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Martinez Lopez, V.A. (author), Ziar, H. (author), Haverkort, J.W. (author), Zeman, M. (author), Isabella, O. (author)This review provides a comprehensive overview of the dynamics of low-temperature water electrolyzers and their influence on coupling the three major technologies, alkaline, Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) and, Anion Exchange Membrane (AEM) with photovoltaic (PV) systems. Hydrogen technology is experiencing considerable interest as a way to...review 2023
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Ziar, H. (author), Manganiello, P. (author), Isabella, O. (author), Zeman, M. (author)At present, electrification and digitalization are two significant trends in the energy sector. Large-scale introduction of variable renewable energy sources, energy storage and power-electronics components, all based on direct current (DC), is fundamentally changing the electrical energy system of today that is based on alternating current ...review 2020
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van Nijen, D.A. (author), Manganiello, P. (author), Zeman, M. (author), Isabella, O. (author)Power electronics traditionally plays a crucial role in conditioning the power of photovoltaic (PV) modules and connecting the systems to the electricity grid. Recently, PV module designs with more sub-module power electronics are gaining increased attention. These designs can offer higher reliability and improved resilience against non...review 2022
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- Ziar, H. (author), Asaei, Behzad (author), Farhangi, Shahrokh (author), Korevaar, Marc (author), Isabella, O. (author), Zeman, M. (author) poster 2017
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- Ziar, H. (author), Mishra, Sandeep (author), Isabella, O. (author), Zeman, M. (author) poster 2018
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- Ziar, H. (author), Sönmez, Furkan Fatih (author), Isabella, O. (author), Zeman, M. (author) poster 2018
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- Schepel, Veikko (author), Tozzi, Arianna (author), Ziar, H. (author), Isabella, O. (author), Zeman, M. (author) poster 2018
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De Haan, V. (author), Santbergen, R. (author), Tijssen, M. (author), Zeman, M. (author)A study is presented giving the response of three types of fiber-optic interferometers by which a standing wave through an object is investigated. The three types are a Sagnac, Mach–Zehnder and Michelson–Morley interferometer. The response of the Mach–Zehnder interferometer is similar to the Sagnac interferometer. However, the Sagnac...journal article 2011
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Jarolimek, K. (author), De Groot, R.A. (author), De Wijs, G.A. (author), Zeman, M. (author)Quantum wells (QWs) are nanostructures consisting of alternating layers of a low and high band-gap semiconductor. The band gap of QWs can be tuned by changing the thickness of the low band-gap layer, due to quantum confinement effects. Although this principle is well established for crystalline materials, there is still controversy for QWs...journal article 2014
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Santbergen, R. (author), Smets, A.H.M. (author), Zeman, M. (author)We present a novel approach for modeling the reflectance, transmittance and absorption depth profile of thin-film multilayer structures such as solar cells. Our model is based on the net-radiation method adapted for coherent calculations and is highly flexible while using a simple algorithm. We demonstrate that as a result arbitrary multilayer...journal article 2013
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Schulte, M. (author), Bittkau, K. (author), Jäger, K. (author), Ermes, M. (author), Zeman, M. (author), Pieters, B.E. (author)Textured interfaces in thin-film silicon solar cells improve the efficiency by light scattering. A technique to get experimental access to the angular intensity distribution (AID) at textured interfaces of the transparent conductive oxide (TCO) and silicon is introduced. Measurements are performed on a sample with polished microcrystalline...journal article 2011
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Jarolimek, K. (author), De Groot, R.A. (author), De Wijs, G.A. (author), Zeman, M. (author)We present a theoretical study of hydrogenated amorphous silicon nitride (a-SiNx:H), with equal concentrations of Si and N atoms (x=1), for two considerably different densities (2.0 and 3.0?g/cm3). Densities and hydrogen concentration were chosen according to experimental data. Using first-principles molecular-dynamics within density-functional...journal article 2010
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Solntsev, S. (author), Zeman, M. (author)In thin-film silicon solar cells (TFSC) efficient light management is essential in order to increase energy conversion efficiency. The application of nano-scale periodic gratings (PG) is a promising method to enhance absorption in the absorber layers of TFSC since they can efficiently scatter the incident light. Carefully designed gratings give...journal article 2011
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- Nádazdy, V. (author), Zeman, M. (author) journal article 2004
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Deligiannis, D. (author), Alivizatos, S. (author), Ingenito, A. (author), Zhang, D. (author), Van Sebille, M. (author), Van Swaaij, R.A.C.M.M. (author), Zeman, M. (author)Silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells constantly gain more attention due to their low cost and relatively high efficiency. An important aspect of these solar cells is the incorporation of intrinsic hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) layers at each side of the c-Si wafer, which has increased the efficiency potential due to the excellent...journal article 2014
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Tan, H. (author), Sivec, L. (author), Yan, B. (author), Santbergen, R. (author), Zeman, M. (author), Smets, A.H.M. (author)We show experimentally that the photocurrent of thin-film hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon (?c-Si:H) solar cells can be enhanced by 4.5?mA/cm2 with a plasmonic back reflector (BR). The light trapping performance is improved using plasmonic BR with broader angular scattering and lower parasitic absorption loss through tuning the size of...journal article 2013
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Selker, J.S. (author), Thévenaz, L. (author), Huwald, H. (author), Mallet, A. (author), Luxemburg, W.M.J. (author), Van de Giesen, N. (author), Stejskal, M. (author), Zeman, J. (author), Westhoff, M. (author), Parlange, M.B. (author)Instruments for distributed fiber-optic measurement of temperature are now available with temperature resolution of 0.01°C and spatial resolution of 1 m with temporal resolution of fractions of a minute along standard fiber-optic cables used for communication with lengths of up to 30,000 m. We discuss the spectrum of fiber-optic tools that may...journal article 2006
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Ingenito, A. (author), Ortiz Lizcano, J.C. (author), Luxembourg, S.L. (author), Santbergen, R. (author), Weeber, A. (author), Isabella, O. (author), Zeman, M. (author)At present, research in c-Si solar cells is focused on increasing the efficiency while reducing the amount of used materials. Since silicon wafer and metal contribute up to 50% to the cost of a module, it is crucial to reduce the amount of these materials to fabricate cost-effective modules. In particular, for reducing the consumption of metal,...journal article 2014
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Melskens, J. (author), Schnegg, A. (author), Baldansuren, A. (author), Lips, K. (author), Plokker, M.P. (author), Eijt, S.W.H. (author), Schut, H. (author), Fischer, M. (author), Zeman, M. (author), Smets, A.H.M. (author)The structural and electrical properties of metastable defects in various types of hydrogenated amorphous silicon have been studied using a powerful combination of continuous wave electron-paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, electron spin echo (ESE) decay measurements, and Doppler broadening positron annihilation spectroscopy. The observed...journal article 2015
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Jäger, K. (author), Fischer, M. (author), Van Swaaij, R.A.C.M.M. (author), Zeman, M. (author)Thin-film silicon solar cells (TFSSC), which can be manufactured from abundant materials solely, contain nano-textured interfaces that scatter the incident light. We present an approximate very fast algorithm that allows optimizing the surface morphology of two-dimensional nano-textured interfaces. Optimized nano-textures scatter the light...journal article 2013