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Tripping limitations of residual current devices in photovoltaic installations
PublicationIn electrical installations with photovoltaic sources of energy, earth fault current may comprise alternating current component and direct current component. The waveform shape of this earth fault current mainly depends on the point of the fault and the properties of a photovoltaic power electronics converter. The waveform shape of the current influences operation of protection devices, especially tripping threshold of residual...
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Comment on "On accurate capacitance characterization of organic photovoltaic cells"
PublicationIn the 100th volume of Applied Physics Letters Carr and Chaudhary have presented a work on capacitance characterization of organic photovoltaic cells. The work concerns small signal measurements of various organic photovoltaic structures. The authors however limit their considerations to one part of small signal response, namely to capacitance measured either in parallel mode or in series mode. This attitude generally does not...
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Chemical treatment of crystalline silicon solar cells as a main stage of pv modules recycling = Obróbka chemiczna krzemowych ogniw słonecznych jako najważniejszy etap w recyklingu modułów fotowoltaicznych
PublicationIn recent years, photovoltaic systems have gained worldwide recognition and popularity as a environmentally friendly way of solving energetic problems. However, a problem of utilizing worn out photovoltaic systems, amount of which will rapidly increase in the future, is yet to be solved. Establishing a technology of recycling and reusing obsolete photovoltaic panels is a necessity.Photovoltaic modules in crystalline silicon solar...
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Decrease in Photovoltaic Module Efficiency Due to Deposition of Pollutants
PublicationThe deposition of pollutants on the surface of photovoltaic (PV) modules reduce the efficiency that can be achieved in given climatic conditions. This results in the loss of energy yield obtained from the solar installation. A number of factors determine the scale of this problem. The first of these is the amount of impurities deposited, the associated amount of precipitation, and the speed and direction of the wind. A second aspect...
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Performance Analysis of A Photovoltaic-Thermal Integrated System
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono analizę energetyczną i egzergetyczną układu zintegrowanego PV/T. Straty egzergii występują zawsze w układach, w których procesy zachodzą ze zmianą temperatury i są proporcjonalne do wzrostu entropii systemu. Analiza egzergetyczna pozwala zlokalizować miejsce, wielkość i źródło termodynamicznej nieefektywności i ta informacja, trudna do pozyskania w inny sposób (np. przez analizę energetyczną) jest przydatna...
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Pure silicon recovering from photovoltaic modules
PublicationOdzyskiwanie krzemu ze zużytych lub uszkodzonych modułów fotowoltaicznych może mieć znaczenie nie tylko ekonomiczne, ale również ekologiczne. Etap obejmujący procesy chemiczne wymaga optymalizacji z punktu widzenia wymaganej czystości odzyskiwanego krzemu. W pracy przedstawiono wyniki przeprowadzonych prób trawienia poszczególnych warstw ogniw PV: warstwy antyodblaskowej, metalizacji (kontaktów), złącza p-n. Skład roztworów trawiących...
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Small photovoltaic setup for the air conditioning system
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Research of energy efficiency of laboratory photovoltaic installation
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The sun tracking photovoltaic system in Northern Poland
PublicationPrezentowana fotowoltaiczna instalacja nadążna została umieszczona na dachu budynku Wydziału Chemicznego Politechniki Gdańskiej i składa się z czterech modułów: systemu PV, układu komputerowej kontroli położenia, stacji meteorologicznej, umożliwiającej analizę wpływu warunków atmosferycznych (prędkości i kierunku wiatru, temperatury powietrza, nasłonecznienia) na parametry pracy modułów fotowoltaicznych oraz komputerowego systemu...
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SPATIAL PLANNING OF PHOTOVOLTAIC INVESTMENTS IN THE MOTORWAY ZONE
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Recycling of photovoltaic modules - legal status, technology, market prospects
PublicationThe increase in the number of manufactured and installed photovoltaic modules and the growing concern about the insufficient supply of pure silicon imply the need to take action to develop infrastructure for recycling PV modules. The article presents a multifaceted analysis of the current state of development of the photovoltaic module recycling sector from a global and national perspective. The essence of the issue was introduced...
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Photovoltaic bulk heterojunctions with interpenetrating network based on semiconducting polymers
PublicationPhotovoltaic cells are supposed to be the most common generators of useful electricity in the nearest future as they utilize inexhaustible carriers of renewable energy called photons. Despite the fact that 95% of worldwide applied photovoltaic devices are based on inorganic semiconductors the area of organic photovoltaics grows successively due to possibility of considerable reduction of manufacturing costs. Since the Heeger's...
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Photovoltaic properties of cadmium selenide–titanyl phthalocyanine planar heterojunction devices
PublicationPhotovoltaic phenomenon taking place in cadmium selenide (CdSe)/titanyl phthalocyanine (TiOPc) planar heterojunction devices is described. Mechanisms of free charge carrier generation and their recombination in the dark and under illumination are analyzed, chosen photovoltaic parameters are presented.
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CLEANING METHODS FOR DUST DEPOSITED ON THE FRONT COVER OF PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE
PublicationPhotovoltaic modules are one of the renewable energy sources with great potential for application in various regions of the world as well as for different terrain. They are, however, sensitive to external factors, affecting the overall amount of energy generated, such as solar irradiance, shading effects and any form of soil build-up on the front glass cover of solar device. The latter issue happens over a course of weeks, months...
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The photovoltaic effect in a heterojunction of molybdenyl phthalocyanine and perylene dye
PublicationPraca przedstawia wyniki pomiarów efektu fotowoltaicznego w układzie zbudowanego z warstw: tlenek indowo-cynowy, barwnik perylenowy, ftalocyjanina molibdenylu, złoto. Obserwowany efekt fotowoltaiczny jest wynikiem dysocjacji ekscytonów na granicy - barwnik perylenowy/ftalocyjanina. W interpretacji wyników uwzględniono procesy generacyjno-rekombinacyjne w złączu.
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The model of photovoltaic phenomenon in thin inhomogeneously organic film
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono model zjawiska fotowoltaicznego w obecności gradientu pułapek nośników ładunku. Zakładając, że długość dyfuzji ekscytonów związana jest z koncentracją pułapek, wykazano, że napięcie fotowoltaiczne silnie zależy od gradientu koncentracji pułapek.
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Photovoltaic maximum power point varying with illumination and temperature
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wyniki badań eksperymentalnych zmian położenia punktu maksymalnej mocy na charakterystyce prądowo-napięciowej modułu ogniw fotowoltaicznych, związanych ze zmieniającą się temperaturą i natężeniem padającego promieniowania. Badano czas narastania napięcia pracy i temperatury ogniw w początkowej fazie ekspozycji na promieniowanie słoneczne. Przedstawiono niektóre praktyczne aspekty zastosowania układu automatycznego...
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Photovoltaic solar energy development in the Baltic Sea Region
PublicationInformacje zawarte w tym artykule odzwierciedlają różnorodność rozwoju technologii fotowoltaicznych i różnorodność etapów realizacji PV przez kraje regionu Morza Bałtyckiego (Dania, Finlandia, Niemcy, Łotwa, Litwa, Szwecja, Polska, Estonia).
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Application of commercial supercapacitor modules in autonomic photovoltaic installations
PublicationDynamiczny rozwój technologii i konstrukcji superkondensatorów, napędzany głównie potrzebami przemysłu motoryzacyjnego pozwala na stwierdzenie, że stają się one coraz bardziej realną alternatywą dla konwencjonalnych akumulatorów stosowanych w autonomicznych instalacjach fotowoltaicznych.Za ich stosowaniem przemawiają takie zalety jak: możliwość szybkiego ładowania i rozładowania, wielokrotnie wyższa trwałość, bezobsługowość eksploatacji...
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Autonomic hybrid photovoltaic installations supported by thermoelectric generators
PublicationGeneratory termoelektryczne są urządzeniami dokonującymi bezpośredniej konwersji energii cieplnej na elektryczną.W ostatnich latach obserwuje się dynamiczny rozwój ich technologii, konstrukcji oraz obszarów zastosowań. Ponieważ ich sprawności systematycznie rosną, zatem w niektórych realizacjach celowe staje się ich zastosowanie do wspomagania autonomicznych hybrydowych instalacji fotowoltaicznych.W artykule dokonano przeglądu...
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CURRENT TRENDS IN RECYCLING OF PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS AND MODULES WASTE
PublicationIn comparison to other energy producing techniques, photovoltaics (PV) is one of the most promising options: no emission of any matter into the environment during operation; extremely long operation period (estimated average: 25 years), minimum maintenance, robust technique, aesthetic aspects. The use of photovoltaics is rapidly increasing, and the respective market is developing accordingly. Although PV manufacturing equipment...
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Recycling of Photovoltaic Solar Cells and Modules - Te State - Of - Art
PublicationIn comparison to other energy producing techniques, photovoltaics (PV) is one of the most promising options: no emission of any matter into the environment during operation; extremely long operation period (estimated average: 25 years), minimum maintenance, robust technique, aesthetic aspects. The use of photovoltaics is rapidly increasing, and the respective market is developing accordingly. Although PV manufacturing equipment...
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Energy Yield Generated by a Small Building Integrated Photovoltaic Installation
PublicationIn the recent years photovoltaic (PV) industry has experienced a major growth, caused by the ever present annual decrease in module production prices and the expanding awareness of the general public in terms of renewable energy. There are numerous ways to implement PV modules as an additional energy source for a building, be it mounted on the rooftop, or building integrated (BIPV). An analysis of BIPV consisting of 8 modules with...
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The Issue of Shading Photovoltaic Installation Caused by Dust Accumulation on the Glass Surface
PublicationThe issue of accumulation of dust and other pollutants on the surface of photovoltaic modules was thoroughly analysed over the years. One of the first surveys in this field of knowledge linked pollutant accumulation on the module surface with transmittance loss of its glass covering, which leads to lessened amount of solar radiation reaching solar cells. First stage of this accumulation process is linear transparency loss, and second...
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The Impact of Micro-Sources on Voltage Distortions in a Power Grid
PublicationThe increase in the number of photovoltaic (PV) systems integrated with low voltage (LV) grids has led to a great need to analyse the impact of these systems on the quality of electricity and the reliability of its supply. This paper presents and compares the energy quality requirements imposed by various countries on photovoltaic plants. Then, based on real object tests and simulation in DIgSILENT PowerFactory, the impact has...
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Selected Technical Requirements for Photovoltaic Plant Interconnection with a Medium Voltage Grid
PublicationThe article discusses some selected technical requirements, which according to these authors should be recognised and met by photovoltaic power plants connected to national distribution grids in the context of their likely development. This development today is limited, since Polish legislation has not implemented the relevant EU Directive [8]. The study points out the purposefulness of incorporating the necessary requirements...
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Electrical properties of organic and perovskite systems used in solar cells
PublicationNowadays, a great progress in the areas of molecular and hybrid photovoltaics is observed. The devices based on organic and perovskite materials are getting attention mostly due to their low cost production process. However, their efficiency and stability are still lower than for inorganic materials which make them less popular. Therefore, a detailed understanding of the device physics is fundamental for organic and perovskite...
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The Analysis of Working Parameters Decrease in Photovoltaic Modules as a Result of Dust Deposition
PublicationThe aspect of dust accumulation on the surface of photovoltaic (PV) modules should be thoroughly understood in order to minimize possible obstacles affecting energy generation. Several elements affect the amount of pollutant gathered on the surface of a solar device, mainly its localization, which is irreversibly linked to factors such as annual rainfall, occasional snow coverage, or, in a dry climate, increased blow of dust during...
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Innovative system for energy collection and management integrated within a photovoltaic module
PublicationThe dynamic development of battery technology and design based on the flow of lithium ions, mainly driven by the needs of the automotive industry, leads to the conclusion that these batteries are becoming a more viable alternative to traditional lead-acid batteries. Their use is driven by the ability to quickly charge and discharge, a higher durability, maintenance-free operation, much smaller dimensions and lighter weight. The...
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Trends in Locally Balanced Energy Systems without the Use of Fossil Fuels: A Review
PublicationIn recent years, the idea of the operation of energy systems (power systems, heating systems) has changed significantly. This paper is an overview of locally balanced energy systems without the use of fossil fuels. The paper justifies the concept of local energy balancing in a new energy system that does not use fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, and crude oil), based on European Union guidelines and formal documents as well as the...
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Light intensity analysis of photovoltaic parameters for perovskite solar cells
PublicationThe number of publications on perovskite solar cells (PSC) continues to grow exponentially. Although the efficiency of PSC is exceeded 25.5%, not every research laboratory can reproduce this result or even pass the border of 20%. Unfortunately, it is not always clear which dominating mechanism is responsible for the performance drop. Here, we develop a simple method of light intensity analysis of JV parameters allowing the understanding...
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Manufacture of photovoltaic cells with hybrid organic–inorganic bulk heterojunction
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Recycling and Reuse Treatment Technologies for Photovoltaic Cells and Modules - a Review
PublicationŚredni czas życia modułów fotowoltaicznych wynosi obecnie ponad 25 lat. Dla Europy oczekuje się rozpoczęcia okresu końca życia modułów montowanych na skalę masową w 2040 r. - szacuje się wzrost odpadów pochodzących z modułów PV do 33 500 ton. Zagospodarowanie wycofanych z użytku elementów systemów PV może stać się problemem w związku z ciągle rosnącą produkcją modułów fotowoltaicznych. Mogą i powinny być one poddane recyklingowi,...
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The author's technology for the recovery of materials from the silicon photovoltaic cells
PublicationOdzyskanie czystego krzemu z uszkodzonych lub wycofanych z eksploatacji modułów PV może prowadzić do korzyści ekonomicznych i ekologicznych. Ze względu na wysokie wymagania jakościowe, dotyczące odzyskiwanego krzemu, procesy chemiczne są najważniejszym etapem w recyklingu ogniw PV. W artykule przedstawiono przykłady i możliwości odzyskania materiałów ze zużytych lub uszkodzonych ogniw fotowoltaicznych z krystalicznego krzemu oraz...
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The Possibility of Phase Change Materials (PCM) Usage to Increase Efficiency of the Photovoltaic Modules
PublicationSolar energy is widely available, free and inexhaustible. Furthermore this source of energy is the most friendly to the environment. For direct conversion of solar energy into useful forms like of electricity and thermal energy, respectively photovoltaic cells and solar collectors are being used. Forecast indicate that the first one solution will soon have a significant part in meeting the global energy demand. Therefore it is...
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LabVIEW-based intelligent system of protection against electric shock for photovoltaic installations
PublicationEvaluation of shock hazard in installations with photovoltaic sources of energy is more complicated than in a conventional low voltage system. In case of earth fault in photovoltaic generators, that are connected to the AC power public grid, a composite waveform of earth fault current in the installation may occur. For composite waveforms, the safety criteria should be modified. The paper considers the effect of the composite waveforms...
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Technical and Economic Analysis of an Intermediate Size Photovoltaic Power Plant. Case Study
PublicationThe article presents an analysis of the construction of a photovoltaic power plant with an installed capacity of about 30 kW. The principles of selecting the basic elements of the plant are shown. The impact of a high constant price on the profitability of the project is highlighted. The article also describes the existing mechanisms for subsidizing the investment.
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Hybrid P3HT: PCBM/GaN nanowire/Si cascade heterojunction for photovoltaic application
PublicationPoly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) are commonly used for the fabrication of organic photovoltaics (OPV). Efficiency limitations of OPVs could be circumvented by incorporation of inorganic nanostructures into organic blends. Again, integration of organic solar cells with well-developed silicon photovoltaic technology is ultimately desirable. In present work, GaN nanowires with diameters...
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Influence of excitons interaction with charge carriers on photovoltaic parameters in organic solar cells
PublicationWe report on theoretical analysis of excitons annihilation on charge carriers in organic solar cells. Numerical calculations based on transient one-dimensional drift-diffusion model have been carried out. An impact of three quantities (an annihilation rate constant, an exciton mobility and a recombination reduction factor) on current density and concentrations of charge carriers and excitons is investigated. Finally, we discuss...
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Degradation of electrical performance of a crystalline photovoltaic module due to dust deposition in northern Poland
PublicationThe reduction in power output caused by the accumulation of dust on the photovoltaic module surface is an important problem and should receive much more attention in the literature. This study was an evaluation of the performance degradation of crystalline photovoltaic modules due to natural and simulated dust deposition. Dust is created from powdered grains of sand and particles of different bodies. Dust originates from different...
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Photovoltaic effect in a heterojunction of di-(pyridyl)-perylenetetracarboxylic diimide and bromophosphorus phthalocyanine
PublicationFtalocyjniny i barwniki perylenowe są materiałami bardzo często wykorzystywanymi w organicznych układach fotowoltaicznych. Obie grupy materiałów charakteryzują się dużą odpornością chemiczną i termiczną oraz silną absorpcją światła w zakresie widzialnym. Ta praca przedstawia wyniki badań efektu fotowoltaicznego w heterozłączu utworzonym z ftalocyjaniny bromofosforowej (PBrPc) i pochodnej pirydylowej (PyPTC) barwnika perylenowego....
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Analysis of Jamrao canal for potential of hybrid photovoltaic/hydrokinetic turbine system
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New Thiophene Imines Acting as Hole Transporting Materials in Photovoltaic Devices
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Photovoltaic properties of organic heterojunctions formed from tetracene and zinc hexadecafluorophthalocyanine
PublicationPraca omawia własności fotowoltaiczne organicznego heterozłacza: tetracen-perfluoroftalocyanina cynku. W pracy przedstawione są charakterystyki prądowo-napięciowe, zależność prądu zwarcia od natężenia oświetlenia oraz spektralna charakterystyka prądu zwarcia.
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Recovery and re-use of photovoltaic solar cells from crystalline silicon
PublicationCrystalline silicon-type PV modules consist, in order of mass, of glass, an aluminium frame, an EVA coating, solar cells, a terminal box, back film and tapping screws. From the economic point of view, pure silicon, recoverable from spent cells, is the most important material owing to its cost and shortage. For crystalline, silicon-based PV cells, the following chemical treatments were performed: removal of the metal coating, followed...
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Efficiency limit of excitonic photovoltaic cells under phosphor-based white LED illumination
PublicationThe limit of energy conversion of excitonic photovoltaic cells working under white light illumination generated by phosphor-based LED is analysed using the modified Giebink approach. Particularly, the impact of the optical energy gap and energy loss associated with the excitons dissociation at the heterojunction interface on power conversion efficiency of the device are discussed. From the results of our study it follows that the...
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Consequences of suboptimal design of Building Integrated Photovoltaic Installation – a case study for Gdansk, Poland
PublicationThe carried out analysis concerns 2 kWp building integrated photovoltaic installation (BIPV) at the Chemistry Faculty of Gdansk University of Technology. It was proven that the generated energy data for every month diverge significantly from the expected vales. It is corelated with suboptimal orientation of the installation itself, as well as with the tilt angle varying from optimal.
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Recovery of Valuable Materials and Methods for Their Management When Recycling Thin-Film CdTe Photovoltaic Modules
PublicationDue to the development of new photovoltaic technologies, there is a need to research new recycling methods for these new materials. The recovery of metals from photovoltaic (PV) modules would reduce the consumption of raw materials. Therefore, the development of recycling technologies for used and damaged modules of newer generations is important for environmental reasons. The aim of the research is to shed light on the nature...
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Analysis of electromagnetic disturbances in DC network of grid connected building-integrated photovoltaic system
PublicationThis paper focuses on conducted electromagnetic interference (EMI) emissions and propagation in the DC network of grid connected building integrated photovoltaic (PV) system. The investigated PV system, consists of ten solar panels, cabling and the grid-connected one phase inverter. The EMI simulation model of the real PV system has been developed with the aid of impedance analyzer measurements of solar panels and the DC network...
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GaN Nanowire Array for Charge Transfer in Hybrid GaN/P3HT:PC71BM Photovoltaic Heterostructure Fabricated on Silicon
PublicationAbstract: We demonstrate that a GaN nanowire array can be used for efficient charge transfer between the organic photovoltaic layer and silicon in a Si/GaN/P3HT:PC71BM inverted hybrid heterostructure. The band alignment of such a material combination is favorable to facilitate exciton dissociation, carrier separation and electron transport into Si. The ordered nature of the GaN array helps to mitigate the intrinsic performance...