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A numerical approach for optimizing ultrawideband absorber performance with MXene multilayer metamaterials for solar engineering applications

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Comparative Study of Quasi-Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using Z907, N719, Photoactive Phenothiazine Dyes and PVDF-HFP Gel Polymer Electrolytes with Different Molecular Weights

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A review of interface engineering characteristics for high performance perovskite solar cells

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Investigation on the Possibility of Improving the Performance of a Silicon Cell Using Selected Dye Concentrator

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Enhancing perovskite solar cells and X-ray photodetectors with hybrid MoSe2@CNT composites: A path to improved efficiency and sensitivity

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Synergistic enhancement of DSSC performance via Ti3C2 MXene-modified copper redox electrolytes: Mechanistic insights into charge transfer and recombination

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2D-Ti3C2 MXenes decorated with WO3 as counter electrode catalysts for iodide redox shuttle in dye-sensitized solar cells

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Low-temperature preparation of high electrical conductivity amorphous compact Zn-doped TiO2 thin films via vacuum ultraviolet for high efficient solar cells

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New nanobiocomposite based on dead biomass of endophytic Aspergillus flavus associated with magnetic nanoparticles (Fe 3 O 4 ) for Congo Red adsorption

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