Recent advances in semi-transparent polymer and perovskite solar cells for power generating window applications
Semi-transparent photovoltaic (ST-PV) technologies can be applied to replace facades and roofs in conventional buildings and coatings on vehicles to produce energy from sunlight. Current ST-PV technology is Si-based, but although Si achieves adequate efficiencies, it compromises on aesthetic appeal;...
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| Published in | Energy & environmental science Vol. 11; no. 7; pp. 1688 - 179 |
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| Main Authors | , , , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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Cambridge
Royal Society of Chemistry
01.01.2018
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| Summary: | Semi-transparent photovoltaic (ST-PV) technologies can be applied to replace facades and roofs in conventional buildings and coatings on vehicles to produce energy from sunlight. Current ST-PV technology is Si-based, but although Si achieves adequate efficiencies, it compromises on aesthetic appeal; its color is intrinsically difficult to tune. However, this presents an opportunity for semi-transparent polymer and perovskite-based PVs, the optical properties of which can be modulated easily by tuning their material compositions. In this review article, we summarize recent progress made in the material selection, optical engineering and device architecture design for high-performance, semi-transparent polymer and perovskite solar cells and discuss challenges for the commercialization of these semi-transparent solar cells for power-generating applications in windows.
Semi-transparent photovoltaic (ST-PV) technologies can be applied to replace facades and roofs in conventional buildings and coatings on vehicles to produce energy from sunlight. |
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| Bibliography: | Qifan Xue received his BS degree (2013) and PhD degree (2017) in the School of Materials Science and Engineering from the South China University of Technology (SCUT) under the supervision of Prof. Hin-Lap Yip and Prof. Yong Cao. He is currently a lecturer in the State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, SCUT. His research focuses on interface, materials and device engineering for highly efficient polymer solar cells and perovskite solar cells. Christoph J. Brabec holds the chair "materials for electronics and energy technology (i-MEET)" in the materials science department of the Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg. Further, he is the scientific director of the Erlangen division of the Bavarian research institute for renewable energy (ZAE Bayern, Erlangen). He is co-founder of the Energy Campus Nürnberg (EnCN), member of the EnCN e.V board, spokesman of the interdisciplinary center for nanostructured films (IZNF) and member of the ZAE Bayern board. He received his PhD (1995) in physical chemistry from Linz university, joined the group of Prof. Alan Heeger at UCSB for a sabbatical, and continued to work on all aspects of organic semiconductor spectroscopy as assistant professor at Linz university with Prof. Serdar Sariciftci. He joined SIEMENS research labs as project leader for organic semiconductor devices in 2001 and joined Konarka in 2004, where he held the position of CTO before joining the university. He is author and co-author of more than 500 papers, has a Hirsch factor >90 and app. 100 patents and patent applications which are held by Konarka Technologies Inc. and further licensed to Merck Chemicals. He finished his habilitation in physical chemistry in 2003. His major research interests are on the correlation between microstructure and functionality, solution processed semiconductors and devices, high throughput materials engineering, non-destructive and spectroscopic imaging methods, large scale printing methods for device production, photovoltaics and renewable energy systems. Hin-Lap Yip is a Professor in the State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices and the Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) Department at the South China University of Technology (SCUT). He studied MSE at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (BSc 2001 and MSc 2003) and completed his PhD degree in MSE in 2008 under the guidance of Prof. Alex Jen at the University of Washington, Seattle. He then worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the same group before joining SCUT through the "Young Thousand Talents" program in 2013. His main research interests are in the fields of polymer and perovskite optoelectronic materials and devices. ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 14 |
| ISSN: | 1754-5692 1754-5706 |
| DOI: | 10.1039/c8ee00154e |