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Here we have collected relevant articles and publications for you to get inspiration and knowledge about transparent solar cells (TPV) and sustainability.
What can wine tasting teach us about solar cell transparency?
Medium, Feb. 10, 2021
by Cecilia Tilli
A great example of how to transfer knowledge and vocabulary from one area of interest to another! Read about why clarity and colour is critical both when visually inspecting wine and when assessing transparency in solar cells. Read article here.
Phonon-Assisted Hot Carrier Generation in Plasmonic Semiconductor Systems
Yocefu Hattori, Jie Meng, Kaibo Zheng, Ageo Meier de Andrade, Jolla Kullgren, Peter Broqvist, Peter Nordlander and Jacinto Sá
A new technical feature that recently was demonstrated in the lab is the resonance process in the plasmonic light absorption, where the plasmonic materials actually use heat to promote electrical charge creation and improve solar cell performance as temperature increase. This is interesting since solar cell performance is known to be sensitive to higher temperature, reducing the overall power output. The discovery opens the possibility for solar cells that can operate under more extreme thermal conditions. Read more here.
Using Solar Cells indoors
Medium, Nov. 30, 2020
by Per Edström
Did you know that our solar cells work indoors? Read about how and the advantages of producing energy close to where it is used. Read more here.
Circular innovations
by Mark Hutchins
Challenges on how to re-cycle PV materials to make the quality good enough to be re-used in production. Printed solar cells contribute by not using silicon, wafers and metals. Read more here.
The Development of Transparent Photovoltaics
Science Direct, Vol. 1, Issue 8, 26 August 2020
Kangmin Lee, Han Don Um, Deokjae Choi, Jeonghwan Park, Namwoo Kim, Hyungwoo Kim, Kwanyong Seo
Transparent photovoltaics (TPVs), which combine visible transparency and solar energy conversion, are being developed for applications in which conventional opaque solar cells are unlikely to be feasible, such as windows of buildings or vehicles. In this paper reviews recent progress in TPVs along with strategies that enable the transparency of conventional photovoltaics, including thin-film technology, selective light-transmission technology, and luminescent solar concentrator technology. Read more here.
Ultrafast hot-hole injection modifies hot-electron dynamics in Au/p-GaN heterostructures
Nature Materials 19, 27 July, 2020
Giulia Tagliabue, Joseph S. DuChene, Mohamed Abdellah, Adela Habib, David J. Gosztola, Yocefu Hattori, Wen-Hui Cheng, Kaibo Zheng, Sophie E. Canton, Ravishankar Sundararaman, Jacinto Sá and Harry A. Atwater
A fundamental understanding of hot-carrier dynamics in photo-excited metal nanostructures is needed to unlock their potential for photodetection and photocatalysis. Despite numerous studies on the ultrafast dynamics of hot electrons, so far, the temporal evolution of hot holes in metal–semiconductor heterostructures remains unknown. Read more here.
How to Accurately Report Transparent Solar Cells
Science Direct, Vol. 3, Issue 8, 21 August 2019
ChenchenYang, DianyiLiu, MatthewBates, Miles C.Barr, Richard R.Lunt
Integrating transparent photovoltaics (TPVs) onto new and existing infrastructure as a power- generating source can help to realize net-zero-energy buildings, dramatically improve energy utilization efficiency, and supply on-site energy demand with minimal compromise to the functionality and aesthetic quality of architectural and mobile surfaces. TPV modules can be conveniently installed onto the facades, windows, and siding of buildings as replacements for conventional building materials during construction. Alternatively, they can be directly retrofit onto existing surfaces after initial construction. Read more here.
How nanoparticles that harvest light could curb climate emissions
MIT Technology Review, August 19, 2019
by James Temple
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Simultaneous Hot Electron and Hole Injection upon Excitation of Gold Surface Plasmon
ACS Publications, May 22, 2019
Yocefu Hattori, Mohamed Abdellah, Jie Meng, Kaibo Zheng and Jacinto Sá
The researches have successfully investigated the simultaneous injection of hot electrons and holes upon excitation of gold localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR). The studies were performed on all-solid-state plasmonic system composed of titanium dioxide (TiO2)/poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): poly(styrenesulfonic acid) (PEDOT:PSS) p–n junctions with gold nanoparticles (Au NPs). The study revealed that both charge carriers are transferred within 200 fs to the respective charge acceptors, exhibiting a free carrier transport behavior. We also confirmed that the transfer of charge carriers are accompanied by change in the initial relaxation dynamics of Au NPs. Read more here.
Emergence of highly transparent photovoltaics for distributed applications
Nature Energy, Vol. 2, NOVEMBER 2017
Christopher J. Traverse, Richa Pandey, Miles C. Barr and Richard R. Lunt
Solar energy offers a viable solution to our growing energy need. While adoption of conventional photovoltaics on rooftops and in solar farms has grown rapidly in the last decade, there is still plenty of opportunity for expansion. See-through solar technologies with partial light transmission developed over the past 30 years have initiated methods of integration not possible with conventional modules. The large-scale deployment necessary to offset global energy consumption could be further accelerated by developing fully invisible solar cells that selectively absorb ultraviolet and near-infrared light, allowing many of the surfaces of our built environment to be turned into solar harvesting arrays without impacting the function or aesthetics. Here, we review recent advances in photovoltaics with varying degrees of visible light transparency. We discuss the figures of merit necessary to characterize transparent photovoltaics, and outline the requirements to enable their widespread adoption in buildings, windows, electronic device displays, and automobiles. Read more here.
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