TY - JOUR
T1 - Overview on Different Types of Solar Cells
T2 - An Update
AU - Soonmin, Ho
AU - Hardani,
AU - Nandi, Pronoy
AU - Mwankemwa, Benard Samwel
AU - Malevu, Thembinkosi Donald
AU - Malik, Muhammad Imran
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 by the authors.
PY - 2023/2
Y1 - 2023/2
N2 - Solar energy is free from noise and environmental pollution. It could be used to replace non-renewable sources such as fossil fuels, which are in limited supply and have negative environmental impacts. The first generation of solar cells was made from crystalline silicon. They were relatively efficient, however very expensive because they require a lot of energy to purify the silicon. Nowadays, the production of solar cells has been improved since the first generation (thin-film solar cells, dye-sensitized solar cells, perovskite solar cells, and organic solar cells). In this work, the development of solar cells was discussed. The advantages, limitations, challenges, and future trends of these solar cells were also reported. Lastly, this article emphasized the various practices to promote solar energy and highlighted the power conversion efficiency of the fabricated devices.
AB - Solar energy is free from noise and environmental pollution. It could be used to replace non-renewable sources such as fossil fuels, which are in limited supply and have negative environmental impacts. The first generation of solar cells was made from crystalline silicon. They were relatively efficient, however very expensive because they require a lot of energy to purify the silicon. Nowadays, the production of solar cells has been improved since the first generation (thin-film solar cells, dye-sensitized solar cells, perovskite solar cells, and organic solar cells). In this work, the development of solar cells was discussed. The advantages, limitations, challenges, and future trends of these solar cells were also reported. Lastly, this article emphasized the various practices to promote solar energy and highlighted the power conversion efficiency of the fabricated devices.
KW - crystalline silicon
KW - dye-sensitized solar cells
KW - organic solar cells
KW - perovskite solar cell
KW - power conversion efficiency
KW - renewable energy
KW - solar energy
KW - thin films
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U2 - 10.3390/app13042051
DO - 10.3390/app13042051
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85149281127
SN - 2076-3417
VL - 13
JO - Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
JF - Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
IS - 4
M1 - 2051
ER -