Nanocrystalline silicon (nc-Si) solar cells and thin film technologies are at the forefront of renewable energy research, offering promising alternatives to traditional silicon solar cells.

One significant area of research is the development of nanocrystalline cubic silicon carbide (β-SiC), which has shown potential for achieving superhardness. By sintering nanoparticles under high ...

Nanocrystalline materials are a class of materials characterized by their extremely small grain sizes, typically less than 100 nanometers. These materials exhibit unique properties and behaviors that ...

“Current expansion is based on solar foil with a 12.0% conversion efficiency based on hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) and nanocrystalline silicon (nc-Si:H) in a tandem cell configuration ...

Crystalline-silicon heterojunction back contact solar ... “With the advanced nanocrystalline passivating contact, wafer edge passivation technologies and meticulous optimization of front anti ...

"Silicon steel sheets", in which silicon is added to iron, have typically been used as electromagnetic steel sheets. With this background, Tohoku University Professor Makino's group invented a ...