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Elsayed, H.A., Sayed, H., Taha, T.A., Alharbi, A.G., Alenad, A.M., Alshammari, B.A., et al. (2021) Simple and Efficient Design towards a Significant Improvement of the Optical Absorption of Amorphous Silicon Solar Cell. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 275, Article 107890.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jqsrt.2021.107890

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• TITLE: Theoretical Study of the Electrical Performance of a Silicon Solar Cell Coated with Anti-Reflective Layers: Current-Voltage Characteristic and Power

  AUTHORS: Moulaye Diagne, Abel Sambou, Abou Bakary Coulibaly, Ismaila Badji, Oumar Absatou Niasse, Bassirou Ba

  KEYWORDS: Silicon, Anti-Reflective Coating, Photocurrent, I-V Characteristic, Power

  JOURNAL NAME: Materials Sciences and Applications, Vol.17 No.10, October 27, 2026

  ABSTRACT: This paper presents a theoretical study of the electrical performance of a silicon solar cell coated with anti-reflective layers (MgF2, SiO2, ZrO2 and TiO2). Building on the reduction in optical reflection achieved by these coatings, established in a companion study, this work focuses on their impact on the cell’s current-voltage characteristic and power output. Analysis of the current-voltage characteristics revealed that the ZrO2-coated cell exhibits the highest short-circuit current density, with an improvement of approximately 47 per cent compared with bare silicon. Furthermore, an analysis of the power output from the cell showed that the maximum power increased from 198.89 mW/cm2 for bare silicon to 298.78 mW/cm2 for the ZrO2-coated cell, representing an improvement of approximately 50.22 per cent. Consequently, silicon solar cells equipped with an anti-reflective coating, particularly one made of ZrO2, offer considerable potential for improving the electrical performance of solar cells.