Overview on Different Types of Solar Cells: An Update

Soonmin, Ho; Hardani, Hardani; Nandi, Pronoy; Mwankemwa, Benard S.; Malevu, Thembinkosi D.; Malik, Muhammad Imran

doi:10.3390/app13042051

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“…However, they face challenges due to the toxic nature of their materials and their limited abundance in nature. [ 65 ] Third‐generation SCs represent the latest PV technologies, offering the potential for integration into wearable devices. They can be further categorized based on material types, such as dye‐sensitized SCs (DSSCs), perovskite SCs (PSCs), organic SCs (OSCs), and quantum dot SCs.…”

Section: Ambient Energy Harvesting Technologiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

2D Material‐Based Wearable Energy Harvesting Textiles: A Review

Ali,

Dulal,

Karim

et al. 2023

Small Structures

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Wearable electronic textiles (e‐textiles) have emerged as a transformative technology revolutionizing healthcare monitoring and communication by seamlessly integrating with the human body. However, their practical application has been limited by the lack of compatible and sustainable power sources. Various energy sources, including solar, thermal, mechanical, and wind, have been explored for harvesting, leading to diverse energy harvesting technologies, such as photovoltaic, thermoelectric, piezoelectric, and triboelectric systems. Notably, 2D materials have gained significant attention as attractive candidates for energy harvesting and storage in e‐textiles due to their unique properties, such as high surface‐to‐volume ratio, mechanical strength, and electrical conductivity. Textile‐based energy harvesters employing 2D materials offer promising solutions for powering next‐generation smart and wearable devices integrated into clothing. This comprehensive review explores the utilization of 2D materials in textile‐based energy harvesters, covering their preparation, fabrication, and characterization strategies. Recent advancements are highlighted, focusing on the integration of 2D materials and their practical implementations, shedding light on the performance and effectiveness of 2D‐material‐based energy harvesters in e‐textiles, and highlighting their potential as a sustainable alternative to conventional power supplies in wearable technologies.

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Section: Ambient Energy Harvesting Technologiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

2D Material‐Based Wearable Energy Harvesting Textiles: A Review

Ali,

Dulal,

Karim

et al. 2023

Small Structures

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“…Numerous hundreds of publications have reported the synthesis, photophysical properties, and use of conjugated polymers in OPVs. Several reviews have gathered these papers [54][55][56], emphasizing the polymerization strategy [57], the role of specific building blocks [58][59][60][61], the improvement of the active layer or cell technology [9,62,63], the achievement of transparent BHJ photoactive layers and devices [54,64], or their morphological design strategies for improving charge carrier mobilities [65]. Recently, conjugated polymer-based bulk heterojunction solar cells have exhibited high power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) up to 18.22% in 2020 [66] and up to 19.3% in a single-junction cell in 2022 [67].…”

Section: Polymer-based Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Additionally, organic photovoltaics (OPVs) have rapidly become attractive due to their solution-processability, low cost, light weight, flexibility, semi-transparency, and optical tunability advantages. Since the pioneering works of Tang on organic solar cells (OSCs) [6], different concepts have been proposed for OSCs' elaboration [7][8][9]. The organic photovoltaic effect originates from electronic phenomena resulting from interaction of π-conjugated semiconducting organic materials with solar light.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of Alkyl-Based Side Chains in Conjugated Materials for Bulk Heterojunction Organic Photovoltaic Cells—A Review

Moineau-Chane Ching

2023

Energies

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The research for efficient organic materials organized in bulk heterojunction (BHJ) thin films for organic photovoltaics (OPVs) has shown a significant breakthrough in the past decade. Desired structural organization can be attained through various strategies. In this regard, the current review highlights tuning of alkyl chains introduced on molecular structures of active materials. The recent wide literature is classified based on the introduction of alkyl chains on polymers and small molecules used as donor and acceptor materials. The design of these materials, the morphological aspects of the active layers, and the performances of the related photovoltaic cells are detailed. A comprehensive discussion on chemical structures of the different material families considered, their modification by alkyl chains of various natures, and the morphological aspects are reported and tabulated.

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“…In photovoltaic technology, perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are progressively replacing traditional solar cells [1,2]. Hybrid organic-inorganic PSCs significant improvement in power conversion efficiency (PCE), from 3.8% to 25.8%, indicates its future potential.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Correlation between defect properties and the performance of eco-friendly CsSnI₃-based perovskite solar cells

Mottakin,

Su’Ait,

Chelvanathan

et al. 2024

Semicond. Sci. Technol.

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This study investigates the potential use of eco-friendly, all-inorganic CsSnI3 perovskite (PVK) as an absorber layer. Despite having higher temperature stability of CsSnI3,the challenge is to get a uniform and defect-free film that hinders the performance. To accomplish this goal, we investigated several PSC performance-related variables, including material defect density (Nt), transport materials, layer thickness, temperature impacts, and back contact work functions. TiO2 demonstrates the best performances as ETL and PEDOT:PSS as HTL. Negative valence band or conduction band offset values indicate no barrier preventing photogenerated carriers from flowing into the charge transport layers. The simulation result shows that HTL thickness shows a higher impact than ETL thickness. For the PVK thickness of 500 nm and a carrier density of 1018 cm−3, the device offers an optimum PCE of 20.1 %. The PVK defect significantly impacts performance more than the interface defect. Higher recombination occurs at the TiO2-CsSnI3 interface. Defects in the deep-level trap (DLT) at the middle of the band gap energy are detrimental to device performance. The proposed structure's temperature coefficient (CT) is approximately ‒0.367 % K‒1, indicating excellent thermal stability in an open environment. Selection of 'A' cation, addition of additives, or carefully controlled fabrication technique can passivate the defect. This research shows the strategy for creating defects-free perovskite solar cell devices, ultimately enhancing performance and stability.

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Overview on Different Types of Solar Cells: An Update

Cited by 22 publications

References 239 publications

2D Material‐Based Wearable Energy Harvesting Textiles: A Review

2D Material‐Based Wearable Energy Harvesting Textiles: A Review

Impact of Alkyl-Based Side Chains in Conjugated Materials for Bulk Heterojunction Organic Photovoltaic Cells—A Review

Correlation between defect properties and the performance of eco-friendly CsSnI₃-based perovskite solar cells

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Overview on Different Types of Solar Cells: An Update

Cited by 22 publications

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2D Material‐Based Wearable Energy Harvesting Textiles: A Review

2D Material‐Based Wearable Energy Harvesting Textiles: A Review

Impact of Alkyl-Based Side Chains in Conjugated Materials for Bulk Heterojunction Organic Photovoltaic Cells—A Review

Correlation between defect properties and the performance of eco-friendly CsSnI3-based perovskite solar cells

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Correlation between defect properties and the performance of eco-friendly CsSnI₃-based perovskite solar cells