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Comprehensive Study on Heterojunction Solar Cell

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Machine Learning, Advances in Computing, Renewable Energy and Communication

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Renewable energy is gaining momentum worldwide due to the increasing concern over traditional fuels’ sustainability and environmental impact. Solar photovoltaics is a serious contender, owing to its many advantages: no harmful greenhouse gas emissions; free and abundant; minimal maintenance costs. PV panels can provide an effective solution for peak demand needs. They are also easy to install and can be easily integrated with the existing systems. This paper focuses on the Heterojunction Intrinsic Thin Film (HIT) technology. This technology combines both crystalline and amorphous solar cells’ best qualities, thus maximizing its overall efficiency. This paper analyses the HIT cells with advantages, disadvantages, and comparisons. A case study also verifies the performance. In this case study, the effect of crystalline Si and amorphous Si-based heterojunction photovoltaic cell with ZnS nanoparticle layer has been studied. ZnS nanoparticle layer was deposited on crystalline Si and amorphous Si-based HJ photovoltaic cell via the spin coating process. This study described the effect of zinc sulfide nanoparticles (ZnS NP) embedded in polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) as a top layer of a crystalline Si and amorphous Si-based HJ photovoltaic cell. The cell characterizations have been carried out by quantum efficiency (QE). ZnS NP/PMMA film acts as an antireflective layer to utilize high-energy photons.

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The authors would like to recognize Dr. Anil Kumar Saxena, Dr. B. Pant, and Mr. Vinayan Bhardwaj [BHEL-ASSCP] for immense technical insights.

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    Pranava Sai Aravinda Pakala & Amruta Pattnaik

  2. BHEL-ASSCP, Gwal Pahari, 122001, Haryana, India

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  3. Netaji Subhas University of Technology, Delhi, 110078, India

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  3. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Krishna Engineering College, Ghaziabad, India

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  4. Department of Electrical Engineering, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar

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Pakala, P.S.A., Pattnaik, A., Shivangi, Tomar, A. (2022). Comprehensive Study on Heterojunction Solar Cell. In: Tomar, A., Malik, H., Kumar, P., Iqbal, A. (eds) Machine Learning, Advances in Computing, Renewable Energy and Communication. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 768. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2354-7_48

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