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Integrated photo-electrochemical device for concentrated irradiation

Sophia Haussener, Saurabh Yuvraj Tembhurne, Meng Lin

The present invention relates to a photo-electrochemical device for production of a gas, liquid or solid using concentrated electromagnetic irradiation. The device comprises a photovoltaic component configured to generate charge carriers from the concentra ...

2018

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The surge of the power conversion efficiency of metal halide lead perovskite solar cells comes with concerns, such as the long-term ecotoxicity of lead compounds, their sensitivity toward moisture and oxygen, or the scarcity of some of their components. Mo ...

Wiley-Blackwell2017

Interfacial Kinetics of Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells

Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Michael Saliba, Pankaj Kumar Yadav, Daniel Prochowicz

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have immense potential for high power conversion efficiency with an ease of fabrication procedure. The fundamental understanding of interfacial kinetics in PSCs is crucial for further improving of their photovoltaic performanc ...

2017

Solar photovoltaic module

Christophe Ballif, Franz-Josef Haug, Philipp Friedrich Hermann Löper, Philippe Wyss, Josua Andreas Stückelberger

In the present invention a new solar photovoltaic module is proposed comprising a solar cell comprising a silicon layer having a first (1 a) surface and a second surface (1a) opposite to said first surface. The solar cell further comprises a passivating la ...

2017

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Perovskites have been demonstrated in solar cells with a power conversion efficiency of well above 20%, which makes them one of the strongest contenders for next generation photovoltaics. While there are no concerns about their efficiency, very little is ...

Royal Soc Chemistry2017

Undoubtedly, perovskite solar cells have become a key player in 3rd generation photovoltaics over the last few years. Although it is only in 2012 that the first solid state perovskite solar cell was reported, power conversion efficiencies have increased so ...

EPFL2017

The Role of Water in the Reversible Optoelectronic Degradation of Hybrid Perovskites at Low Pressure

Christophe Ballif, Björn Niesen, Michael Elias Stückelberger, Jérémie Werner

There is no doubt about the potential offered by the low-cost fabrication and high efficiency of hybrid organic inorganic perovskite solar cells. However, the service lifetimes of these devices must be increased from months to years to capitalize on their ...

American Chemical Society2017

Analysis of Photoinduced Carrier Recombination Kinetics in Flat and Mesoporous Lead Perovskite Solar Cells

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Kyung Taek Cho

In this work, we analyze the carrier recombination kinetics and the associated charge carrier density in methylammonium lead iodide perovskite (MAPI) solar cells that use mesoporous TiO2, as selective contact (m-MAPI) and flat solar cells (without the meso ...

Amer Chemical Soc2017

Long-term stability is crucial for the future application of perovskite solar cells, a promising low-cost photovoltaic technology that has rapidly advanced in the recent years. Here, we designed a nanostructured carbon layer to suppress the diffusion of io ...

Nature Publishing Group2017

Recently, metal halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) of the general formular ABX(3) where A is a monovalent cation, that is, methylammonium (MA) CH3NH3+center dot, formamidinium CH2(NH2)(2)(+), Cs+, or Rb+, B stands for Pb(II) or Sn(II), and X for iodide o ...

Amer Chemical Soc2017