Evidence map›Paper›PMID 38027707›Full record

ReviewHeliyon2023

A comprehensive review of flexible cadmium telluride solar cells with back surface field layer.

Nur Irwany Ahmad, Yap Boon Kar, Camellia Doroody, Tiong Sieh Kiong, Kazi Sajedur Rahman, Muhammad Najib Harif, Nowshad Amin

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Review in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Flexible Glass: Myth and Photonic Technology.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
    Review
  3. Tellurium and Nano-Tellurium: Medicine or Poison?Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Nur Irwany AhmadCollege of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN @The Energy University), Putrajaya Campus, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Yap Boon KarCollege of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN @The Energy University), Putrajaya Campus, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Camellia DoroodyCollege of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN @The Energy University), Putrajaya Campus, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Tiong Sieh KiongCollege of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN @The Energy University), Putrajaya Campus, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Kazi Sajedur RahmanSolar Energy Research.Institute (SERI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
Muhammad Najib HarifFaculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Cawangan Negeri Sembilan, 72000, Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
Nowshad AminDept. of Electrical Electronic and Systems Engineering, FKAB, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent advancements in CdTe solar cell technology have introduced the integration of flexible substrates, providing lightweight and adaptable energy solutions for various applications. Some of the notable applications of flexible solar photovoltaic technology include building integrated photovoltaic systems (BIPV), transportation, aerospace, satellites, etc. However, despite this advancement, certain issues regarding metal and

Indexed as

Back surface field (BSF)Cadmium telluride (CdTe)EnergySolar cellThin films

Identifiers

PMID38027707
PMCPMC10663865

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