Pearce publications in solar photovoltaic device physics

Jahangir Abdullayev, Joshua Givans, Joshua M. Pearce, Open-source distributed production of polycarbonate solar photovoltaic modules designed for disassembly, Journal of Cleaner Production, 551, 2026, 147931, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2026.147931.

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R. Selvapriya, J. Vinodhini, T. Abhijith, V. Sasirekha, V. Ragavendran, J.M. Pearce, J. Mayandi. Fabrication of Bimetallic Inlaid Working Electrode for Highly Efficient Dye Sensitized Solar Cells. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 939, 2023, 168634. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2022.168634.OA academia
Jayapal, V, Rangasamy, S, Venkidusamy, S, Venkatesan, R, Mayandi, J, Pearce, JM. The use of urea as an N-doping 3D hierarchical preserving agent for titanium dioxide nanostructures tailored for dye-sensitized solar cells. International Journal of Energy Research 2022; 46(7): 9533-9548. https://doi.org/10.1002/er.7823 OA academia
R. Selvapriya, T. Abhijith, V. Ragavendran, V. Sasirekha, V.S. Reddy, J.M. Pearce, J. Mayandi,Impact of Coupled Plasmonic Effect with Multishaped Silver Nanoparticles on Efficiency of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells, Journal of Alloys and Compounds,2021,894, 162339, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.162339. academia
R. Selvapriya, V. Sasirekha, P. Vajeeston, J.M. Pearce, J. Mayandi. Reaction Induced Multifunctional TiO₂ Rod/Spherical Nanostructured Materials for Screen Printed Dye Sensitized Solar Cells. Ceramics International. 47(6), 2021, 8094-8104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.11.164 open access
Brindha V.G. Mohan, Jeyanthinath Mayandi, Joshua M. Pearce, Kottaisamy Muniasamy, and Vasu Veerapandy. Demonstration of a simple encapsulation technique for prototype silicon solar cells. Materials Letters 274 (2020), 128028. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2020.128028 open access
R.Selvapriya, J.Mayandi, V.Ragavendran, V.Sasirekha,J.Vinodhini, J.M.Pearce. Dual Morphology Titanium Dioxide for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells. Ceramics International 45(6),7268-7277 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.01.008 open access
Mehdi Sadatgol, Nupur Bihari, Joshua M. Pearce, and Durdu O. Guney, "Scalable honeycomb top contact to increase the light absorption and reduce the series resistance of thin film solar cells," Optical Materials Express 9, 256-268 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1364/OME.9.000256 open access
J.Vinodhini, J.Mayandi, R.Atchudan, P.Jayabal, V.Sasirekha, J.M.Pearce. Effect of microwave power irradiation on TiO2 nano-structures and binder free paste screen printed dye sensitized solar cells. Ceramics International 45(4), 4667-4673 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.11.157 open access
Kexun Chen, Jiawei Zha, Fenqin Hu, Xiaoya Ye, Shuai Zou, Ville Vähänissi, Joshua M.Pearce, Hele Savin, Xiaodong Su, MACE nano-texture process applicable for both single- and multi-crystalline diamond-wire sawn Si solar cells.Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells191, March 2019, pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2018.10.015 open access
Ankit Vora, Satyadhar Joshi, Arun Matai, Joshua M. Pearce, Durdu Guney. Optimal Design of Thin-film Plasmonic Solar Cells using Differential Evolution Optimization Algorithms. Proceedings of the 12th INDIACom; INDIACom-2018; IEEE Conference ID: 428352018 5th International Conference on "Computing for Sustainable Global Development", 14th - 16th March, 2018. Bharati Vidyapeeth's Institute of Computer Applications and Management (BVICAM), New Delhi (INDIA). Available: open access
Jephias Gwamuri, Ragavendran Venkatesan, Mehdi Sadatdol, Jeyanthinath Mayandi, Durdu O. Guney, Joshua M. Pearce, Ambient-dependent Agglomeration and Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Response of Self-Assembled Silver Nano-particles for Plasmonic Photovoltaic Devices, Journal of Photonics for Energy 7(3), 037002 (2017), doi: 10.1117/1.JPE.7.037002 open access
Chenlong Zhang, Jephias Gwamuri, Sandra Cvetanovic, Mehdi Sadatgol, Durdu O Guney and Joshua M Pearce Enhancement of hydrogenated amorphous silicon solar cells with front-surface hexagonal plasmonic arrays from nanoscale lithography. Journal of Optics, 19, 075901 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1088/2040-8986/aa7291 open access
C. Zhang, D. O. Guney, J. M. Pearce. Plasmonic enhancement of amorphous silicon solar photovoltaic cells with hexagonal silver arrays made with nanosphere lithography. Materials Research Express 3(10) 105034 (2016). DOI: 10.1088/2053-1591/3/10/105034 open access
Wyatt Adams, Ankit Vora, Jephias Gwamuri, Joshua M. Pearce, Durdu Ö. Guney. Controlling optical absorption in metamaterial absorbers for plasmonic solar cells. Proc. SPIE 9546, Active Photonic Materials VII, 95461M (August 31, 2015); doi:10.1117/12.2190396. open access
Chenlong Zhang, Jephias Gwamuri, Rob Andrews, and Joshua M. Pearce, (2014). Design of Multi-Junction Photovoltaic Cells Optimized for Varied Atmospheric Conditions, International Journal of Photoenergy Article ID 514962,pp. 1-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/514962 open access
Vora, A., Gwamuri, J., Pearce, J. M., Bergstrom, P. L. and Guney, D. Multi-resonant silver nano-disk patterned thin film hydrogenated amorphous silicon solar cells for Staebler-Wronski effect compensation. Journal of Applied Physics, 116, 093103 (2014), DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4895099 open access
A. Vora, J. Gwamuri, N. Pala, A. Kulkarni, J.M. Pearce, and D. Ö. Güney, "Exchanging ohmic losses in metamaterial absorbers with useful optical absorption for photovoltaics," Sci. Rep. 4, 4901 (2014). doi:10.1038/srep04901 preprint

J. Gwamuri, D. Ö. Güney and J. M. Pearce, 2013. "Advances in Plasmonic Light Trapping in Thin-Film Solar Photovoltaic Devices", in Solar Cell Nanotechnology, Atul Tiwari (Editor), Rabah Boukherroub (Editor), Maheshwar Sharon (Editor), Wiley, ISBN: 978-1-118-68625-6

Joshua M. Pearce, Chenlong Zhang, Joseph Rozario, Jephias Gwamuri. (2013) The Viability of Nanotechnology-based Bandgap Engineering in Solar Photovoltaic Devices for Sustainable Energy Generation. MRS Online Proceedings Library, 1558, mrss13-1558-z03-06 doi:10.1557/opl.2013.1085. open access
Rob W. Andrews and Joshua M. Pearce, The effect of spectral albedo on amorphous silicon and crystalline silicon solar photovoltaic device performance, Solar Energy, 91,233–241 (2013). open access
D.V.P. McLaughlin & J.M. Pearce, "Progress in Indium Gallium Nitride Materials for Solar Photovoltaic Energy Conversion" Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 44(4) pp. 1947-1954 (2013). open access
M.J.M Pathak, K. Girotra, S.J. Harrison and J.M. Pearce, "Effects on Amorphous Silicon Photovoltaic Performance from High-temperature Annealing Pulses in Photovoltaic Thermal Hybrid Devices", Solar Energy 86, pp. 2673-2677 (2012). open access
M.J.M. Pathak, J.M. Pearce and, S.J. Harrison, "Effects on Amorphous Silicon Photovoltaic Performance from High-temperature Annealing Pulses in Photovoltaic Thermal Hybrid Devices" Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 100, pp. 199-203 (2012). open access arXiv
M. Pathak, F. Rubinelli and J.M. Pearce, "The Viability of Spectral Splitting for the Reduction of Recombination Losses in Multi-Bandgap Solar Photovoltaic Devices" Photons 9(1), pp. 53-55 (2011).
J. M. Pearce, N. Podraza, R. W. Collins, M.M. Al-Jassim, K.M. Jones, J. Deng, and C. R. Wronski "Optimization of Open-Circuit Voltage in Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells with Mixed Phase (Amorphous + Nanocrystalline) p-Type Contacts of Low Nanocrystalline Content", Journal of Applied Physics, 101(11), 114301, 2007. open access
S. Y. Myong, S. W. Kwon, J. H. Kwak, K. S. Lim, J. M. Pearce, and M. Konagai, "Good stability of protocrystalline silicon multilayer solar cells against light irradiation originating from vertically regular distribution of isolated nano-sized silicon grains", 4th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion Proceedings, p. 492, 2006.
S. Y. Myong, K. S. Lim, J. M. Pearce, "Double amorphous silicon-carbide p-layer structures producing highly stabilized pin-type protocrystalline silicon multilayer solar cells", Applied Physics Letters, 87(19), 193509 (2005); 87, 259901(2005). open access
J. M. Pearce, J. Deng, M. L. Albert, C. R. Wronski, and R.W. Collins, "Room Temperature Annealing of Fast States from 1 sun Illumination in Protocrystalline Si:H Materials and Solar Cells", 31st IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conf. Proc., (IEEE, 2005) pp. 1536-1539, 2005. open access
J. Deng, J.M. Pearce, V. Vlahos, M.L. Albert, R.W. Collins, and C.R. Wronski, "A New Approach to the Analysis of Forward Bias Dark Current Characteristics of a-Si:H Solar Cells", 31st IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conf. Proc., pp. 1404-1407, 2005. open access
C. R. Wronski, R. W. Collins, N. J. Podraza, V. Vlahos, J. M. Pearce, J. Deng, M. Albert, G. M. Ferreira, C. Chen, "Optimization of Phase-Engineered a-Si:H-based Multi-junction Solar Cells: Final Status Report", October 2001 - July 2005, NREL Subcontract No. NDJ-1-30630-01.
G.M. Ferreira, Chi Chen, R.J. Koval, J.M. Pearce, R. W. Collins, and C. R. Wronski, "Optimization of protocrystalline silicon p-type layers for amorphous silicon n-i-p solar cells", Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 338-340, pp. 694-697, 2004.
J. Deng, J.M. Pearce, V. Vlahos, R.W. Collins, and C.R. Wronski, "Characterization of the Bulk Recombination in Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells", Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 808, A8.8, 2004.
C. R. Wronski, R. W. Collins, V. Vlahos, J. M. Pearce, J. Deng, M. Albert, G. M. Ferreira, and C. Chen, "Optimization of Phase-Engineered a-Si:H-Based Multijunction Solar Cells: Second Annual Technical Status Report", January 2003--January 2004, NREL/SR-520-36695, August 1, 2004.
J. Deng, J. M. Pearce, R. J. Koval, V. Vlahos, R.W. Collins, and C. R. Wronski, "Absence of carrier recombination associated with the defect pool model in a-Si:H i-layers: Evidence from current-voltage characteristics on p-i-n and n-i-p solar cells", Applied Physics Letters, 82(18), pp. 3023-3025, 2003. pdf
J. Deng, J. M. Pearce, V. Vlahos, R. W. Collins, and C. R. Wronski, "Carrier Transport and Recombination in a-Si:H p-i-n Solar Cells in Dark and Under Illumination", Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 762, A3.4, 2003.
V. Vlahos, J. Deng, J. M. Pearce, R. J. Koval, R. W. Collins and C. R. Wronski, "Recombination in n-i-p (substrate) a-Si:H Solar Cells with Silicon Carbide and Protocrystalline p-layers", Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 762, A7.2, 2003.
R. J. Koval, A. S. Ferlauto, J. M. Pearce, R. W. Collins, and C. R. Wronski, "Mobility Gap Profiles in Si:H Intrinsic Layers Prepared by H2-Dilution of SiH4: Effects on the Performance of p-i-n Solar Cells", Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 299-302, pp. 1136-1141, 2002.
R. J. Koval, Chi Chen, G. M. Ferreira, A. S. Ferlauto, J. M. Pearce, P.I. Rovira, R. W. Collins, and C.R. Wronski, "Maximization of the open circuit voltage for a-Si:H n-i-p solar cells by incorporation of protocrystalline Si:H p-type layers", Applied Physics Letters, 81(7) 1258-1260, 2002. pdf
J. M. Pearce, R. J. Koval, R.W. Collins, C. R. Wronski, M.M. Al-Jassim, and K.M. Jones "Correlation of Light-Induced Changes in a-Si:H Films with Characteristics of Corresponding Solar Cells" 29th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conf. Proc., (IEEE, 2002) pp. 1098-1101, 2002. open access
R. J. Koval, J. M. Pearce, Chi Chen, G. M. Ferreira, A. S. Ferlauto, R. W. Collins, and C.R. Wronski, "Microstructurally Engineered p-layers for Obtaining High Open-Circuit Voltages in a-Si:H n-i-p Solar Cells", 29th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conf. Proc., (IEEE, 2002) pp. 1090-1093, 2002. open access
R. J. Koval, Chi Chen, G. M. Ferreira, A. S. Ferlauto, J. M. Pearce, P. I. Rovira, C. R. Wronski, and R. W. Collins, "Protocrystalline Si:H p-type Layers for Maximization of the Open Circuit Voltage of a-Si:H n-i-p Solar Cells", Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 715, A6.1, 2002.
C. R. Wronski, J. M. Pearce, R. J. Koval, A. S. Ferlauto, and R. W. Collins, "Progress in Amorphous Silicon Based Solar Cell Technology", Proceedings of Rio 2002: World Climate and Energy Event, pp. 67-72, 2002.
C. R. Wronski, J. M. Pearce, R. J. Koval, A. S. Ferlauto, and R. W. Collins, "Advances in Amorphous Silicon Solar Cells", 5th Sanken International Symposium - Frontier Material Science Towards Energy Conversion and Ecological Design, pp. 5-6, Osaka, 2002.
Christopher R. Wronski, Robert W. Collins, Joshua M. Pearce, Randy J. Koval, Andre S. Ferlauto, Gelio M. Ferreira, and Chi Chen, "Stable a-Si:H based multijunction solar cells with guidance from real-time optics", National Renewable Energy Laboratory, NREL/SR-520-32692 2002 Final Report.
R.J. Koval, J.M. Pearce, A.S. Ferlauto, R.W. Collins, and C.R. Wronski, "Evolution of the Mobility Gap with Thickness in Hydrogen-Diluted Intrinsic Si:H Materials in the Phase Transition Region and Its Effect on p-i-n Solar Cell Characteristics", Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., 664, A16.4, 2001.
J. M. Pearce, R. J. Koval, R.W. Collins, and C.R. Wronski, "Quantitative Correlation of High Quality a-Si:H p-i-n Solar Cell Characteristics with Properties of the Bulk and p/i Interface Region", 28th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conf. Proc., (IEEE, 2000) pp. 944-947, 2000. open access
R. J. Koval, J. M. Pearce, A.S. Ferlauto, P.I. Rovira, R.W. Collins, and C.R. Wronski, "The Role of Phase Transitions in Protocrystalline Si:H on the Performance their of Solar Cells", 28th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conf. Proc., (IEEE, 2000) pp. 750-753, 2000. open access
Joshua M. Pearce, Randy J. Koval, Andre S. Ferlauto, Robert W. Collins, Christopher R. Wronski, Jeffrey Yang, and Subhendu Guha, "Dependence of open circuit voltage in protocrystalline Si:H solar cells on carrier recombination in p/i interface and bulk regions", Appl. Phys. Lett. 77, 3093-3095, 2000. open access

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