ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
17(1), С. 1201 - 1208
Опубликована: Дек. 26, 2024
The
global
solar
market
is
booming
with
a
rapid
growth
in
installed
integrated
devices,
while
photovoltaic
(PV)
systems
are
suffering
from
waste
heat,
which
causes
the
decline
of
conversion
efficiency
(PCE).
This
study
presents
seamless
integration
ionic
thermoelectric
generator
(iTEG)
layer
traditional
PV
modules,
facilitating
exploitation
heat
and
augmenting
overall
power
output.
Experimental
results
validate
effectiveness
iTEG,
demonstrating
substantial
generation
consistent
energy
Specifically,
output
515
mW/m2
achieved
at
temperature
difference
20
K,
an
density
229.7
J/m2
recorded
10
K
external
resistance
1
kΩ.
Notably,
this
system
maintains
continuous
electricity
over
100
cycles.
Furthermore,
iTEG
effectively
reduces
operating
panel
by
2
°C,
beneficial
minimizing
PCE
losses
attributed
to
coefficient.
research
holds
practical
implications,
particularly
for
large-scale
leveraging
technology
conjunction
cells.
Coatings,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
15(3), С. 255 - 255
Опубликована: Фев. 20, 2025
Recently,
the
numerical
simulation
of
solar
cells
has
attracted
tantamount
scientific
attention
in
photovoltaic
community
because
it
saves
on
research
time
and
resources
before
actual
fabrication
devices
laboratories.
Despite
significant
advancements
quantum
dot-sensitized
(QDSSCs),
power
conversion
efficiency
(PCE)
is
still
low
when
compared
to
other
such
as
perovskite.
This
gap
poses
a
substantial
challenge
harnessing
full
potential
QDSSCs
for
widespread
adoption
renewable
energy
applications.
Enhancing
imperative
their
commercial
viability
deployment.
In
this
work,
SCAPS-1D
was
used
QDSSCs.
The
cell
with
general
configuration
FTO/TiO2/PbS/HTL/Au
investigated.
device,
PbS
dots
were
inserted
absorber
layer,
TiO2
electron
transport
layer
(ETL),
gold
back
contact,
following
inorganic
materials,
i.e.,
copper
(I)
iodide
(CuI),
oxide
(Cu2O),
cadmium
zinc
telluride
selenide
(CZTSe),
iron
tin
sulfide
(CFTS),
(CZTSSe)
tested
HTL
FTO
acted
conductive
substrate.
best
material
exhibited
PCE
22.61%,
fill
factor
(FF)
84.67%,
an
open
circuit
voltage
(Voc)
0.753
V,
current
density
(Jsc)
35.48
mA
cm−2.
study
contributes
field
by
employing
simulations
optimize
QDSSCs,
exploring
novel
materials
these
identifying
CZTSSe
promising
low-cost
that
significantly
enhances
both
performance
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
17(1), С. 1201 - 1208
Опубликована: Дек. 26, 2024
The
global
solar
market
is
booming
with
a
rapid
growth
in
installed
integrated
devices,
while
photovoltaic
(PV)
systems
are
suffering
from
waste
heat,
which
causes
the
decline
of
conversion
efficiency
(PCE).
This
study
presents
seamless
integration
ionic
thermoelectric
generator
(iTEG)
layer
traditional
PV
modules,
facilitating
exploitation
heat
and
augmenting
overall
power
output.
Experimental
results
validate
effectiveness
iTEG,
demonstrating
substantial
generation
consistent
energy
Specifically,
output
515
mW/m2
achieved
at
temperature
difference
20
K,
an
density
229.7
J/m2
recorded
10
K
external
resistance
1
kΩ.
Notably,
this
system
maintains
continuous
electricity
over
100
cycles.
Furthermore,
iTEG
effectively
reduces
operating
panel
by
2
°C,
beneficial
minimizing
PCE
losses
attributed
to
coefficient.
research
holds
practical
implications,
particularly
for
large-scale
leveraging
technology
conjunction
cells.
