Applications of phosphorene and black phosphorus in energy conversion and storage devices

J Pang, A Bachmatiuk, Y Yin… - Advanced Energy …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The successful isolation of phosphorene (atomic layer thick black phosphorus) in 2014 has
currently aroused the interest of 2D material researchers. In this review, first, the …

Historical analysis of high‐efficiency, large‐area solar cells: toward upscaling of perovskite solar cells

SW Lee, S Bae, D Kim, HS Lee - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The status and problems of upscaling research on perovskite solar cells, which must be
addressed for commercialization efforts to be successful, are investigated. An 804 cm2 …

Heterogeneity at multiple length scales in halide perovskite semiconductors

EM Tennyson, TAS Doherty, SD Stranks - Nature Reviews Materials, 2019 - nature.com
Materials with highly crystalline lattice structures and low defect concentrations have
classically been considered essential for high-performance optoelectronic devices …

Point defect engineering in thin-film solar cells

JS Park, S Kim, Z Xie, A Walsh - Nature Reviews Materials, 2018 - nature.com
Control of defect processes in photovoltaic materials is essential for realizing high-efficiency
solar cells and related optoelectronic devices. Native defects and extrinsic dopants tune the …

Thin‐film solar cells exceeding 22% solar cell efficiency: An overview on CdTe-, Cu (In, Ga) Se2-, and perovskite-based materials

M Powalla, S Paetel, E Ahlswede, R Wuerz… - Applied Physics …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
Already, several technologies of polycrystalline thin‐film photovoltaic materials have
achieved certified record small‐cell power conversion efficiencies exceeding 22%. They are …

Emerging inorganic compound thin film photovoltaic materials: Progress, challenges and strategies

F Liu, Q Zeng, J Li, X Hao, A Ho-Baillie, J Tang… - Materials Today, 2020 - Elsevier
The efficient conversion of solar energy to electricity for human utilization heavily relies on
the development of solar cells. Nowadays, a variety of high-performance solar cells are …

Understanding the role of selenium in defect passivation for highly efficient selenium-alloyed cadmium telluride solar cells

TAM Fiducia, BG Mendis, K Li, CRM Grovenor… - Nature Energy, 2019 - nature.com
Electricity produced by cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic modules is the lowest-cost
electricity in the solar industry, and now undercuts fossil fuel-based sources in many regions …

Overcoming carrier concentration limits in polycrystalline CdTe thin films with in situ doping

BE McCandless, WA Buchanan, CP Thompson… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Thin film materials for photovoltaics such as cadmium telluride (CdTe), copper-indium
diselenide-based chalcopyrites (CIGS), and lead iodide-based perovskites offer the …

Selenium passivates grain boundaries in alloyed CdTe solar cells

T Fiducia, A Howkins, A Abbas, B Mendis… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells have achieved efficiencies of over 22%, despite having
absorber layer grain sizes less than 10 μm and hence a very high density of grain …

Passivation of interfaces in thin film solar cells: Understanding the effects of a nanostructured rear point contact layer

PMP Salomé, B Vermang… - Advanced Materials …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Thin film solar cells based in Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) are among the most efficient
polycrystalline solar cells, surpassing CdTe and even polycrystalline silicon solar cells. For …