Recent Studies of Semitransparent Solar Cells
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Abstract
It is necessary to develop semitransparent photovoltaic cell for increasing the energy density from sunlight, useful for harvesting solar energy through the windows and roofs of buildings and vehicles. Current semitransparent photovoltaics are mostly based on Si, but it is difficult to adjust the color transmitted through Si cells intrinsically for enhancing the visual comfort for human. Recent intensive studies on translucent polymer- and perovskite-based photovoltaic cells offer considerable opportunities to escape from Si-oriented photovoltaics because their electrical and optical properties can be easily controlled by adjusting the material composition. Here, we review recent progress in materials fabrication, design of cell structure, and device engineering/characterization for high-performance/semitransparent organic and perovskite solar cells, and discuss major problems to overcome for commercialization of these solar cells.
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OpenAlex topics: Perovskite Materials and Applications · Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics · Thin-Film Transistor Technologies
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Department of Applied Physics and Institute of Natural Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104, Korea
Funding
National Research Foundation of Korea
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