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Hybrid Optical Confinement Geometry Device

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Three Dimensional Solar Cells Based on Optical Confinement Geometries

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Apart from the more distributional solid state photovoltaic devices, including silicon III-V, polymer, CIGS and CZTS, another type of solar cell based on solutions such as dye-sensitized solar cells has attracted many groups in the past 10 years, and also proved to perform at levels higher than 10% [1]. Some optical confinement geometries with tubes or other cavities connecting with fibers could work well by combining solid-based cells and solution-based materials together, which is known as a hybrid optical confinement geometry solar cell. Furthermore, by means of the feature of applicability working at very high light intensity, a fiber based hybrid solar power system combining photovoltaic and thermoelectricity is designed to reach a very high efficiency over 50%. Yet, this technology is able to be applied to most of photovoltaic materials.

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Li, Y. (2013). Hybrid Optical Confinement Geometry Device. In: Three Dimensional Solar Cells Based on Optical Confinement Geometries. Springer Theses. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5699-5_7

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