TY - JOUR
T1 - Multifunctional nanostructured materials for next generation photovoltaics
AU - Wu, Congcong
AU - Wang, Kai
AU - Batmunkh, Munkhbayar
AU - Bati, Abdulaziz S.R.
AU - Yang, Dong
AU - Jiang, Yuanyuan
AU - Hou, Yuchen
AU - Shapter, Joseph G.
AU - Priya, Shashank
N1 - Funding Information:
C.W. acknowledges the financial support from National Science Foundation through CREST program . Partial support was also provided through SBIR program through Nanosonic. K.W. would like to acknowledge the Stewardship Seed Grant Program and Army RIF program . S.P. would like to acknowledge the financial support from Office of Naval Research ( N000141613043 ). The support of the Australian Research Council Discovery Program ( DP150101354 and DP160101301 ) is gratefully acknowledged. International Collaboration was facilitated through the Air Force Office of Scientific Research BioPhysics Program.
Funding Information:
C.W. acknowledges the financial support from National Science Foundation through CREST program. Partial support was also provided through SBIR program through Nanosonic. K.W. would like to acknowledge the Stewardship Seed Grant Program and Army RIF program. S.P. would like to acknowledge the financial support from Office of Naval Research (N000141613043). The support of the Australian Research Council Discovery Program (DP150101354 and DP160101301) is gratefully acknowledged. International Collaboration was facilitated through the Air Force Office of Scientific Research BioPhysics Program.
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© 2020 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2020/4
Y1 - 2020/4
N2 - Next generation photovoltaics such as dye sensitized solar cells, perovskite solar cells and organic solar cells, generally referred to as the “third-generation photovoltaic technologies”, will have a great impact on the global deployment of photovoltaic technology. Generally, these photovoltaic cells are layered-structure devices, consisting of nanostructured layers with multiple functionalities comprising of charge collection, extraction and photoconversion. Nanostructured layers including anode/cathode buffer layers, interfacial modification layers, and photon active layers are synthesized by various physical and chemical deposition techniques, which are discussed in this paper. Due to multiple coupling effects in these nanostructured materials as discussed here, the layered cells have great potential for enhanced photovoltaic efficiency. Advanced nanotechnology fabrication approaches have accelerated the design and development of novel nanostructured materials, which is driving the advancements in solar cell performance. The nanomaterials and nanostructures critically impact the optical and electronic properties of the functional layers by modulating their morphology, microstructure, and surface states; thereby influencing the output voltage and conversion efficiency. In this review, we provide a detailed discussion on recent developments in nanostructured materials and illustrate the designs for their integration with “third-generation photovoltaic technologies”. A comprehensive discussion is provided on the role of nanostructures, functionalities, and effectiveness of various nanomaterials in improving the performance of dye sensitized solar cells, perovskite solar cells and organic solar cells. Throughout the review, discussions are included on addressing the remaining challenges and research opportunities.
AB - Next generation photovoltaics such as dye sensitized solar cells, perovskite solar cells and organic solar cells, generally referred to as the “third-generation photovoltaic technologies”, will have a great impact on the global deployment of photovoltaic technology. Generally, these photovoltaic cells are layered-structure devices, consisting of nanostructured layers with multiple functionalities comprising of charge collection, extraction and photoconversion. Nanostructured layers including anode/cathode buffer layers, interfacial modification layers, and photon active layers are synthesized by various physical and chemical deposition techniques, which are discussed in this paper. Due to multiple coupling effects in these nanostructured materials as discussed here, the layered cells have great potential for enhanced photovoltaic efficiency. Advanced nanotechnology fabrication approaches have accelerated the design and development of novel nanostructured materials, which is driving the advancements in solar cell performance. The nanomaterials and nanostructures critically impact the optical and electronic properties of the functional layers by modulating their morphology, microstructure, and surface states; thereby influencing the output voltage and conversion efficiency. In this review, we provide a detailed discussion on recent developments in nanostructured materials and illustrate the designs for their integration with “third-generation photovoltaic technologies”. A comprehensive discussion is provided on the role of nanostructures, functionalities, and effectiveness of various nanomaterials in improving the performance of dye sensitized solar cells, perovskite solar cells and organic solar cells. Throughout the review, discussions are included on addressing the remaining challenges and research opportunities.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.nanoen.2020.104480
DO - 10.1016/j.nanoen.2020.104480
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85078818584
SN - 2211-2855
VL - 70
JO - Nano Energy
JF - Nano Energy
M1 - 104480
ER -