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Carrier transport and working mechanism of transparent photovoltaic cells
- Title
- Carrier transport and working mechanism of transparent photovoltaic cells
- Authors
- Patel M.; Song J.; Kim D.-W.; Kim J.
- Ewha Authors
- 김동욱
- SCOPUS Author ID
- 김동욱
- Issue Date
- 2022
- Journal Title
- Applied Materials Today
- ISSN
- 2352-9407
- Citation
- Applied Materials Today vol. 26
- Keywords
- Defect-mediated photovoltage; Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM); Metal-oxides; Onsite power production; Transparent photovoltaics (TPVs)
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Indexed
- SCIE; SCOPUS
- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- Transparent photovoltaics (TPVs) enable transparency in visible regime with the conversion of light into electrical energy. TPVs can be used to replace conventional dark solar cells in parts of buildings and vehicles to enable onsite power generation. For commercial applications, the goal is to ensure human visibility through TPVs while harvesting the maximum output power. However, these two goals are in conflict, and resolving this is a challenging task. Here, we examine TPV devices (TPVDs) using Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) to reveal optoelectronic processes and decisive factors for high-performance devices. TPVDs are based on hybrid heterostructures of metal-oxides with metal-nanowires that possess a high-visible transmittance (63%) with large-area devices. The KPFM studies on ZnO/NiO TPVDs provide evidence of band-to-band photovoltage and defect-mediated photoexcitation at the UV and visible regimes, respectively, which strongly suggests further TPV enhancements can be achieved. Extensive investigation on TPV features was given for light absorption, carrier movement and optical transmittance. Furthermore, this study demonstrates onsite power production using a TPV array, which supplies the electric power to a DC motor (1.5 mW) at a power conversion efficiency of 4.725%. Due to their inherent transparency, TPVs can be applied in windows as on-demand invisible power generators. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.apmt.2021.101344
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- 자연과학대학 > 물리학전공 > Journal papers
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