Construction of S-scheme photocatalysts for sustainable hydrogen production has been regarded as a promising route to effectively utilize solar energy. However, the limited contact area blocks extensive migration of charge carriers and restrains the further development of these photocatalysts....

The feasibility and solar-to-hydrogen efficiency (hSTH) of the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) with the Sb2S3-P21/m monolayer and RuI2/Sb2S3-P3m1 heterostructure are investigated by employing the first-principles calculations. The Sb2S3 monolayers with P21/m and P3m1 space...

GaAs photovoltaic (PV) cells have been extensively studied for flexible energy harvesting devices due to their merits such as thin-film feasibility, flexibility, and high-efficiency. However, GaAs-based PV cells have a limitation for the applications in wearable platform since they are not...

The presence of silicon oxyphosphide in the heavily phosphorus-doped n + -type polycrystalline silicon film (poly Si) of TOPCon solar cell has been mainly revealed through a depth-profile X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) characterization of chemical components. X-ray diffraction (XRD)...

In this work, we demonstrate a new rectangular horn-shaped luminescent solar concentrator (LSC), which guides the luminescence toward one edge instead of four, for the solar window and photovoltaic (PV) enhancement applications. Only one Si PV strip attached to the light emitting sidewall is...

This work focuses on the use of solar photovoltaic energy to capture carbon dioxide by means of a combined electrolyzer-absorption system and compares operating results obtained in two cases studies (operation during one clear and one cloudy day in March) in which real integration of solar...

This work focuses on the use of solar photovoltaic energy to capture carbon dioxide by means of a combined electrolyzer-absorption system and compares operating results obtained in two cases studies (operation during one clear and one cloudy day in March) in which real integration of solar...

Accurate short-term solar forecasting is challenging due to weather uncertainties associated with cloud movements. Typically, a solar station has a single prediction model irrespective of the time and the cloud condition, which often results in sub-optimal performance. In the proposed model,...

In following a pathway towards decarbonisation of energy systems, Australia has successfully accelerated the adoption of solar technologies, with approximately three million small-scale distributed solar panels installed on rooftops of Australian homes. This study, in seeking to explore the...