ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
18(5), P. 3871 - 3915
Published: Jan. 23, 2024
Energy
harvesting
textiles
have
emerged
as
a
promising
solution
to
sustainably
power
wearable
electronics.
Textile-based
solar
cells
(SCs)
interconnected
with
on-body
electronics
meet
such
needs.
These
technologies
are
lightweight,
flexible,
and
easy
transport
while
leveraging
the
abundant
natural
sunlight
in
an
eco-friendly
way.
In
this
Review,
we
comprehensively
explore
working
mechanisms,
diverse
types,
advanced
fabrication
strategies
of
photovoltaic
textiles.
Furthermore,
provide
detailed
analysis
recent
progress
made
various
types
textiles,
emphasizing
their
electrochemical
performance.
The
focal
point
review
centers
on
smart
for
electronic
applications.
Finally,
offer
insights
perspectives
potential
solutions
overcome
existing
limitations
textile-based
photovoltaics
promote
industrial
commercialization.
Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
32(1), P. 3 - 13
Published: Nov. 29, 2023
Abstract
Consolidated
tables
showing
an
extensive
listing
of
the
highest
independently
confirmed
efficiencies
for
solar
cells
and
modules
are
presented.
Guidelines
inclusion
results
into
these
outlined
new
entries
since
July
2023
reviewed.
Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
31(1), P. 3 - 16
Published: Nov. 21, 2022
Abstract
Consolidated
tables
showing
an
extensive
listing
of
the
highest
independently
confirmed
efficiencies
for
solar
cells
and
modules
are
presented.
Guidelines
inclusion
results
into
these
outlined,
new
entries
since
July
2022
reviewed.
Graphs
progress
with
each
cell
technology
over
30‐year
history
also
included
plus
updated
list
designated
test
centres.
Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
31(7), P. 651 - 663
Published: June 21, 2023
Abstract
Consolidated
tables
showing
an
extensive
listing
of
the
highest
independently
confirmed
efficiencies
for
solar
cells
and
modules
are
presented.
Guidelines
inclusion
results
into
these
outlined,
new
entries
since
January
2023
reviewed.
Communications Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
4(1)
Published: Jan. 5, 2023
Abstract
Organic/inorganic
metal
halide
perovskites
attract
substantial
attention
as
key
materials
for
next-generation
photovoltaic
technologies
due
to
their
potential
low
cost,
high
performance,
and
solution
processability.
The
unique
properties
of
the
rapid
advances
that
have
been
made
in
solar
cell
performance
facilitated
integration
into
a
broad
range
practical
applications,
including
tandem
cells,
building-integrated
photovoltaics,
space
with
batteries
supercapacitors
energy
storage
systems,
photovoltaic-driven
catalysis.
In
this
Review,
we
outline
notable
achievements
these
photovoltaic-integrated
technologies.
Outstanding
challenges
future
perspectives
development
fields
applications
are
discussed.
Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
32(7), P. 425 - 441
Published: July 1, 2024
Abstract
Consolidated
tables
showing
an
extensive
listing
of
the
highest
independently
confirmed
efficiencies
for
solar
cells
and
modules
are
presented.
Guidelines
inclusion
results
into
these
outlined,
new
entries
since
January
2024
reviewed.
Science,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
378(6626), P. 1295 - 1300
Published: Dec. 22, 2022
The
development
of
highly
stable
and
efficient
wide-bandgap
(WBG)
perovskite
solar
cells
(PSCs)
based
on
bromine-iodine
(Br-I)
mixed-halide
(with
Br
greater
than
20%)
is
critical
to
create
tandem
cells.
However,
issues
with
Br-I
phase
segregation
under
cell
operational
conditions
(such
as
light
heat)
limit
the
device
voltage
stability.
This
challenge
often
exacerbated
by
ready
defect
formation
associated
rapid
crystallization
Br-rich
chemistry
antisolvent
processes.
We
combined
a
gentle
gas-quench
method
prepare
textured
columnar
1.75-electron
volt
mixed
WBG
films
reduced
density.
With
this
approach,
we
obtained
PSCs
20%
power
conversion
efficiency,
approximately
1.33-volt
open-circuit
(Voc),
excellent
stability
(less
5%
degradation
over
1100
hours
operation
1.2
sun
at
65°C).
When
further
integrated
1.25-electron
narrow-bandgap
PSC,
27.1%
efficient,
all-perovskite,
two-terminal
high
Voc
2.2
volts.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
34(40)
Published: Aug. 20, 2022
Perovskite/silicon
tandem
solar
cells
are
promising
avenues
for
achieving
high-performance
photovoltaics
with
low
costs.
However,
the
highest
certified
efficiency
of
perovskite/silicon
devices
based
on
economically
matured
silicon
heterojunction
technology
(SHJ)
fully
textured
wafer
is
only
25.2%
due
to
incompatibility
between
limitation
fabrication
which
not
compatible
production-line
wafer.
Here,
a
molecular-level
nanotechnology
developed
by
designing
NiOx
/2PACz
([2-(9H-carbazol-9-yl)
ethyl]phosphonic
acid)
as
an
ultrathin
hybrid
hole
transport
layer
(HTL)
above
indium
tin
oxide
(ITO)
recombination
junction,
serve
vital
pivot
conformal
deposition
high-quality
perovskite
top.
The
interlayer
facilitates
uniform
self-assembly
2PACz
molecules
onto
surface,
thus
avoiding
direct
contact
ITO
and
top-cell
minimal
shunt
loss.
As
result
such
interfacial
engineering,
obtain
28.84%
1.2-cm2
masked
area,
performance
date
textured,
SHJ.
This
work
advances
commercially
high
costs
adopting
meticulously
designed
HTL/perovskite
interface.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
124(5), P. 2138 - 2204
Published: Feb. 29, 2024
Interfacial
engineering
has
long
been
a
vital
means
of
improving
thin-film
device
performance,
especially
for
organic
electronics,
perovskites,
and
hybrid
devices.
It
greatly
facilitates
the
fabrication
performance
solution-processed
devices,
including
field
effect
transistors
(OFETs),
solar
cells
(OSCs),
perovskite
(PVSCs),
light-emitting
diodes
(OLEDs).
However,
due
to
limitation
traditional
interfacial
materials,
further
progress
these
devices
is
hampered
particularly
in
terms
stability,
flexibility,
sensitivity.
The
deadlock
gradually
broken
through
development
self-assembled
monolayers
(SAMs),
which
possess
distinct
benefits
transparency,
diversity,
sensitivity,
selectivity,
surface
passivation
ability.
In
this
review,
we
first
showed
evolution
SAMs,
elucidating
their
working
mechanisms
structure–property
relationships
by
assessing
wide
range
SAM
materials
reported
date.
A
comprehensive
comparison
various
growth,
fabrication,
characterization
methods
was
presented
help
readers
interested
applying
works.
Moreover,
recent
design
applications
mainstream
electronic
OFETs,
OSCs,
PVSCs
OLEDs,
summarized.
Finally,
an
outlook
prospects
section
summarizes
major
challenges
SAMs
used
Advanced Energy Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(8)
Published: Jan. 4, 2023
Abstract
Engineering
of
the
interface
between
perovskite
absorber
thin
films
and
charge
transport
layers
has
fueled
development
solar
cells
(PSCs)
over
past
decade.
For
p‐i‐n
PSCs,
adoption
hole
utilizing
self‐assembled
monolayers
(SAM‐HTLs)
based
on
carbazole
functional
groups
with
phosphonic
acid
anchoring
enabled
almost
lossless
contacts,
minimizing
interfacial
recombination
to
advance
power
conversion
efficiency
in
single‐junction
tandem
cells.
However,
so
far
these
materials
have
been
deposited
exclusively
via
solution‐based
methods.
Here,
for
first
time,
vacuum‐based
evaporation
most
common
carbazole‐based
SAM‐HTLs
(2PACz,
MeO‐2PACz,
Me‐4PACz)
is
reported.
X‐ray
photoelectron
spectroscopy
infrared
demonstrate
no
observable
chemical
differences
evaporated
SAMs
compared
solution‐processed
counterparts.
Consequently,
near
properties
are
either
preserved
or
even
slightly
improved
as
demonstrated
photoluminescence
measurements
an
enhancement
open‐circuit
voltage.
Strikingly,
applying
complete
PSCs
demonstrates
comparable
performance
their
Furthermore,
vacuum
deposition
found
improve
wetting
fabrication
yield
previously
non‐ideal
(namely
display
conformal
high‐quality
coating
micrometer‐sized
textured
surfaces,
improving
versatility
without
sacrificing
beneficial
properties.
Nano-Micro Letters,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: March 21, 2023
Perovskite-based
tandem
solar
cells
have
attracted
increasing
interest
because
of
its
great
potential
to
surpass
the
Shockley-Queisser
limit
set
for
single-junction
cells.
In
architectures,
wide-bandgap
(WBG)
perovskites
act
as
front
absorber
offer
higher
open-circuit
voltage
(V
