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Influence of Electrosprayed MoSe2 Antireflective Surface Coatings on Performance of Multicrystalline Silicon Solar Cell

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The present scenario indefinitely needs certain developments in the field of renewable energy as an effective replacement of conventional energy sources. Reflection loss in solar cell is one of the reasons for reduction in power conversion efficiency which can be controlled through antireflective coatings on solar cell surface. This current research focuses on the development of MoSe2 nano-crystalline structure as an effective antireflective material for attaining enhanced light trapping ability. Electrospraying technique was taken into account for the deposition of thin films over the solar cell surface. Transition metal chalcogenide MoSe2 was deposited under argon atmosphere with the coating time of 30–120 min. The impact of thin film MoSe2 coating on solar cell surface was determined through optical, electrical, morphological and thermal studies. The thickness of optimal MoSe2 coating was found to be 761 nm through Atomic Force Microscopy technique. The maximum optical transmittance of 87.6 % was achieved at 90 min of coating (D3) within the spectrum of 300 to 800 nm wavelength. The minimum electrical resistivity of 90 min coated MoSe2 thin film coating over multicrystalline silicon solar cell was measured as 3.93 × 10− 3 Ω-cm. The enhanced power conversion efficiency of MoSe2 coated solar cell under open and closed conditions were found to be 17.13 and 18.67 % especially for D3 solar cell sample, which facilitates maximum transmission of incident photons into the solar cell. From the observed results, it is evident that MoSe2 nanostructure was found to be promising antireflection coating material for multicrystalline silicon solar cell.

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The author, S. Santhosh express his gratitude towards AICTE, New Delhi for selecting as full-time research scholar under National Doctoral Fellowship (NDF) scheme in 2019 (Scholar ID-1-6382526181). Electrospinning machine utilized for this research work was purchased under KEC-SEED Grant Research Scheme (Ref. No: KEC/R&D/SGRS/06/2020).

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All authors have performed intial discussion regarding this research work. S. Santhosh done set of experiments and interpreted the obtained data. V. K. Gobinath have assisted with experiments at ceratin instances. C. Moganapriya and S. Arun kumar were characterized the coated samples through FESEM, XRD and EDAX analysis. A. Manju Sri have determined the thermal characteristics of coated samples. S. Santhosh was finally drafted a research manuscript. The entire research was performed under the supervision of R. Rajasekar and have interpreted the obtained experimental results. In addition to this, he proofread the final manuscript. All research authors have gone through the finalised manuscript and given approval for the manuscript submission.

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Santhosh, S., Rajasekar, R., Gobinath, V.K. et al. Influence of Electrosprayed MoSe2 Antireflective Surface Coatings on Performance of Multicrystalline Silicon Solar Cell. Silicon 14, 6039–6051 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-021-01385-w

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