Solar Energy

Solar Energy, Vol.173 Entire volume, number list

ISSN: 0038-092X (Print)

In this Issue (127 articles)

1 - 6	A comparative study on thermally and laser annealed copper and silver doped CdTe thin film solar cells Aris KA, Rahman KS, Ali AM, Bais B, Bin Yahya I, Akhtaruzzaman M, Misran H, Abdullah SF, Alghoul MA, Amin N
7 - 16	Enhanced efficiency and stability of fully air-processed TiO2 nanorods array, based perovskite solar cell using commercial available CuSCN and carbon Lv YQ, Guo Y, Zhang H, Zhou XF, Chen HL
17 - 33	Optimal sizing methodology for photovoltaic and wind hybrid rooftop generation systems in residential low voltage distribution networks Behravesh V, Foroud AA, Keypour R
34 - 41	Photovoltaic performance and photostability of anthocyanins, isoquinoline alkaloids and betalains as natural sensitizers for DSSCs Guzel E, Arslan BS, Durmaz V, Cesur M, Tutar OF, Sari T, Isleyen M, Nebioglu M, Sisman I
42 - 52	Synthesis and characterization of stearic acid/silicon dioxide nanoencapsules for solar energy storage Yuan HM, Bai H, Zhang X, Zhang J, Zhang ZF, Yang LY
53 - 75	Energy matrices and efficiency analyses of solar distiller units: A review Singh AK, Singh DB, Mallick A, Kumar N
76 - 88	Concentrated solar energy used for heat treatment of Ti6Al4V alloy manufactured by selective laser melting Chicos LA, Zaharia SM, Lancea C, Pop MA, Canadas I, Rodriguez J, Galindo J
89 - 96	Uniqueness verification of solar spectrum obtained from three sites in Japan based on similar index of average photon energy Tsuji M, Rahman MM, Hishikawa Y, Nishioka K, Minemoto T
97 - 109	Assessing visibility in multi-scale urban planning: A contribution to a method enhancing social acceptability of solar energy in cities Florio P, Probst MCM, Schuler A, Roecker C, Scartezzini JL
110 - 119	A novel reconfiguration procedure to extract maximum power from partially-shaded photovoltaic arrays Akrami M, Pourhossein K
120 - 125	Synthesis of sphere-like-crystal CdS powder and thin films using chemical residue in chemical bath deposition (CBD) for thin film solar cell application Ali AM, Yusoff Y, Ali LM, Misran H, Akhtaruzzaman M, Alghoul MA, Sopian K, Radiman S, Amin N
126 - 131	Influences of Fe and absorber thickness on photovoltaic performances of flexible Cu(In,Ga)Se-2 solar cell on stainless steel substrate Chantana J, Teraji S, Watanabe T, Minemoto T
132 - 138	Design of two novel hole transport materials via replacing the core of spiro-OMeTAD with tetrathiafulvalene and tetraazafulvalene for application in perovskite solar cells Ashassi-Sorkhabi H, Salehi-Abar P
139 - 151	Modeling of PV system based on experimental data for fault detection using kNN method Madeti SR, Singh SN
152 - 159	New insights into the corrosion mechanism between molten nitrate salts and ceramic materials for packed bed thermocline systems: A case study for steel slag and Solar salt Ortega-Fernandez I, Grosu Y, Ocio A, Arias PL, Rodriguez-Aseguinolaza J, Faik A
160 - 172	Performance, water quality and enviro-economic investigations on solar distillation treatment of reverse osmosis reject and sewage water Reddy KS, Sharon H, Krithika D, Philip L
173 - 191	Relevance of PV with single-axis tracking for energy scenarios Afanasyeva S, Bogdanov D, Breyer C
192 - 200	Shifting of the absorption edge in TiB2/TiB(N)/Si3N4 solar selective coating for enhanced photothermal conversion Dan A, Chattopadhyay K, Barshilia HC, Basu B
201 - 208	Quantitative estimation of electrical performance parameters of individual solar cells in silicon photovoltaic modules using electroluminescence imaging Rajput AS, Ho JW, Zhang Y, Nalluri S, Aberle AG
209 - 214	Development of a holistic method for assessing success of renewable energy study programs Holtorf H, Brudler E, Torio H
215 - 224	Secondary phases and temperature effect on the synthesis and sulfurization of CZTS Indubala E, Sarveshvaran S, Sudha V, Mamajiwala AY, Harinipriya S
225 - 228	Growth and characterization of Sb2Se3 thin films for solar cells Razykov TM, Shukurov AX, Atabayev OK, Kuchkarov KM, Ergashev B, Mavlonov AA
229 - 245	Field validation and benchmarking of a cloud shadow speed sensor Kuhn P, Wirtz M, Wilbert S, Bosch JL, Wang G, Ramirez L, Heinemann D, Pitz-Paal R
246 - 255	Practical implementation of the Lyapunov based nonlinear controller in DC-DC boost converter for MPPT of the PV systems Salimi M
256 - 267	Evaluation of thermal shock resistance of silicon oxycarbide materials for high-temperature receiver applications Mazo MA, Padilla I, Tamayo A, Robla JI, Lopez-Delgado A, Rubio J
268 - 271	Influence of diversity in lectures on the students' learning process and on their perspectives about renewable energies in an international context - The students' view Gutierrez M, Ghotge R, Siemens A, Blake-Rath R, Patz C
272 - 276	Dealing with victor's history in renewable energy education for transportation applications Lampinen A
277 - 282	Self-powered light-induced plating of metals on crystalline silicon solar cells Luo XB, Li JJ, Chen X, Sajjad M, He TL, Li X, Wu LJ, Liu YJ, Sun L, Ren Y, Zhou XW, Liu Z
283 - 290	Highly-efficient sensitizer with zinc porphyrin as building block: Insights from DFT calculations He LJ, Sun YH, Li W, Wang J, Song MX, Zhang HX
291 - 303	A tool for fast flux distribution calculation of parabolic trough solar concentrators Song JF, Tong K, Li L, Luo G, Yang LJ, Zhao J
304 - 312	Addressing solar power plant heat transfer fluid degradation: Experimental measurements of hydrogen transport properties in binary eutectic biphenyl/diphenyl ether Beckers KF, Glatzmaier GC
313 - 327	Probabilistic forecasting of day-ahead solar irradiance using quantile gradient boosting Verbois H, Rusydi A, Thiery A
328 - 347	The solar radiation climate of Athens: Variations and tendencies in the period 1992-2017, the brightening era Kambezidis HD
348 - 361	Parabolic-trough plant integrated with direct-contact membrane distillation system: Concept, simulation, performance, and economic evaluation Soomro MI, Kim WS
362 - 376	Solar DSG plant for pharmaceutical industry in Jordan: Modelling, monitoring and optimization Frein A, Motta M, Berger M, Zahler C
377 - 397	Load-match-driven design of solar PV systems at high latitudes in the Northern hemisphere and its impact on the grid Awad H, Gul M
398 - 406	Performance evaluation of a new counter flow double pass solar air heater with turbulators Abdullah AS, Abou Al-sood MM, Omara ZM, Bek MA, Kabeel AE
407 - 424	Bulk heterojunction polymer solar cell and perovskite solar cell: Concepts, materials, current status, and opto-electronic properties Roghabadi FA, Ahmadi N, Ahmadi V, Di Carlo A, Aghmiuni KO, Tehrani AS, Ghoreishi FS, Payandeh M, Fumani NMR
425 - 428	From experiential to research-based learning: The Renewable Energy Online (REO) master's program Stroth C, Knecht R, Gunther A, Behrendt T, Golba M
429 - 436	Collective effect of hybrid Au-Ag nanoparticles and organic-inorganic cathode interfacial layers for high performance polymer solar cell Singh A, Dey A, Iyer PK
437 - 448	Application of modified classical numerical methods for DMPPT on Buck and Boost converters Amir A, Amir A, Seng CH, El Khateb A, Selvaraj J, Rahim NA
449 - 455	Education and training gaps in the renewable energy sector Lucas H, Pinnington S, Cabeza LF
456 - 461	Interface properties of ITO/n-Si heterojunction solar cell: Quantum tunneling, passivation and hole-selective contacts Song XM, Gao M, Huang ZG, Han BC, Wan YZ, Lei QY, Ma ZQ
462 - 469	A new offline method for extracting I-V characteristic curve for photovoltaic modules using artificial neural networks Khatib T, Ghareeb A, Tamimi M, Jaber M, Jaradat S
470 - 477	Sunlight mediated passive wastewater treatment technology using photochemical reduction of ferric iron for decontamination of various aqueous contaminants Dominic JA, Somathilake P, Achari G, Langford CH, Tay JH
478 - 486	Analysis of electroluminescence and infrared thermal images of monocrystalline silicon photovoltaic modules after 20 years of outdoor use in a solar vehicle Berardone I, Garcia JL, Paggi M
487 - 495	An N-state Markov-chain mixture distribution model of the clear-sky index Munkhammar J, Widen J
496 - 503	Nanostructured ZnO electron transporting materials for hysteresis-free perovskite solar cells Mahmood K, Khalid A, Mehran MT
504 - 510	Photonic enhanced thin-film solar cells with conformal nanostructure Tong YP, Huang Q, An SC, Ren QS, Zhang L, Ding Y, Lu XN, Zhao Y, Zhang XD
511 - 516	Thin-film CdTe photovoltaics - The technology for utility scale sustainable energy generation Munshi AH, Sasidharan N, Pinkayan S, Barth KL, Sampath WS, Ongsakul W
517 - 529	Daily, monthly and yearly performance of a linear Fresnel reflector Bellos E, Tzivanidis C, Papadopoulos A
530 - 538	Analysis of four-flux parameters of TiO2 films commonly used in DSSCs Shital S, Barnes PRF, Dutta V
539 - 550	Nano-crystalline thin films fabricated by Si-Al co-sputtering and metal induced crystallization for photovoltaic applications Shekoofa O, Wang J, Li DJ, Luo Y, Sun CZ, Hao ZB, Han YJ, Xiong B, Wang L, Li HT
551 - 557	Novel synergistic combination of Al/N Co-doped TiO2 nanoparticles for highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells Dhonde KS, Dhonde M, Murty VVS
558 - 565	Are the spectroradiometers used by the PV community ready to accurately measure the classification of solar simulators in a broader wavelength range? Belluardo G, Galleano R, Zaaiman W, Pravettoni M, Halwachs M, Fucci R, Drobisch A, Friederichs M, Haverkamp E, Phinikarides A, Friesen G
566 - 577	Short-term forecasting of solar irradiance without local telemetry: A generalized model using satellite data Lago J, De Brabandere K, De Ridder F, De Schutter B
578 - 589	On building-up a yearly characterization of a heliostat field: A new methodology and an application example Cruz NC, Ferri-Garcia R, Alvarez JD, Redondo JL, Fernandez-Reche J, Berenguel M, Monterreal R, Ortigosa PM
590 - 596	ITO nanowire networks coating mu-hole arrayed substrate as super-broadband antireflection layer Li Q, Wang S, Zhang MY, Feng LG, Su XL, Ding W, Li YF, Yun F
597 - 609	Green and cool roofs' urban heat island mitigation potential in tropical climate Yang JJ, Kumar DIM, Pyrgou A, Chong A, Santamouris M, Kolokotsa D, Lee SE
610 - 634	Fault detection and diagnosis based on C4.5 decision tree algorithm for grid connected PV system Benkercha R, Moulahoum S
635 - 639	Fabrication of cadmium sulfide/p type silicon heterojunction solar cells under 300 degrees C with more than 10% efficiency Gao B, Zhao YW, Cai L, Liu PL, Liang ZC, Shen H
640 - 650	Preliminary performance study of a high-temperature parabolic trough solar evacuated receiver with an inner transparent radiation shield Wang QL, Yang HL, Hu MK, Huang XN, Li J, Pei G
651 - 664	NTO/Ag/NTO multilayer transparent conducting electrodes for photovoltaic applications tuned by low energy ion implantation Singh S, Sharma V, Asokan K, Sachdev K
665 - 674	Plasmon heating of one-dimensional gold nanoparticle chains Yan X, Liu GH, Xu JL, Wang S
675 - 690	Solar-hydro hybrid power station as a way to smooth power output and increase water retention Jurasz J, Ciapala B
691 - 695	On the alumni networking of the Postgraduate Programme Renewable Energy at the University of Oldenburg Brudler E, Holtorf H
696 - 701	Effects of etching on surface structure of Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)(4) absorber and performance of solar cell Luan HM, Yao B, Li YF, Liu RJ, Ding ZH, Shi K, Li Y, Zhang ZZ, Zhao HF, Zhang LG
702 - 714	A novel adaptive switching method to reduce DC-Link capacitor ripple in PV based grid-connected inverter Turksoy A, Hames Y, Teke A, Latran MB
715 - 727	Application of an adapted single-/half- effect NH3/H2O absorption chiller in tri-generation and solar cooling systems Neyer D, Ostheimer M, Hauer N, Halmdienst C, Pink W
728 - 739	Photovoltaic energy yield modelling under desert and moderate climates: What-if exploration of different cell technologies Horvath IT, Goverde H, Manganiello P, Govaerts J, Tous L, Aldalali B, Voroshazi E, Szlufcik J, Catthoor F, Poortmans J
740 - 743	A pedagogical approach to solar energy education Ott A, Broman L, Blum K
744 - 751	Doped silicon nanoparticles for enhanced charge transportation in organic-inorganic hybrid solar cells Hemaprabha E, Pandey UK, Chattopadhyay K, Ramamurthy PC
752 - 758	Multi-layered TiO2 photoanodes from different precursors of nanocrystals for dye-sensitized solar cells Atli A, Atilgan A, Yildiz A
759 - 768	Solar-driven production of lime for ordinary Portland cement formulation Tregambi C, Solimene R, Montagnaro F, Salatino P, Marroccoli M, Ibris N, Telesca A
769 - 779	Development of analytical expressions for the incident angle modifiers of a linear Fresnel reflector Bellos E, Tzivanidis C
780 - 788	Improving the performance of heat pipe-evacuated tube solar collector experimentally by using Al2O3 and CuO/acetone nanofluids Eidan AA, AlSahlani A, Ahmed AQ, Al-Fahham M, Jalil JM
789 - 803	Does micro-scaling of CPV modules improve efficiency? A cell-to-module performance analysis Ritou A, Voarino P, Raccurt O
804 - 813	Control of transformerless grid-connected PV system using average models of power electronics converters with MATLAB/Simulink Fekkak B, Menaa M, Boussahoua B
814 - 824	Analysis of thermal transport and fluid flow in high-temperature porous media solar thermochemical reactor Zhang H, Lougou BG, Pan RM, Shuai Y, Wang FQ, Cheng ZM, Tan HP
825 - 833	Effect of substitution position on photoelectronic properties of indolo[3,2-b] carbazole-based metal-free organic dyes Xiao ZH, Chen B, Di Y, Wang HJ, Cheng XD, Feng JW
834 - 847	Ageing and degradation in solar photovoltaic modules installed in northern Ghana Quansah DA, Adaramola MS
848 - 860	Facile preparation of multi-doped TiO2/rGO cross-linked 3D aerogel (GaNF@TGA) nancomposite as an efficient visible-light activated catalyst for photocatalytic oxidation and detoxification of atrazine Khavar AHC, Moussavi G, Mahjoub AR, Satari M
861 - 874	A toolkit for multi-scale mapping of the solar energy-generation potential of buildings in urban environments under uncertainty Peronato G, Rastogi P, Rey E, Andersen M
875 - 881	Photocatalytic removal of carcinogenic reactive red S3B dye by using ZnO and Cu doped ZnO nanoparticles synthesized by polyol method: A kinetic study Khan HR, Murtaza G, Choudhary MA, Ahmed Z, Malik MA
882 - 892	Effects of different thermal storage tank structures on temperature stratification and thermal efficiency during charging Li AG, Cao FF, Zhang WQ, Shi BJ, Li H
893 - 904	The future of low carbon industrial process heat: A comparison between solar thermal and heat pumps Meyers S, Schmitt B, Vajen K
905 - 919	Plasmonic effect of different nanoarchitectures in the efficiency enhancement of polymer based solar cells: A review Srivastava A, Samajdar DP, Sharma D
920 - 927	Experimental study of the performance of a continues solar adsorption chiller using Nano-activated carbon/methanol as working pair Hamrahi SE, Goudarzi K, Yaghoubi M
928 - 938	Catalytic solar pyrolysis of microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Andrade LA, Barrozo MAS, Vieira LGM
939 - 954	Review on recent Photovoltaic/Thermal (PV/T) technology advances and applications Sultan SM, Efzan MNE
955 - 963	Cu2ZnSnSe4 based solar cells combining co-electrodeposition and rapid thermal processing Valdes M, Hernandez-Martinez A, Sanchez Y, Oliva F, Izquierdo-Roca V, Rodriguez AP, Saucedo E
964 - 975	Simulated annealing-chaotic search algorithm based optimization of reverse osmosis hybrid desalination system driven by wind and solar energies Zhang GZ, Wu BJ, Maleki A, Zhang WP
976 - 983	How measurement protocols influence the dynamic J-V characteristics of perovskite solar cells: Theory and experiment Nemnes GA, Besleaga C, Tomulescu AG, Palici A, Pintilie L, Manolescu A, Pintilie I
984 - 992	Solar energy on the Tibetan Plateau: Atmospheric influences Gelsor N, Gelsor N, Wangmo T, Chen YC, Frette O, Stamnes JJ, Hamre B
993 - 1001	Inertial impaction and surface diffusion-assisted rapid dye molecule adsorption on TiO2 thin films for highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells Zhang Y, Kim JH, Luo X, Kim SH
1002 - 1010	Effect of glass cover and working fluid on the performance of photovoltaic thermal (PVT) system: An experimental study Kazemian A, Hosseinzadeh M, Sardarabadi M, Passandideh-Fard M
1011 - 1024	Condition classification and performance of mismatched photovoltaic arrays via a pre-filtered Elman neural network decision making tool Liu GY, Yu WJ, Zhu L
1025 - 1031	Enhanced uniformity of sputtered oxygenated cadmium sulfide (CdS:O) films for large area photovoltaic applications Rimmaudo I, Loeza-Poot M, Camacho-Espinosa E, Mis-Fernandez R, Pena JL
1032 - 1042	Exergy analysis of N-photovoltaic thermal-compound parabolic concentrator (N-PVT-CPC) collector for constant collection temperature for vapor absorption refrigeration (VAR) system Tiwari GN, Meraj M, Khan ME
1043 - 1050	Chemical optimization of benzo-dithiophene and benzo-[2,1,3]thiadiazole copolymers for the high performance, green-solvent-processed polymer solar cells Chen YX, You GF, Lin XY, Yuan XY, Zou D, Wang W, Yang RQ, Zhen HY, Ling QD
1051 - 1057	Effect of laser annealing on thermally evaporated CdTe thin films for photovoltaic absorber application Khan NA, Rahman KS, Aris KA, Ali AM, Misran H, Akhtaruzzaman M, Tiong SK, Amin N
1058 - 1064	Modelling the impact of spectral irradiance and average photon energy on photocurrent of solar modules Ramgolam YK, Soyjaudah KMS
1065 - 1072	Preparation of meso-Ag/Al2O3 and synergistic water disinfection of metallic silver and ROS under visible light Chen HJ, Tian WJ, Ding WX
1073 - 1079	Improved efficiency of Sb2Se3/CdS thin-film solar cells: The effect of low-temperature pre-annealing of the absorbers Lee D, Cho JY, Heo J
1080 - 1086	Pre-incorporation of Na into flexible Cu(In,Ga)Se-2 thin film solar cells Ma XH, Ma YP, Yang SH, Yang CL, Lin T, Wang KD, Xiao XD
1087 - 1106	On the search for representative characteristics of PV systems: Data collection and analysis of PV system azimuth, tilt, capacity, yield and shading Killinger S, Lingfors D, Saint-Drenan YM, Moraitis P, van Sark W, Taylor J, Engerer NA, Bright JM
1107 - 1114	A novel small molecule based on naphtho[1,2-b:5,6-b ']difuran for efficient photovoltaics Li H, Li L, Luan XF, Peng HJ, Zou YP
1115 - 1125	Assessment of thermal heat loss from solar cavity receiver with Lattice Boltzmann method Msaddak A, Sediki E, Ben Salah M
1126 - 1134	The effect of photovoltaic panels on the microclimate and on the tomato production under photovoltaic canarian greenhouses Ezzaeri K, Fatnassi H, Bouharroud R, Gourdo L, Bazgaou A, Wifaya A, Demrati H, Bekkaoui A, Aharoune A, Poncet C, Bouirden L
1135 - 1143	Si3N4/MoS2-PEDOT: PSS composite counter electrode for bifacial dye-sensitized solar cells Ahmed ASA, Xiang WC, Hu XW, Qi C, Amiinu IS, Zhao XJ
1144 - 1157	Preparation of chalcogenide thin films using electrodeposition method for solar cell applications A - review Manivannan R, Victoria SN
1158 - 1172	Performance analysis of a new concentrator photovoltaic system integrated with phase change material and water jacket Emam M, Ahmed M
1173 - 1180	Efficient light trapping for maskless large area randomly textured glass structures with various haze ratios in silicon thin film solar cells Hussain SQ, Le AHT, Mallem K, Park H, Ju M, Lee S, Cho J, Lee Y, Park J, Cho EC, Lee YJ, Kim Y, Yi J
1181 - 1188	CdS barrier to minimize Zn loss during CdCl2 treatment of Cd-Zn-Te absorbers Shimpi TM, Swanson DE, Drayton J, Abbas A, Walls JM, Barth KL, Sampath WS
1189 - 1196	Synthesis and application of poly(bis-3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene methine)s as novel counter electrodes in dye-sensitized solar cells Zhang R, Li ZX, Xu J, Xia JB
1197 - 1206	Investigation of the effects of nano-graphite on morphological structure and thermal performances of fatty acid ternary eutectics/polyacrylonitrile/nano-graphite form-stable phase change composite fibrous membranes for thermal energy storage Ke HZ
1207 - 1215	Optical-irradiance ray-tracing model for the performance analysis and optimization of a fa ade integrated solar collector with a flat booster reflector Rehman NU
1216 - 1224	Suppressing the negative effect of UV light on perovskite solar cells via photon management Zheng LK, Xuan YM
1225 - 1235	Local estimation of the global horizontal irradiance using an all-sky camera Scolari E, Sossan F, Haure-Touze M, Paolone M
1236 - 1247	Exergy analysis of parabolic trough solar collectors using Al2O3/synthetic oil nanofluid Khakrah H, Shamloo A, Hannani SK
1248 - 1261	Coupled optical-thermal modeling, design and experimental testing of a novel medium-temperature solar thermal collector with pentagon absorber Hassanzadeh A, Jiang L, Winston R
1262 - 1277	Techno-economic evaluation of a hybrid CSP plus PV plant integrated with thermal energy storage and a large-scale battery energy storage system for base generation Zurita A, Mata-Torres C, Valenzuela C, Felbol C, Cardemil JM, Guzman AM, Escobar RA
1278 - 1286	MgSO4 center dot 7H(2)O filled macro cellular foams: An innovative composite sorbent for thermo-chemical energy storage applications for solar buildings Brancato V, Calabrese L, Palomba V, Frazzica A, Fullana-Puig M, Sole A, Cabeza LF
1287 - 1305	Development and experimental validation of a physical model for the soiling of mirrors for CSP industry applications Picotti G, Borghesani P, Manzolini G, Cholette ME, Wang R
1306 - 1314	Effect of embedding sodium acetate trihydrate on the Ag anode in an electrical nucleation cell of a supercooled latent heat storage material Sakurai K, Yoshinaga N, Yagi R, Tomimatsu N, Sano K
1315 - 1322	Strain and layer modulated electronic and optical properties of low dimensional perovskite methylammonium lead iodide: Implications to solar cells Som NN, Sampath PMWP, Dabhi SD, Mankad V, Shinde S, Attygalle MLC, Jha PK
1323 - 1323	Plasmon aided (BiVO4)(x)-(TiO2)(1-x) ternary nanocomposites for efficient solar water splitting (vol 155, pg 770, 2017) Ali S, Khan I, Khan SA, Sohail M, Yamani ZH, Morsy MA, Qamaruddin M