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Cone-shaped semiconductor silicon nanowires (CS-Si-NWs) grown in vapor liquid solid mode are promising for the fabrication of low-cost high-performance solar cells because of their low processing cost and lower use of Si materials, as compared to planar devices. In this article, the [...]

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A 3D multiphysics simulation toolbox for thin-film amorphous silicon solar cells has been developed. The simulation is rigorous and is based on developing three modules: first to analyze light propagation using electromagnetic techniques, second to account for charge generation and [...]

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There exists a great demand to utilize renewable energy sources instead of burning fossil fuels. Currently, power conversion efficiency of domestic solar cells is 23.6%, and further improvements are necessary. Furthermore, real-world domestic solar [...]