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{"title":"Effect of Iron Contamination and Polysilicon Gettering on the Performance of Polysilicon-Based Passivating Contact Solar Cells","authors":"Zhongshu Yang,&nbsp;Rabin Basnet,&nbsp;Chris Samundsett,&nbsp;Sieu Pheng Phang,&nbsp;Thien Truong,&nbsp;Di Kang,&nbsp;Wensheng Liang,&nbsp;Anh Dinh Bui,&nbsp;Wei Wang,&nbsp;Tien T. Le,&nbsp;Daniel Macdonald,&nbsp;AnYao Liu","doi":"10.1002/pip.3873","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.3873","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Over the past decade, silicon solar cells with carrier-selective passivating contacts based on polysilicon capping an ultra-thin silicon oxide (commonly known as TOPCon or POLO) have demonstrated promising efficiency potentials and are regarded as an evolutionary upgrade to the PERC (passivated emitter and rear contact) cells in manufacturing. The polysilicon-based passivating contacts also exhibit excellent gettering effects that relax the wafer and cleanroom requirements to some extent. In this work, we experimentally explore the impact of bulk iron contamination and polysilicon gettering on the passivation quality of the polysilicon/oxide structure and the resulting solar cells performance. Results show that both <i>n-</i> and <i>p-</i>type polysilicon/oxide passivating contacts are not affected by iron gettering, demonstrating robust and stable passivation quality. However, for a very high bulk iron contamination (1 × 10¹³ cm⁻³), the accumulated iron in the <i>p</i>-type lightly boron-doped emitter in crystalline silicon would degrade the emitter saturation current density. This can cause a reduction in both open-circuit voltage and short-circuit current. Meanwhile, this very high iron content (1 × 10¹³ cm⁻³) can further degrade the fill factor and temperature coefficient of the cells. On the other hand, for an initial iron content of 2 × 10¹² cm⁻³, which should be well above the iron level in the current industrial Czochralski silicon wafers, the resulting cells demonstrate similar performance as the control group with no intentional iron contamination. This work brings attention to both the benefits of polysilicon gettering effects as well as the potential degradation due to the accumulation of metal impurities in the <i>p</i>-type emitter region.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":223,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Photovoltaics","volume":"33 3","pages":"463-476"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143381034","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Solar Cell Efficiency Tables (Version 65)","authors":"Martin A. Green,&nbsp;Ewan D. Dunlop,&nbsp;Masahiro Yoshita,&nbsp;Nikos Kopidakis,&nbsp;Karsten Bothe,&nbsp;Gerald Siefer,&nbsp;Xiaojing Hao,&nbsp;Jessica Yajie Jiang","doi":"10.1002/pip.3867","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.3867","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Consolidated tables showing an extensive listing of the highest independently confirmed efficiencies for solar cells and modules are presented. Guidelines for inclusion of results into these tables are outlined, and new entries since July 2024 are reviewed.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":223,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Photovoltaics","volume":"33 1","pages":"3-15"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142868826","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Photovoltaics Literature Survey (No. 194)","authors":"Ziv Hameiri","doi":"10.1002/pip.3857","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.3857","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;In order to help readers stay up-to-date in the field, each issue of &lt;i&gt;Progress in Photovoltaics&lt;/i&gt; will contain a list of recently published journal articles that are most relevant to its aims and scope. This list is drawn from an extremely wide range of journals, including &lt;i&gt;IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Renewable Energy&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews&lt;/i&gt;, &lt;i&gt;Journal of Applied Physics&lt;/i&gt;, and &lt;i&gt;Applied Physics Letters&lt;/i&gt;. To assist readers, the list is separated into broad categories, but please note that these classifications are by no means strict. Also note that inclusion in the list is not an endorsement of a paper's quality. If you have any suggestions please email Ziv Hameiri at &lt;span&gt;[email protected]&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wang B, Chen Q, Wang MM, et al. &lt;b&gt;PVF-10: A high-resolution unmanned aerial vehicle thermal infrared image dataset for fine-grained photovoltaic fault classification.&lt;/b&gt; &lt;i&gt;Applied Energy&lt;/i&gt; 2024; &lt;b&gt;376&lt;/b&gt;: 124187.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ozturk E, Ogliari E, Sakwa M, et al. &lt;b&gt;Photovoltaic modules fault detection, power output, and parameter estimation: A deep learning approach based on electroluminescence images.&lt;/b&gt; &lt;i&gt;Energy Conversion and Management&lt;/i&gt; 2024; &lt;b&gt;319&lt;/b&gt;: 118866.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Almora O, Lopez-Varo P, Escalante R, et al. &lt;b&gt;Instability analysis of perovskite solar cells via short-circuit impedance spectroscopy: A case study on NiO&lt;/b&gt;&lt;sub&gt;&lt;b&gt;x&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/sub&gt; &lt;b&gt;passivation.&lt;/b&gt; &lt;i&gt;Journal of Applied Physics&lt;/i&gt; 2024; &lt;b&gt;136&lt;/b&gt;(9): 094502.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;El Khoury M, Moret M, Tiberj A, et al. &lt;b&gt;Determination of light-independent shunt resistance in CIGS photovoltaic cells using a collection function-based model.&lt;/b&gt; &lt;i&gt;Journal of Applied Physics&lt;/i&gt; 2024; &lt;b&gt;136&lt;/b&gt;(2): 024502.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Li JC, Ji Q, Wang R, et al. &lt;b&gt;Charge generation dynamics in organic photovoltaic blends under one-sun-equivalent illumination detected by highly sensitive terahertz spectroscopy.&lt;/b&gt; &lt;i&gt;Journal of the American Chemical Society&lt;/i&gt; 2024; &lt;b&gt;146&lt;/b&gt;(29): 20312-20322.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sandner D, Sun K, Stadlbauer A, et al. &lt;b&gt;Hole localization in bulk and 2D lead-halide perovskites studied by time-resolved infrared spectroscopy.&lt;/b&gt; &lt;i&gt;Journal of the American Chemical Society&lt;/i&gt; 2024; &lt;b&gt;146&lt;/b&gt;(29): 19852-19862.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Li Y, Wright B, Hameiri Z. &lt;b&gt;Deep learning-based perspective distortion correction for outdoor photovoltaic module images.&lt;/b&gt; &lt;i&gt;Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells&lt;/i&gt; 2024; &lt;b&gt;277&lt;/b&gt;: 113107.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wang S, Wright B, Zhu Y, et al. &lt;b&gt;Extracting the parameters of two-energy-level defects in silicon wafers using machine learning models.&lt;/b&gt; &lt;i&gt;Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells&lt;/i&gt; 2024; &lt;b&gt;277&lt;/b&gt;: 113123.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Zhou YN, Zhang HH, Li ZF, et al. &lt;b&gt;Heavy boron-doped silicon tunneling inter-layer enables efficient silicon heterojunction solar cells.&lt;/b&gt; &lt;i&gt;Acs Applied Materials and Interfaces&lt;/i&gt; 2024; &lt;b&gt;16&lt;/b&gt;(35): 46889-46896.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Li WK, Zhou R, Wang YK, et al. &lt;b","PeriodicalId":223,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Photovoltaics","volume":"32 12","pages":"950-956"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/pip.3857","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142664825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Autonomous Intelligent Monitoring of Photovoltaic Systems: An In-Depth Multidisciplinary Review","authors":"M. Aghaei,&nbsp;M. Kolahi,&nbsp;A. Nedaei,&nbsp;N. S. Venkatesh,&nbsp;S. M. Esmailifar,&nbsp;A. M. Moradi Sizkouhi,&nbsp;A. Aghamohammadi,&nbsp;A. K. V. Oliveira,&nbsp;A. Eskandari,&nbsp;P. Parvin,&nbsp;J. Milimonfared,&nbsp;V. Sugumaran,&nbsp;R. Rüther","doi":"10.1002/pip.3859","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.3859","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study presents a comprehensive multidisciplinary review of autonomous monitoring and analysis of large-scale photovoltaic (PV) power plants using enabling technologies, namely artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), deep learning (DL), internet of things (IoT), unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), and big data analytics (BDA), aiming to automate the entire condition monitoring procedures of PV systems. Autonomous monitoring and analysis is a novel concept for integrating various techniques, devices, systems, and platforms to further enhance the accuracy of PV monitoring, thereby improving the performance, reliability, and service life of PV systems. This review article covers current trends, recent research paths and developments, and future perspectives of autonomous monitoring and analysis for PV power plants. Additionally, this study identifies the main barriers and research routes for the autonomous and smart condition monitoring of PV systems, to address the current and future challenges of enabling the PV terawatt (TW) transition. The holistic review of the literature shows that the field of autonomous monitoring and analysis of PV plants is rapidly growing and is capable to significantly improve the efficiency and reliability of PV systems. It can also have significant benefits for PV plant operators and maintenance staff, such as reducing the downtime and the need for human operators in maintenance tasks, as well as increasing the generated energy.</p>","PeriodicalId":223,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Photovoltaics","volume":"33 3","pages":"381-409"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/pip.3859","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143380648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Outdoor Performance Monitoring Method for Degradation Studies of Perovskite Modules","authors":"Gianluigi Bovesecchi,&nbsp;Marcello Petitta,&nbsp;Marco Pierro,&nbsp;Antonio Agresti,&nbsp;Sara Pescetelli,&nbsp;Enrico Leonardi,&nbsp;Aldo Di Carlo,&nbsp;Cristina Cornaro","doi":"10.1002/pip.3860","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.3860","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This paper presents an outdoor performance monitoring method for degradation studies of perovskite modules, focusing on a large-area perovskite module (81.9 cm²) over a long-term monitoring campaign. The module underwent an industrial lamination process to prevent long-term degradation from environmental factors. The characterization procedure involved degradation correction and determining the temperature coefficients and electrical parameters of the module using initial days of measurements. The results demonstrated temperature coefficients for <i>I</i>_sc, <i>V</i>_oc, and <i>P</i>_m (<i>α</i>′, <i>β</i>′, and <i>γ</i>) of −0.071%·K⁻¹, −0.119%·K⁻¹, and −0.113%·K⁻¹, respectively, indicating a minimal temperature influence on this technology compared with conventional ones. Using this coefficient, the STC electrical parameters were retrieved from 1-min power output data, resolving the uncertainty of the indoor/outdoor IV curve measurements caused by the curve scan direction (JV hysteresis effect). We also highlight the initial remarkable capacity recovery effect of almost 16% during the first 2 days of operation. Additionally, a procedure that includes the IV curves analysis taken every 10 min and their translation to standard conditions has been implemented to evaluate the degradation of the module over the long-term outdoor campaign. The results show three different trends over the period.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":223,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Photovoltaics","volume":"33 3","pages":"445-461"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143380061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Daylight Photoluminescence Imaging: Quantitative Analysis of String Voltage Mismatch and Balancing Currents","authors":"Thorsten Trupke,&nbsp;Oliver Kunz,&nbsp;Juergen W. Weber","doi":"10.1002/pip.3866","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.3866","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Large-scale daylight photoluminescence imaging of crystalline silicon solar panels in utility-scale solar farms, whereby luminescence images of several hundred to thousands of panels are acquired simultaneously, was demonstrated by our group recently. Here, we demonstrate that photoluminescence images of large solar farm sections that are connected to the same central inverter uniquely contain quantitative information about voltage mismatch between series-connected strings of modules resulting from voltage variations between groups of modules. These voltage variations cause significant balancing currents between module strings when no or only low power is extracted from the solar farm. The impact of these balancing currents on the luminescence intensity is discussed. An analytical model to correct daylight photoluminescence images for these balancing currents is proposed and validated using experimental data.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":223,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Photovoltaics","volume":"33 3","pages":"435-444"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143379892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Industrial-Scale Preparation of Nanocrystalline n-Type Silicon Oxide Front Contacts Using N2O as an Oxygen Source for High-Efficiency Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells","authors":"Chen-Wei Peng,&nbsp;Shuai Zou,&nbsp;Chenran He,&nbsp;Dramon Zhang,&nbsp;Hongfan Wu,&nbsp;Gangqiang Dong,&nbsp;Haihong Wu,&nbsp;Cao Yu,&nbsp;Yulian Zeng,&nbsp;Zipeng Wang,&nbsp;Longfei Dai,&nbsp;Xiaodong Su","doi":"10.1002/pip.3858","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.3858","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The advantage of employing an n-type hydrogenated nanocrystalline silicon oxide (nc-SiO_<i>x</i>:H) layer as the front surface field (FSF) in silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells is due to its low optical absorption coefficient and tunable refractive index. However, carbon dioxide (CO₂) gas, one of the major precursor gases in the nc-SiO_<i>x</i>:H layer, deteriorates the crystallinity, which is one of the key factors affecting cell performance. Here, we successfully deposited a nc-SiO_<i>x</i>:H FSF layer with high crystallinity for SHJ solar cells by using nitrous oxide (N₂O) as an alternative oxygen source instead of existing CO₂. Compared with the use of CO₂, the use of N₂O as an oxygen source can achieve a 10% ~ 15% increase in the deposition rate of the nc-SiO_<i>x</i>:H layer, which can shorten the total processing tact-time, thus having the potential to reduce production costs in large-scale industrial applications. The influence of N₂O as an oxygen source on the film properties was also investigated. By optimizing the proportion of N₂O in the precursor gases, we finally fabricated 274.5 cm²-area SHJ solar cells with an in-house average efficiency of 25.76%, which is approximately 0.1%_abs higher than that of their reference counterparts (using CO₂ as an oxygen source), and obtained a certified efficiency of 25.79% for the champion cell independently confirmed by the ISFH CalTeC in Germany.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":223,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Photovoltaics","volume":"33 3","pages":"425-434"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143381020","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Multi-Annual Year-on-Year: Minimising the Uncertainty in Photovoltaic System Performance Loss Rates","authors":"Hugo Quest,&nbsp;Christophe Ballif,&nbsp;Alessandro Virtuani","doi":"10.1002/pip.3855","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.3855","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The performance loss rate (PLR) is a key parameter in the assessment of photovoltaic (PV) systems' long-term performance and reliability. Despite the lack of industry-wide consensus and standardised methods for extracting PLR values from field data, the year-on-year (YoY) method is often considered the most robust regression analysis. However, achieving reproducible results with minimal uncertainty remains a challenge. This work proposes the multi-annual YoY (multi-YoY) approach, which reduces the statistical uncertainty of the metric through increased usage of available data. The concept is straightforward: Instead of comparing data points only to the following year, the multi-YoY method compares them to all subsequent years, increasing the number of available comparisons. The methodology is validated using synthetic data and tested on high-quality datasets made available by IEA PVPS Task 13. The multi-YoY method improves both accuracy and precision, with only 1% deviation from the set PLR value in a synthetic dataset and a tenfold decrease in confidence interval (CI) compared to the standard YoY. Moreover, comparisons with the IEA benchmark PLR values show good agreement with their ensemble method, with minimised uncertainty. The impact of noise, dataset length missing data and non-linear trends are tested, showing improved accuracy and robustness for the multi-YoY approach. For non-linearity, automatic segmentation is recommended to capture the evolving PLR.</p>","PeriodicalId":223,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Photovoltaics","volume":"33 3","pages":"411-424"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/pip.3855","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143381056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Influence of Substrate on Sb2Se3/CdS Heterojunction Thin Film Solar Cells and Evaluation of Their Performance by Dark J-V Analysis","authors":"Srinivasan Moosi Govindharajulu,&nbsp;Rohini Anandan,&nbsp;Ramakrishna Madaka,&nbsp;Jatindra Kumar Rath,&nbsp;Malar Piraviperumal","doi":"10.1002/pip.3853","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.3853","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A simple binary antimony selenide (Sb₂Se₃) absorber is evolving as an alternative photovoltaic material in thin film solar cells because of its unique properties and easy processing. Sb₂Se₃ thin films having good crystalline quality are grown via versatile thermal evaporation from pre-synthesized near stoichiometric compound material on molybdenum-coated soda lime glass (SLG) and borosilicate glass (BG) substrates. Following the systematic characterizations on the absorber films, substrate configured Sb₂Se₃/CdS heterojunction devices were fabricated and their photovoltaic characteristics have been studied using current density vs. voltage (J-V), dark J-V modeling, external quantum efficiency and capacitance vs. voltage measurements. The power conservation efficiency values of 4.88% and 5.04% were achieved for the devices fabricated on SLG and BG substrates, respectively with deficit in open circuit voltage. The obtained values are higher in comparison to the reported device efficiencies in substrate configured Sb₂Se₃ solar cells, in which the absorber is prepared through thermal evaporation. To understand the loss in open circuit voltage_, a compact equivalent circuit model was considered and identified the contribution of different shunt leakage paths in the devices. In addition to that, the device fabricated on the SLG was stable with minimal changes in its photovoltaic performance for a period spanning over 200 days. The results obtained are encouraging with scope for improving the device performance through interface engineering and back surface passivation strategies.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":223,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Photovoltaics","volume":"33 2","pages":"357-371"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143118395","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Influence of MoS2 Thickness on the Efficiency of Solar Energy Conversion in TiO2/MoS2/P3HT Cells","authors":"Kamila Kollbek,&nbsp;Łukasz Jarosiński,&nbsp;Paweł Dąbczyński,&nbsp;Piotr Jabłoński,&nbsp;Marta Gajewska,&nbsp;Piotr Jeleń,&nbsp;Jakub Rysz,&nbsp;Konrad Szaciłowski,&nbsp;Marek Przybylski","doi":"10.1002/pip.3856","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.3856","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In the era of global energy crisis, more attention is paid to efficient energy harvesting from renewable sources. Solar power is one of those widely utilized, yet the efficiency of devices converting energy needs to be constantly improved. One of the ideas is to create solar cells that benefit from 2D van der Waals structures combined with other materials such as TiO₂ and conductive polymers. Such hybrid solar cells show higher power conversion compared to non-composite photovoltaic devices. In this work, a TiO₂/MoS₂ heterojunction created in the magnetron sputtering process was covered with a P3HT polymer coating. Composite multilayer systems were investigated (TEM, XRD, Raman spectroscopy and TOF-SIMS) to define the composition, optical properties and solar energy conversion potential. The photovoltaic response of the multilayer system was successfully improved by MoS₂ band gap engineering based on the quantum size effect. Furthermore, TiO₂/MoS₂/P3HT revealed enhanced optical properties and improved charge transport performance with reasonable energy band alignment. The photovoltaic efficiency of hybrid cells doubled compared to previously published work and reached 2.7%. Furthermore, the photovoltaic performance of the solar cells based on TiO₂/MoS₂/P3HT exhibited an improvement compared to that of the solar cell based on TiO₂/P3HT or MoS₂/P3HT.</p>","PeriodicalId":223,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Photovoltaics","volume":"33 2","pages":"344-356"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/pip.3856","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143116171","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}