Polycrystalline Silicon Solar Cells

Polycrystalline Silicon Solar Cells

Polycrystalline silicon solar cells are the most common solar cells used in commercially available solar panels, representing more than 85% of world PV cell market sales. 

A research group led by Associate Professor Dr Azeez A. Barzinjy worked to design, model and create the new ultra-thin layer on the top of the available commercial photovoltaic cells. This team represents four universities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Tishk International University, Salahaddin University-Erbil, Erbil Polytechnique University and Soran University. The team successfully increased the levels of energy absorbed by wafer-thin photovoltaic panels. Their solar panels, just one micrometre thick, convert light into electricity more efficiently than others as thin and pave the way to make it easier to general more clean, green energy. These members form a powerful team in this region, synthesizing nanomaterials using green methods. So far, they have published many high-impact articles in international journals. Recently, they synthesized ZnO NPs from plant extracts and then incorporated them into flexible and transparent PVA thin film showing excellent UV–Vis absorption and coated on the surface of the silicon polycrystalline solar cells. The outcomes of this outstanding research have been published in Elsevier’s Ceramics International Journal (Impact factor 4.527).

Article Link:

https://sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272884222017795?via%3Dihub