied Surface Science 2007; 254(4):
1115–1120.
Guo Q-C, Han X-Y, Sun J, et al. Influence of total gas flow rate on
the characters of high rate deposited microcrystalline silicon
solar cells. Guangdianzi Jiguang 2007; 18(9): 1017–1021.
Xue J-M, Zhang D-K, Sun J, et al. Study of B(CH3)3 doped a-SiC
and P/I interface of a-Si:H solar cells. Guangdianzi Jiguang 2007;
18(10): 1150–1153.
Sriprapha K, Yunaz IA, Myong SY, et al. Temperature depen-
dence of Si-based thin-film solar cells fabricated on amorphous
to microcrystalline silicon transition phase. Japanese Journal of
Applied Physics Part 1 2007; 46(11): 7212–7216.
Einsele F, Rostan PJ, Schubert MB, et al. Recombination and
resistive losses at ZnO/a-Si: H/c-Si interfaces in heterojunction
back contacts for Si solar cells. Journal of Applied Physics 2007;
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Ferre R, Martin I, Ortega P, et al. n-type emitter surface passiva-
tion in c-Si solar cells by means of antireflective amorphous sili-
con carbide layers. Journal of Applied Physics 2006; 100(7): 1–7.
Guozhen Y, Baojie Y, Ganguly G, et al. Metastability in hydroge-
nated nanocrystalline silicon solar cells. Journal of Materials
Research 2007; 22(5): 1128–1137.
van den Donker MN, Rech B, Schmitz R, et al. Hidden parameters
in the plasma deposition of microcrystalline silicon solar cells.
Journal of Materials Research 2007; 22(7): 1767–1774.
Islam MN, Ram SK, Kumar S. Band edge discontinuities and car-
rier transport in c-Si/porous silicon heterojunctions. Journal of
Physics D-Applied Physics 2007; 40(19): 5840–5846.
Strahm B, Howling AA, Hollenstein C. Plasma diagnostics as a
tool for process optimization: The case of microcrystalline sili-
con deposition. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 2007;
49(12B): 411–418.
Maida O, Okafuji A, Kobayashi K, et al. Fabrication of the a-Si
solar cells with the light trapping structure by the Al2O3 fine
particles. Journal of the Vacuum Society of Japan 2007; 50(8):
534–536.
Kim S-K, Lee JC, Park S-J, et al. Effect of hydrogen dilution on
intrinsic a-Si:H layer between emitter and Si wafer in silicon
heterojunction solar cell. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
2008; 92(3): 298–301.
Jeong Chul L, Dutta V, Jinsu Y, et al. Superstrate p-i-n a-Si:H
solar cells on textured ZnO:Al front transparent conduction
oxide. Superlattices and Microstructures 2007; 42(1–6): 369–
374.
Brelvik TH, Diplas S, Ulyashin AG, et al. Nano-structural proper-
ties of ZnO films for Si based heterojunction solar cells. Thin
Solid Films 2007; 515(24): 8479–8483.
6. ORGANIC CELLS
Yu HZ, Peng JB. Influence of the solvent and device structure on
the performance of the MEH-PPV: PCBM solar cell. Acta Phy-
sico-Chimica Sinica 2007; 23(10): 1637–1641.
Osasa T, Yamamoto S, Matsumura M. Formation of a bulk-
heterojunction structure in organic solar cells by annealing
stacked amorphous and microcrystalline layers. Advanced
Functional Materials 2007; 17(15): 2937–2942.
Uhrich C, Schueppel R, Petrich A, et al. Organic thin-film photo-
voltaic cells based on oligothiophenes with reduced bandgap.
Advanced Functional Materials 2007; 17(15): 2991–2999.
Hoth CN, Choulis SA, Schilinsky P, et al. High photovoltaic per-
formance of inkjet printed polymer: Fullerene blends. Advanced
Materials 2007; 19(22): 3973–3978.
Pandey AK, Nunzi JM. Rubrene/fullerene heterostructures with
a half-gap electroluminescence threshold and large photovol-
tage. Advanced Materials 2007; 19(21): 3613–3617.
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Perzon E, Zhang FL, Andersson M, et al. A conjugated polymer
for near infrared optoelectronic applications. Advanced
Materials 2007; 19(20): 3308–3311.
Chen W-B, Xiang H-F, Xu Z-X, et al. Improving efficiency of
organic photovoltaic cells with pentacene-doped CuPc layer.
Applied Physics Letters 2007; 91(19): 191109.
Du Pasquier A, Mastrogiovanni DDT, Klein LA, et al. Photoin-
duced charge transfer between poly(3-hexylthiophene) and
germanium nanowires. Applied Physics Letters 2007; 91(18):
183501.
Sista S, Yao Y, Yang Y, et al. Enhancement in open circuit voltage
through a cascade-type energy band structure. Applied Physics
Letters 2007; 91(22): 223508.
Somani PR, Somani SP, Umeno M. Toward organic thick film
solar cells: Three dimensional bulk heterojunction organic thick
film solar cell using fullerene single crystal nanorods. Applied
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Tvingstedt K, Andersson V, Fengling Z, et al. Folded reflective
tandem polymer solar cell doubles efficiency. Applied Physics
Letters 2007; 91(12): 1–3.
Weining W, Schiff EA. Polyaniline on crystalline silicon hetero-
junction solar cells. Applied Physics Letters 2007; 91(13): 1–3.
Moet DJD, Koster LJA, de Boer B, et al. Hybrid polymer solar
cells from highly reactive diethylzinc: MDMO-PPV versus
P3HT. Chemistry of Materials 2007; 19(24): 5856–5861.
Martin CM, Burlakov VM, Assender HE, et al. A numerical model
for explaining the role of the interface morphology in composite
solar cells. Journal of Applied Physics 2007; 102(10): 104506.
Zhu ZG, Waller D, Gaudiana R. New polymers for optimizing
organic photovoltaic cell performances. Journal of Macromolecu-
lar Science Part a-Pure and Applied Chemistry 2007; 44(10–12):
1249–1253.
Cheng L, Yuhong C, Yubing W, et al. A fullerene-single wall car-
bon nanotube complex for polymer bulk heterojunction photo-
voltaic cells. Journal of Materials Chemistry 2007; 17(23): 2406–
2411.
Lin Y-Y, Chen C-W, Chu T-H, et al. Nanostructured metal oxide/
conjugated polymer hybrid solar cells by low temperature solu-
tion processes. Journal of Materials Chemistry 2007; 17(43):
4571–4576.
Xiaomei J, Schaller RD, Lee SB, et al. PbSe nanocrystal/conduct-
ing polymer solar cells with an infrared response to 2 micron.
Journal of Materials Research 2007; 22(8): 2204–2210.
Dastoor PC, McNeill CR, Frohne H, et al. Understanding and
improving solid-state Polymer/C-60-fullerene bulk-heterojunc-
tion solar cells using ternary porphyrin blends. Journal of Phy-
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Olson DC, Shaheen SE, Collins RT, et al. The effect of atmosphere
and ZnO morphology on the performance of hybrid poly(3-hex-
ylthiophene)/ZnO nanofiber photovoltaic devices. Journal of
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Shankar K, Mor GK, Prakasam HE, et al. Self-assembled hybrid
polymer-TiO2 nanotube array heterojunction solar cells. Lang-
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Wai-Yeung W, Xing-Zhu W, Ze H, et al. Metallated conjugated
polymers as a new avenue towards high-efficiency polymer solar
cells. Nature Materials 2007; 6(7): 521–527.
Jihua Y, Thuc-Quyen N. Effects of thin film processing on penta-
cene/C60 bilayer solar cell performance. Organic Electronics
2007; 8(5): 566–574.
Bjorklund GC, Baer TM. Organic thin-film solar cell research
conducted at Stanford University. Photonics Spectra 2007;
41(11): 70.
Sukhbinder R, Shipra K, Bhatnagar PK, et al. Effect of a buffer
layer, composition and annealing on the performance of a bulk
heterojunction polythiophene/fullerene composite photovoltaic
device. Physica E 2007; 39(2): 191–197.
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Cravino A. Conjugated polymers with tethered electron-accept-
ing moieties as ambipolar materials for photovoltaics. Polymer
International 2007; 56(8): 943–956.
Szmytkowski J. The photocurrent quantum efficiency depen-
dence on the applied voltage in organic solar cells. Semiconduc-
tor Science and Technology 2007; 22(12): 1329–1331.
Seunghyup Y, Potscavage WJJ, Domercq B, et al. Analysis of
improved photovoltaic properties of pentacene/C60 organic
solar cells: effects of exciton blocking layer thickness and ther-
mal annealing. Solid State Electronics 2007; 51(10): 1367–1375.
Zhou Yinhua Y, Peng P, Han L, et al. Novel donor-acceptor mole-
cules as donors for bulk heterojunction solar cells. Synthetic
Metals 2007; 157(13–15): 502–507.
Kymakis E, Stratakis E, Koudoumas E. Integration of carbon
nanotubes as hole transport electrode in polymer/fullerene bulk
heterojunction solar cells. Thin Solid Films 2007; 515(24): 8598–
8600.
7. PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
Chen K-S, Liu W-H, Wang Y-H, et al. New family of ruthenium-
dye-sensitized nanocrystalline TiO2 solar cells with a high solar-
energy-conversion efficiency. Advanced Functional Materials
2007; 17(15): 2964–2974.
Wu JH, Hao S, Lan Z, et al. A thermoplastic gel electrolyte for
stable quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells. Advanced
Functional Materials 2007; 17(15): 2645–2652.
Snaith HJ, Schmidt-Mende L. Advances in liquid-electrolyte and
solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells. Advanced Materials 2007;
19(20): 3187–3200.
Stathatos E, Lianos P. Increase of the efficiency of quasi-solid
state dye-sensitized solar cells by a synergy between titania
nanocrystallites of two distinct nanoparticle sizes. Advanced
Materials 2007; 19(20): 3338–3341.
Wu JH, Lan Z, Lin JM, et al. A novel thermosetting gel electrolyte
for stable quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells. Advanced
Materials 2007; 19(22): 4006–4011.
Kim I-D, Hong J-M, Lee BH, et al. Dye-sensitized solar cells using
network structure of electrospun ZnO nanofiber mats. Applied
Physics Letters 2007; 91(16): 163109.
Yamaguchi T, Tobe N, Matsumoto D, et al. Highly efficient plastic
substrate dye-sensitized solar cells using a compression method
for preparation of TiO2 photoelectrodes. Chemical Communica-
tions 2007; 45): 4767–4769.
Yum JH, Jang SR, Walter P, et al. Efficient co-sensitization of
nanocrystalline TiO2 films by organic sensitizers. Chemical Com-
munications 2007; 44): 4680–4682.
Zhao Y, Chen W, Zhai J, et al. Solid-state dye-sensitized photovol-
taic device with newly designed small organic molecule as
hole-conductor. Chemical Physics Letters 2007; 445(4–6): 259–
264.
Pan X, Dai SY, Wang KJ. New type high efficient quasi-solid-state
ionic liquid electrolyte for dye-sensitized solar cells. Chinese
Journal of Chemistry 2007; 25(11): 1601–1603.
Zhao H, Yin X, Li H, et al. Explanation of effect of added water
on dye-sensitized nanocrystalline TiO2 solar cell: Correlation
between performance and carrier relaxation kinetics. Chinese
Physics Letters 2007; 24(11): 3272–3275.
Adachi M, Jiu J, Isoda S. Synthesis of morphology-controlled tita-
nia nanocrystals and application for dye-sensitized solar cells.
Current Nanoscience 2007; 3(4): 285–295.
Dentani T, Nagasaka KI, Funabiki K, et al. Flexible zinc oxide
solar cells sensitized by styryl dyes. Dyes and Pigments 2008;
77(1): 59–69.
Liu BQ, Zhao XP, Luo W. The synergistic effect of two photosyn-
thetic pigments in dye-sensitized mesoporous TiO2 solar cells.
Dyes and Pigments 2008; 76(2): 327–331.
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Park DW, Park KH, Lee JW, et al. Hydrochloric acid treatment of
TiO2 electrode for quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells.
Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2007; 7(11): 3722–
3726.
Hagberg DP, Marinado T, Karlsson KM, et al. Tuning the HOMO
and LUMO energy levels of organic chromophores for dye sen-
sitized solar cells. Journal of Organic Chemistry 2007; 72(25):
9550–9556.
Chatzivasiloglou E, Stergiopoulos T, Kontos AG, et al. The influ-
ence of the metal cation and the filler on the performance of dye-
sensitized solar cells using polymer-gel redox electrolytes.
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A 2007; 192(1): 49–
55.
Edvinsson T, Li C, Pschirer N, et al. Intramolecular charge-trans-
fer tuning of perylenes: Spectroscopic features and performance
in dye-sensitized solar cells. Journal of Physical Chemistry C
2007; 111(42): 15137–15140.
Jennings JR, Peter LM. A reappraisal of the electron diffusion
length in solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells. Journal of Physical
Chemistry C 2007; 111(44): 16100–16104.
Katoh R, Huijser A, Hara K, et al. Effect of the particle size on the
electron injection efficiency in dye-sensitized nanocrystalline
TiO2 films studied by time-resolved microwave conductivity
(TRMC). Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2007; 111(28):
10741–10746.
Wang H, Bell J, Desilvestro J, et al. Effect of inorganic iodides on
performance of dye-sensitized solar cells. Journal of Physical
Chemistry C 2007; 111(41): 15125–15131.
Kuang D, Walter P, Nuesch F, et al. Co-sensitization of organic
dyes for efficient ionic liquid electrolyte-based dye-sensitized
solar cells. Langmuir 2007; 23(22): 10906–10909.
Lee S, Kim JY, Youn SH, et al. Preparation of a nanoporous
CaCO3 coated TiO2 electrode and its application to a dye-sensi-
tized solar cell. Langmuir 2007; 23(23): 11907–11910.
Wang M, Lin Y, Zhou X, et al. Solidification of liquid electrolyte
with imidazole polymers for quasi-solid-state dye-sensitized
solar cells. Materials Chemistry and Physics 2008; 107(1): 61–66.
Pavasupree S, Jitputti J, Ngamsinlapasathian S, et al. Hydrother-
mal synthesis, characterization, photocatalytic activity and
dye-sensitized solar cell performance of mesoporous anatase
TiO2 nanopowders. Materials Research Bulletin 2008; 43(1):
149–157.
Snaith HJ, Moule AJ, Klein C, et al. Efficiency enhancements in
solid-state hybrid solar cells via reduced charge recombination
and increased light capture. Nano Letters 2007; 7(11): 3372–
3376.
8. CIS, CIGS, CdTe AND II-VI CELLS
Konda RB, Mundle R, Mustafa H, et al. Surface plasmon excita-
tion via Au nanoparticles in n-CdSe/p-Si heterojunction diodes.
Applied Physics Letters 2007; 91(19): 191111.
Vald M, Frontini MA, Vazquez M, et al. Low-cost 3D nanocompo-
site solar cells obtained by electrodeposition of CuInSe2. Applied
Surface Science 2007; 254(1): 303–307.
Sibinski M, Lisik Z. Polycrystalline CdTe solar cells on elastic
substrates. Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences 2007;
55(3): 287–292.
Shaukat SF, Farooq R, Khan MAU, et al. Opto-electrical charac-
teristics of polycrystalline photovoltaic materials. Information
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Abdinov AS, Mamedov HM, Amirova SI. Investigation of electro-
deposited glass/SnO2/CuInSe2/C1 x/Zn1 ySey/ZnO thin solar
cells. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics Part 1 2007; 46(11):
7359–7361.
Zubia D, Lopez C, Rodriguez M, et al. Ordered CdTe/CdS arrays
for high-performance solar cells. Journal of Electronic Materials
2007; 36(12): 1599–1603.
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Krishnan S, Sanjeev G, Pattabi M, et al. Effect of 8 MeV electron
irradiation on the performance of CSS grown CdTe/CdS solar
cells. Semiconductor Science and Technology 2007; 22(12):
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Asenjo B, Chaparro AM, Gutierrez MT, et al. Study of CuInS2/
ZnS/ZnO solar cells, with chemically deposited ZnS buffer
layers from acidic solutions. Solar Energy Materials and Solar
Cells 2008; 92(3): 302–306.
Cernivec G, Jagomagi A, Smole F, et al. Numerical and experi-
mental indication of thermally activated tunneling transport
in CIS monograin layer solar cells. Solid State Electronics
2008; 52(1): 78–85.
Shi C, He Q, Zhang L, et al. CIGS thin film solar cells on flexible
stainless steel substrates. Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica 2007;
28(9): 947–950.
Buzas A, Geretovszky Z. Patterning ZnO layers with frequency
doubled and quadrupled Nd: YAG laser for PV application. Thin
Solid Films 2007; 515(24): 8495–8499.
9. III-V, QUANTUM WELL, SPACE, CONCENTRATOR
AND THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
Rahman F, Farmer CD, Schmidt C, et al. Heat blocking gallium
arsenide solar cells. Applied A 2008; 90(2): 231–236.
Cress CD, Hubbard SM, Landi BJ, et al. Quantum dot solar cell
tolerance to alpha-particle irradiation. Applied Physics Letters
2007; 91(18): 183108.
Bau S, Chen YB, Zhang ZM. Microscale radiation in thermopho-
tovoltaic devices—A review. International Journal of Energy
Research 2007; 31(6–7): 689–716.
Zhang X, Wang X, Xiao H, et al. Simulation of In0.65Ga0.35N sin-
gle-junction solar cell. Journal of Physics D 2007; 40(23): 7335–
7338.
Durisch W, von Roth F, Tobler WJ. Advances in gas-fired thermo-
photovoltaic systems. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering-Trans-
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