Encapsulation strategies for mechanical impact and damp heat reliability improvement of lightweight photovoltaic modules towards vehicle-integrated applications

Stress tolerance of lightweight glass-free PV modules for vehicle integration

Christophe Ballif, Aïcha Hessler-Wyser, Antonin Faes, Jacques Levrat, Umang Bhupatrai Desai, Gianluca Cattaneo, Fahradin Mujovi, Matthieu Despeisse

Electric vehicles (EVs) currently dominate the sales in the automotive market. A big leap in this market can be made by developing a photovoltaic product that can be integrated to an EV, as it can boost the driving range of the EV while reducing the chargi ...

Edp Sciences S A2024

Durable Perovskite Solar Cells with 24.5% Average Efficiency: The Role of Rigid Conjugated Core in Molecular Semiconductors

Michael Graetzel, Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin, Felix Thomas Eickemeyer, Peng Wang, Ming Ren

Efficient and robust n-i-p perovskite solar cells necessitate superior organic hole-transport materials with both mechanical and electronic prowess. Deciphering the structure-property relationship of these materials is crucial for practical perovskite sola ...

Wiley-V C H Verlag Gmbh2024

A comprehensive physical model for the sensitivity of silicon heterojunction photovoltaic modules to water ingress

Christophe Ballif, Alessandro Francesco Aldo Virtuani, Luca Gnocchi, Olatz Arriaga Arruti

Silicon heterojunction (SHJ)-solar modules-when encapsulated with ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA)-are known to be extremely sensitive to water ingress. The reason for this is, however, not clear. Here, we explain the root causes of this degradation mechanism ...

Cell Press2024

Supramolecular interactions using β-cyclodextrin in controlling perovskite solar cell performance

Kevin Sivula, Jun Ho Yum, Parnian Ferdowsi, Jiyoun Seo

In the context of perovskite solar cells (PSCs), enhancing device performance often involves adding a small excess of lead iodide (PbI2) to the precursor solution. However, the presence of unreacted PbI2 can lead to accelerated degradation compromising lon ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2024

Elimination of buried interfacial voids for efficient perovskite solar cells

Bin Ding, Xianfu Zhang, Bo Chen, Yan Liu

Establishing optimal interfacial contact is crucial for enhancing the efficiency of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). However, formation of voids at buried interface of perovskite films often hinders this critical objective. Our investigation reveals that the ...

Elsevier2024

Structural divergence of molecular hole selective materials for viable p-i-n perovskite photovoltaics: a comprehensive review

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Peng Gao, Paramaguru Ganesan

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have garnered significant attention within the photovoltaic research community due to their remarkable progress in just one decade. Among the device configurations, the p-i-n structured PSC offers several advantages, including ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2024

A thermotropic liquid crystal enables efficient and stable perovskite solar modules

Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Yong Ding, Bin Ding, Cheng Liu, Jian Xu

Perovskite solar cells have seen impressive progress in performance and stability, yet maintaining efficiency while scaling area remains a challenge. Here we find that additives commonly used to passivate large-area perovskite films often co-precipitate du ...

Nature Portfolio2024

Photo-doping of spiro-OMeTAD for highly stable and efficient perovskite solar cells

Michael Graetzel, Jacques-Edouard Moser, Kai Zhu, Etienne Christophe Socie, George Cameron Fish, Aaron Tomas Terpstra

A widely used component of high-efficiency perovskite solar cells (PSCs) is the molecular hole-transport material (HTM) spiro-OMeTAD. This organic solid needs to be p-doped to acquire sufficient hole conductivity. However, the conventional doping method us ...

2024

Enhanced performance of perovskite solar cell via up-conversion YLiF4:Yb, Er nanoparticles

Mounir Driss Mensi, Masaud Hassan S Almalki, Anwar Qasem M Alanazi

We report a simple and effective method for producing lanthanide ion-doped lithium-fluoride-based nanocrystals (YLiF4). We utilized those nanoparticles for up-conversion in fabricated perovskite solar cells. The obtained results shows that the up-conversio ...

Elsevier2024

Encapsulation strategies for mechanical impact and damp heat reliability improvement of lightweight photovoltaic modules towards vehicle-integrated applications

Stress tolerance of lightweight glass-free PV modules for vehicle integration

Durable Perovskite Solar Cells with 24.5% Average Efficiency: The Role of Rigid Conjugated Core in Molecular Semiconductors

A comprehensive physical model for the sensitivity of silicon heterojunction photovoltaic modules to water ingress

Supramolecular interactions using β-cyclodextrin in controlling perovskite solar cell performance

Elimination of buried interfacial voids for efficient perovskite solar cells

Structural divergence of molecular hole selective materials for viable p-i-n perovskite photovoltaics: a comprehensive review

A thermotropic liquid crystal enables efficient and stable perovskite solar modules

Tracking deep-level defects in degrading perovskite solar cells with a multifactorial approach

Photo-doping of spiro-OMeTAD for highly stable and efficient perovskite solar cells

Enhanced performance of perovskite solar cell via up-conversion YLiF4:Yb, Er nanoparticles

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Stress tolerance of lightweight glass-free PV modules for vehicle integration

Durable Perovskite Solar Cells with 24.5% Average Efficiency: The Role of Rigid Conjugated Core in Molecular Semiconductors

A comprehensive physical model for the sensitivity of silicon heterojunction photovoltaic modules to water ingress

Supramolecular interactions using β-cyclodextrin in controlling perovskite solar cell performance

Elimination of buried interfacial voids for efficient perovskite solar cells

Structural divergence of molecular hole selective materials for viable p-i-n perovskite photovoltaics: a comprehensive review

A thermotropic liquid crystal enables efficient and stable perovskite solar modules

Tracking deep-level defects in degrading perovskite solar cells with a multifactorial approach

Photo-doping of spiro-OMeTAD for highly stable and efficient perovskite solar cells

Enhanced performance of perovskite solar cell via up-conversion YLiF4:Yb, Er nanoparticles