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 Specific research
Approach/methods used Results/findings
questions or hypothesis

Untreated Gr, Gr1/PANI, and Gr5/PANI

Experimental: Plasma-enhanced chemical
Increase photoconversion eficiency photoconversion efficiencies were 0.03, 1.36, and
vapor deposition (PECVD) system is
by using graphene/PANI 0.56, respectively. These findings demonstrated
utilized as a operation method in order to
nanocomposites that PANI functionalized Gr electrodes could be
develop two experiments.
used instead of Pt electrodes.

While primitive photovoltaic cells

Reviewing research information of third The efficiency of a concentrated solar cell was
has an acceptable performance,
generation solar panels is collected to 38.9%, which was not only the most among
there are new emerging
compare the efficiency of Photovoltaic third-generation solar cells, but also the best
technologies that could be used to
cells. among all solar cells.
enhance PV systems.

Incorporating QDs into the BHJ active layer of

P3HT:PC71BM polymer solar cells successfully
demonstrated their multi-functionality as a
g-C3N4 QDs as the active layer's
Experimental: Synthesis of graphitic photovoltaic booster.
third component is a new possibility
carbon nitride quantum dots is The suitability of such a carbon-based material as
for constructing high-efficiency
synthesized and active layer is produced a third component additive facilitates the
solution processable photovoltaic
and tested to demostrate its effectiveness. production of highly efficient printed devices
systems.
while also allowing for the logical optimization
of a bunch of alternative system variants to be
integrated with OPVs.

The photoelectric conversion Experimental: The PbS QDs LSC was

efficiency of PV solar cells have a
positive effect on using sheet PbS
QDs concentrator.
The PbS QDs sheet with the highest PbS content
prepared and charaterized. Then, the
(0.14 mol percent) had the highest luminescence
nanoestructure was introduced to
intensity, according to the data obtained.
Photovoltaic Cell Coupled.

The PCE (c) of DSSCs was discovered to be

Experimental: Physico-chemical
Power conversion efficiency (PCE)
properties are analyzed in order to
of dye-sensitized solar cells
demostrate the Photovoltaic Performance
(DSSCs) (MWCNTs) is affected by
of Dye-Sensitized-Solar_x0002_Cell-
nanocomposite fims.
Based Composite Anode
significantly affected by the concentration of
CNTs in the nanocomposite films. The solar cell
with a photoanode containing 0.06 percent
MWCNTs has the greatest efficiency of 5.25
percent, which is 46 percent higher than the
photoanode that has not been modified.

Experimental: Physico-chemical Increasing the photovoltaic parameters of TC-

properties of reduced graphene oxide
Reducing the level of concentration
(RGO) and a reduced graphene
of graphene oxide/polyaniline
oxide/polyaniline (G-PANI)
composite (G-PANI) improve the
nanocomposite are analyzed in order to
performance of TC-PSCs
demostrate the Photovoltaic Performance
of perovskite solar cells.
PSCs and improving the shelf stability of
TC_x0002_PSCs. It proved that G-PANI
composite as compared to pristine reduce
graphene oxide is a better candidate for
modification of mp-TiO2 ETL to boost the
performance of PSCs and also stabilize them.
 Limitations of the author's
Impact/significance Comments
research/framework

Higher cell efficiencies will be

The experiment has been substantially
reached if a study of creating an A different type of nanoestructure is utilized to
limited due to the optically non-
optically transparent photoanode is determine the enhance of photovoltaic performance, it
transparent photoanode material, which
conducted in order to calculate the support the idea that photovoltaic systems could be
necessitates sunlight being dropped over
cell efficiency of graphene-based improved using advanced technology.
the counter electrode.
counter electrodes

Significant data is collected that shows better

N.A. N.A. efficiency utilizing Nano crystal based or quantum
dots (QD) based solar cells.

A nanostructure Graphitic carbon nitride quantum

dots (g-C3N4 QDs) is utilized as a third layer into a
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photovoltaic cell which provides successful results
bostering it.

There is another case of Quantum dot as a

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nanoestructure to enhance PV.

There is another case of nanocomposite as a

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nanoestructure to enhance PV.

One typo of solar cell is evaluated and the results

N.A. N.A. showns that an alternative nanoestructure boosted its
efficiency.