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Device Performance of Emerging Photovoltaic Materials (Version 1)
Author(s) -
Almora Osbel,
Baran Derya,
Bazan Guillermo C.,
Berger Christian,
Cabrera Carlos I.,
Catchpole Kylie R.,
ErtenEla Sule,
Guo Fei,
Hauch Jens,
HoBaillie Anita W. Y.,
Jacobsson T. Jesper,
Janssen Rene A. J.,
Kirchartz Thomas,
Kopidakis Nikos,
Li Yongfang,
Loi Maria A.,
Lunt Richard R.,
Mathew Xavier,
McGehee Michael D.,
Min Jie,
Mitzi David B.,
Nazeeruddin Mohammad K.,
Nelson Jenny,
Nogueira Ana F.,
Paetzold Ulrich W.,
Park NamGyu,
Rand Barry P.,
Rau Uwe,
Snaith Henry J.,
Unger Eva,
VaillantRoca Lídice,
Yip HinLap,
Brabec Christoph J.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advanced energy materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.08
H-Index - 220
eISSN - 1614-6840
pISSN - 1614-6832
DOI - 10.1002/aenm.202002774
Subject(s) - photovoltaic system , renewable energy , photovoltaics , systems engineering , materials science , computer science , process engineering , nanotechnology , electrical engineering , engineering
Emerging photovoltaics (PVs) focus on a variety of applications complementing large scale electricity generation. Organic, dye‐sensitized, and some perovskite solar cells are considered in building integration, greenhouses, wearable, and indoor applications, thereby motivating research on flexible, transparent, semitransparent, and multi‐junction PVs. Nevertheless, it can be very time consuming to find or develop an up‐to‐date overview of the state‐of‐the‐art performance for these systems and applications. Two important resources for recording research cells efficiencies are the National Renewable Energy Laboratory chart and the efficiency tables compiled biannually by Martin Green and colleagues. Both publications provide an effective coverage over the established technologies, bridging research and industry. An alternative approach is proposed here summarizing the best reports in the diverse research subjects for emerging PVs. Best performance parameters are provided as a function of the photovoltaic bandgap energy for each technology and application, and are put into perspective using, e.g., the Shockley–Queisser limit. In all cases, the reported data correspond to published and/or properly described certified results, with enough details provided for prospective data reproduction. Additionally, the stability test energy yield is included as an analysis parameter among state‐of‐the‐art emerging PVs.