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{"title":"Unveiling the Potential of Ultraviolet Fluorescence Imaging as a Versatile Inspection Tool: Insights from Extensive Photovoltaic Module Inspections in Multi-MWp Photovoltaic Power Stations","authors":"Claudia Buerhop-Lutz,&nbsp;Oleksandr Stroyuk,&nbsp;Oleksandr Mashkov,&nbsp;Jens A. Hauch,&nbsp;Ian Marius Peters","doi":"10.1002/solr.202400566","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.202400566","url":null,"abstract":"<p>UV fluorescence imaging (UVF) has the potential to grow into a powerful, informative, and economically attractive inspection method for photovoltaic (PV) power stations. UVF demonstrates the ability to indicate differences in polymer types and degradation states in backsheets and encapsulation materials of PV modules. The data acquisition rate of UVF measurements is 10 to 15 times higher than that achieved by state-of-the-art near-infrared spectroscopy, enabling the mapping of the bill of materials (BoMs) and degradation state for every module in large PV arrays. Combinations of UVF with vibrational spectroscopies allow the polymer BoMs to be recognized and correlated with aging phenomena such as metal corrosion or potential induced degradation. UVF imaging can also be used for conventional visualization of nonmaterial-related anomalies, such as hot cells or cell cracks. The low purchase cost of the equipment makes UVF an affordable and high-throughput diagnostic method yielding comprehensive information that would otherwise only be accessible by combining several slower and more laborious methods. Automated UVF image analysis and refinements of correlations between different BoMs and UVF pattern geometry can further unlock the potential of UVF as a straightforward tool accessible to all stakeholders and promote proactive strategies for the optimization of the reliability and performance of PV power stations.</p>","PeriodicalId":230,"journal":{"name":"Solar RRL","volume":"8 24","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/solr.202400566","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143252746","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Light-Emitting Perovskite Solar Cells: Genesis to Recent Drifts","authors":"Syed Afaq Ali Shah,&nbsp;Muhammad Hassan Sayyad,&nbsp;Zhongyi Guo","doi":"10.1002/solr.202400652","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.202400652","url":null,"abstract":"<p>\u0000Perovskite, a star material with extraordinary opto-electronic properties has shown promising results in both perovskite solar cells (PSCs) and perovskite light-emitting diodes (PeLEDs). Taking advantage of the similar configuration of PSCs and PeLEDs, next generation devices with dual functionality of light-harvesting and light-emission can be realized. Such devices hold enormous application prospects. However, the necessary tradeoff resulted from the opposite working principles required for each mode of operation and challenges such as non-radiative recombination loss resulted from bulk and surface defects in perovskite films and mismatched energy levels have hindered mass production. To provide a roadmap for rationally designing efficient light emitting perovskite solar cells (LEPSCs), a comprehensive review focusing on operating principle, device architecture, recent developments and limitations is required. We begin with a brief overview of the basic principles underlying the working mechanism of LEPSCs such as photon to electricity conversion and viceversa. The focus of this review then shift towards deligently combining and overviewing the important breakthroughs reported in this newly developed field such as morphology optimization, defect passivation, interface engineering, energy level alignment and dimensional control. Finally, this work concludes with discussing future challenges and providing a roadmap for rational design of efficient and stable LEPSCs.</p>","PeriodicalId":230,"journal":{"name":"Solar RRL","volume":"8 23","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142868342","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Quick Spectrometric Characterization of Monolithic Perovskite Silicon Tandem Solar Cells Using Monochromatic Light Sources","authors":"Oliver Fischer,&nbsp;Alexander J. Bett,&nbsp;Khusan Abrorov,&nbsp;Mohamed A. A. Mahmoud,&nbsp;Florian Schindler,&nbsp;Stefan W. Glunz,&nbsp;Martin C. Schubert","doi":"10.1002/solr.202400686","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.202400686","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In monolithic perovskite silicon dual-junction solar cells, it is crucial that the subcells are current-matched to maximize performance. The most precise method to determine the current (mis)match of a monolithic dual-junction solar cell is a spectrometric measurement with, e.g., a light-emitting diode (LED)-based solar simulator. However, recoding multiple current voltage curves (<i>IV</i> curves) under different red- and blueshifted spectra relative to the AM1.5g reference spectrum is time-consuming. Herein, a new method is suggested to quickly test solar cells for current mismatch. A solar simulator with two lasers instead of multiple LEDs is used, so that two monitor diodes can track intensity changes of each light source during the measurement. Postmeasurement corrections can be applied using this data, circumventing long stabilization times of the solar simulator. To minimize the scan time, it is focused only on determining the correct short-circuit current and not the full <i>IV</i> curve. The measurement method is validated comparing it to conventional spectrometric measurements using a stable III–V monolithic dual-junction solar cell. The measurement on the proof-of-concept setup shows a deviation of only 2.3% in the current at the current matching point compared to the reference measurement.</p>","PeriodicalId":230,"journal":{"name":"Solar RRL","volume":"8 24","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/solr.202400686","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143252599","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Revealing Defect Passivation and Charge Extraction by Ultrafast Spectroscopy in Perovskite Solar Cells through a Multifunctional Lewis Base Additive Approach","authors":"Tanushree Majhi,&nbsp;M. Sridevi,&nbsp;Sanyam Jain,&nbsp;Mahesh Kumar,&nbsp;Rajiv K. Singh","doi":"10.1002/solr.202470211","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.202470211","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Perovskite Solar Cells</b>\u0000 </p><p>Thionicotinamide as a multifunctional Lewis base additive passivates defect states and reduces non-radiative recombination in lead halide perovskite films by coordinating with unsaturated Pb atoms via pyridine, amino, and S group. This reduces grain boundary defects, improves crystallinity and power conversion efficiency, leading to enhanced device stability. More in article number 2400589, Rajiv K. Singh and co-workers.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":230,"journal":{"name":"Solar RRL","volume":"8 21","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/solr.202470211","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142641850","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effective Steady-State Recombination Decay Times in Comparison to Time-Resolved Photoluminescence Decay Times in Halide Perovskite Solar Cells","authors":"Chris Dreessen,&nbsp;Lidón Gil-Escrig,&nbsp;Markus Hülsbeck,&nbsp;Michele Sessolo,&nbsp;Henk J. Bolink,&nbsp;Thomas Kirchartz","doi":"10.1002/solr.202400504","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.202400504","url":null,"abstract":"<p>One of the key topics in perovskite solar cells is the reduction of charge carrier recombination, with the aim of increasing power conversion efficiency. The recombination lifetime is a commonly used tool, as it directly affects the current–voltage curve via the diffusion length. The lifetime is often estimated using time-domain measurement methods such as time-resolved photoluminescence. However, two obstacles emerge when applying the transiently measured decay times to the steady-state theory. In general, the decay time depends on the charge carrier concentration, and it is often not clear under which conditions the transient measurement must be conducted to be comparable with the steady-state performance of the device. Furthermore, diffusion and capacitive effects due to charge injection and extraction can influence transient techniques and cause the measured decay time to deviate from the sought-after recombination lifetime. Voltage-dependent steady-state photoluminescence measurements can be used to estimate the internal voltage during device operation and allow the extraction of collection efficiencies and effective steady-state decay times that are independent of transport and capacitive effects. Here, the differences between the steady-state and transient decay times are identified and discussed, and the losses in the current–voltage curve caused by extraction issues are quantified.</p>","PeriodicalId":230,"journal":{"name":"Solar RRL","volume":"8 23","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/solr.202400504","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142868429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Perovskite-Based Tandem Solar Cells","authors":"Dewei Zhao,&nbsp;Hin-Lap Yip,&nbsp;Anita Ho-Baillie","doi":"10.1002/solr.202400755","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.202400755","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;The recent developments of photovoltaic (PV) have been transformed by the advent of metal halide perovskites. Their unique properties have not only pushed forward the efficiency of single-junction solar cells but also opened new avenues for tandem solar cells. Tandem solar cells combine two or more solar cells with different bandgaps to maximize the conversion of a broad solar spectrum to electrical energy producing higher efficiencies than those of single-junction solar cells. Perovskites, with tunable bandgaps, high efficiencies and ease of fabrication, have emerged as ideal candidates as both top and bottom subcells in a tandem, offering great promise. Perovskite-based tandems involve the stacking or direct fabrication of a wide-bandgap perovskite top absorber onto a silicon (Si), copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS), cadmium telluride (CdTe), the combination of low-bandgap perovskite or an organic bottom absorber.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As we stand on the cusp of a new horizon in solar energy conversion, this special section aims to provide an overview of recent advancements in perovskite-based tandem solar cells disseminated in &lt;i&gt;Solar RRL&lt;/i&gt;, highlighting some of the key findings from the scientific community. The contributions cover broad topics, including additive and composition engineering of perovskite subcells, large-area fabrication, mechanical reliability, and interface passivation. This special section on perovskite-based tandem solar cells encompasses 1 review article, 1 perspective, and 6 research articles.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The review that discusses the fundamental and recent progress of perovskite/CIGS tandem solar cells is reported by Zeng Li et al. (10.1002/solr.202301059) titled “A Review of Perovskite/Copper Indium Gallium Selenide Tandem Solar Cells”. The review discusses the recent advancements in perovskite/CIGS tandem solar cells. This review highlights the benefits of perovskite/CIGS tandem configurations, including their high absorption coefficient, tunable bandgap, and potential for flexible substrates. The authors also delve into the performance metrics of two-terminal (2T) and four-terminal (4T) structures. Moreover, this review emphasizes the key technologies and challenges in improving the efficiency and stability of these cells, including optical management, bandgap tuning, defect passivation, all-solution process, interconnecting layer optimization, and mitigation of bottom cell roughness. Lastly, future development and commercialization prospects of perovskite/CIGS tandem cells are discussed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The perspective focused on the scaling-up of all-perovskite tandem solar cells is written by Juncheng Wang et al. (10.1002/solr.202301066), titled “Development and Challenges of Large-Area All-Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells and Modules”. It analyzes recent advancements in all-perovskite tandem solar cell technology. The perspective discusses the performance of wide-bandgap and low-bandgap perovskites, along with the strategies to improve e","PeriodicalId":230,"journal":{"name":"Solar RRL","volume":"8 21","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/solr.202400755","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142641852","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Efficient and Stable Wide-Bandgap Methylammonium-Free Perovskite Solar Cells by Simultaneous Passivation and Cleaning with Diamine","authors":"Luozheng Zhang,&nbsp;Yi Zhang,&nbsp;Kaihuai Du,&nbsp;Gaomeijie Gao,&nbsp;Aili Wang,&nbsp;Bairu Li,&nbsp;Zhimin Fang,&nbsp;Long Luo,&nbsp;Ningyi Yuan,&nbsp;Jianning Ding","doi":"10.1002/solr.202400710","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.202400710","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells (WBG-PSCs) are pivotal in achieving high-performance tandem solar cells. However, their power conversion efficiency (PCE) is limited by the losses from the interfacial charge transfer barrier and nonradiative recombination. In this investigation, 1,4-bis(aminomethyl)benzene (PDMA) is employed as a defect passivator for fabricating methylammonium (MA)-free perovskite solar cells (PSCs), thus effectively mitigating nonradiative recombination losses of charge carriers. Meanwhile, PDMA molecules chemically rinse the perovskite film to create a grooved surface, leading to the increase of contact area between the perovskite and electron transport layer to further improve the interfacial charge transfer. As a result, the PSCs based on these surface-passivated and chemically cleaned perovskite films present a champion PCE of 21.23% (<i>E</i>_g = 1.68 eV) compared to the control devices with a PCE of 18.23%, while maintaining over 80% efficiency after 800 h storage in ambient air. This study presents a highly effective approach for one-step passivation and chemical cleaning of wide-bandgap perovskite for efficient and stable solar cells, offering valuable insights for future research in this field.</p>","PeriodicalId":230,"journal":{"name":"Solar RRL","volume":"8 23","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142868431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Trend-Based Predictive Maintenance and Fault Detection Analytics for Photovoltaic Power Plants","authors":"Demetris Marangis,&nbsp;Andreas Livera,&nbsp;Georgios Tziolis,&nbsp;George Makrides,&nbsp;Andreas Kyprianou,&nbsp;George E. Georghiou","doi":"10.1002/solr.202400473","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.202400473","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Optimized predictive maintenance in photovoltaic (PV) systems is crucial for ensuring prolonged operational performance and cost-effective operation and maintenance (O&amp;M). Even though failure detection methods have already been developed, the main challenge remains the lack of predictive maintenance strategies to accurately forecast underperformance conditions. The scope of this work is to develop a predictive maintenance and failure detection routine for assessing the health status of PV systems. The workflow consists of the eXtreme gradient boosting algorithm for modeling the PV performance, the one-class support vector machine algorithm for fault detection, and the Facebook Prophet algorithm for forecasting PV performance trends and generating maintenance alerts. The developed data-driven routine analyzes performance trend deviations and it is validated using a historical dataset from a utility-scale PV power plant in Greece. The obtained results show the effectiveness of the developed workflow in detecting fault conditions, achieving a sensitivity of 96.9%. Additionally, the results demonstrate the workflow's ability to generate predictive maintenance alerts up to 7 days in advance, yielding a sensitivity of 92.9%. Finally, the study provides useful insights that enhance operators’ efficiency in conducting O&amp;M activities.</p>","PeriodicalId":230,"journal":{"name":"Solar RRL","volume":"8 24","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/solr.202400473","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143248736","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Stability Optimization for Perovskite Solar Cells with Two-Dimensional Materials","authors":"Yiming Zheng,&nbsp;Yue Ran,&nbsp;Faming Xu,&nbsp;Tonggui Zhang,&nbsp;Yang Liu,&nbsp;Yahong Li,&nbsp;Xiaofang Li,&nbsp;Guixiang Li,&nbsp;Mahmoud H. Aldamasy,&nbsp;Feng Yang,&nbsp;Meng Li","doi":"10.1002/solr.202400605","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.202400605","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Metal halide perovskites, an emerging photovoltaic material, have attracted significant attention in the industry and academia due to their excellent optoelectronic properties. However, perovskite solar cells’ (PSCs) stability has become the biggest obstacle to commercialization despite the progress in their commercial development. Interface engineering, doping, and novel charge-transport materials are effective approaches to enhance the stability of PSCs. Since discovering graphene as a single-layer material, researchers have favored two-dimensional (2D) materials for their outstanding physical and chemical properties. In the continuous development of PSCs, 2D materials offer tunable functional groups, tunable energy levels, high charge transfer capabilities, and extraordinary physical characteristics such as thermal conductivity and hydrophobicity. They serve as effective materials to improve the stability of PSCs. Different types of 2D materials may exhibit unprecedented effects through different functional designs. In this review, the specific mechanisms through which 2D materials enhance the stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are focused on and recent advancements in improving PSC stability across various dimensions are summarized, including photo, thermal, and environmental stability, and the potential applications of different types of 2D materials are discussed. Finally, insights are offered into addressing stability-related challenges in PSCs. This comprehensive approach aims to guide future research efforts in optimizing both the stability and performance of PSCs through the integration of 2D materials.</p>","PeriodicalId":230,"journal":{"name":"Solar RRL","volume":"8 23","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142868015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"One-Step Spray-Deposited CsPbBr3 Thick Films as a Defect-Tolerant Platform for Solar Module Fabrication","authors":"Yiran Han,&nbsp;Kaiyuan Kang,&nbsp;Xiaodong Pan,&nbsp;Yangyang Yang,&nbsp;Yongqi Liang","doi":"10.1002/solr.202400576","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.202400576","url":null,"abstract":"<p>All-inorganic CsPbBr₃ thick films (≈10 μm) are prepared via a one-step spray-deposition method on TiO₂-covered fluorine doped tin oxide substrates. After carbon is pasted on top as the electrode without a hole-transport layer in between, power conversion efficiency of 8.80% and 4.35% is achieved for large-area solar cells (0.5 cm²) and solar modules (9.5 cm²), respectively. Tolerant to the impurity phases and rough surface morphology, the CsPbBr₃ thick films fabricated through such a scalable method may serve as a platform for further construction of colorful photovoltaic cells and X-ray-detection devices.</p>","PeriodicalId":230,"journal":{"name":"Solar RRL","volume":"8 23","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142868016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}