Photovoltaics beyond silicon : innovative materials, sustainable processing technologies, and novel device structures /

This book explores the innovative developments in photovoltaic technology beyond traditional silicon-based systems. It delves into advanced materials, sustainable processing technologies, and novel device structures that are at the forefront of solar energy research. The work addresses the history a...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, [2024]
Series:	Solar cell engineering
Subjects:	Photovoltaic cells > Materials. Cellules photovoltaïques > Matériaux. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Front Cover
Photovoltaics Beyond Silicon
Copyright Page
Contents
List of contributors
Preface
I. Photovoltaics: Background, technologies, and innovation
1 Photovoltaics overview: Historical background and current technologies
1.1 Introduction and overview
1.2 Short history of photovoltaics
1.2.1 The first century of photovoltaics: Becquerel, Einstein, and the new physics
1.2.2 The next 20 years: From a practical solar cell device to the dawn of the space race
1.2.3 From the space race to the energy crisis
1.2.4 End of the 20th century: New materials and new challenges
1.3 Background of photovoltaic materials and devices
1.3.1 Silicon solar cells: A short review of photovoltaic devices and recent technology advances
1.3.2 Gallium arsenide and III-V materials: Higher efficiency and multijunction devices
1.3.3 Thin-film solar cells: Traditional inorganic materials
1.3.3.1 Thin-film solar cells: Introduction and background
1.3.3.2 Thin-film silicon solar cells
1.3.3.3 Chalcogenide thin-film solar cells
1.3.4 Dye-sensitized, organic, and perovskite solar cells
1.3.5 Advanced device concepts and structures
1.3.5.1 Quantum dot (sensitized) solar cells
1.3.5.2 Concentrator solar cells: Multiple photovoltaics technologies for higher efficiency
1.3.5.3 Intermediate bandgap (concentrator) solar cells
1.3.5.4 Rare earth-containing up- and down-conversion materials to improve solar cell efficiency
1.3.6 Multijunction devices: Focus on third-generation tandem solar cells
1.4 Summary and conclusions
References
2 Third-generation photovoltaics: Introduction, overview, innovation, and potential markets
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Features of third-generation solar cells
2.3 Terawatt energy generation challenges
2.4 Summary and overview of third-generation photovoltaics.
2.5 Economic assessment and market status of third-generation photovoltaics
2.5.1 Organic solar cells
2.5.2 Dye-sensitized solar cells
2.5.3 Quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells
2.5.4 Perovskite solar cells
2.5.4.1 Single-junction perovskite solar cells
2.5.4.2 Flexible perovskite solar cells
2.5.4.3 Tandem perovskite solar cells: An introduction
2.5.4.4 Perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells
2.5.4.5 Perovskite-perovskite tandem solar cells
2.5.4.6 Overview of perovskite single-junction and tandem cells
2.6 Summary and conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
II. Perovskite materials and devices
3 Perovskite solar cells: Past, present, and future
3.1 Introduction to photovoltaic devices
3.2 Perovskite solar cells
3.3 Working mechanism of perovskite solar cells
3.4 Device architectures of perovskite solar cells
3.4.1 Planar architecture of perovskite solar cells
3.4.2 Mesoscopic architecture of perovskite solar cells
3.5 Lead-free perovskite solar cells
3.6 Tandem architecture of perovskite-silicon solar cells
3.7 Stability study of perovskite solar cells
3.8 Perovskite film fabrication processes
3.8.1 Spin coating method
3.8.2 Vacuum thermal deposition methods
3.8.3 Spray coating method
3.8.4 Printing method
3.9 Different ranges of electron and hole transport layers
3.9.1 Electron transport layer
3.9.2 Hole transport layer
3.9.3 Buffer layer in perovskite solar cells
3.10 Electrodes for perovskite solar cells
3.11 Effect of encapsulation on perovskite solar cells
3.12 Standard testing protocols
3.13 Conclusion and future prospects
References
4 Modeling perovskite solar cells
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Thick versus thin solar cells
4.3 Thin perovskite solar cells
4.3.1 Dark radiative recombination in thin cells.
4.3.2 Dark nonradiative recombination
4.3.3 Photo-generated current
4.3.4 Total current density in perovskite solar cells
4.4 Modeling results for thin-film perovskite cells
4.5 Conclusion
References
5 Optical design of perovskite solar cells
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Optical modeling
5.3 Multilayered systems
5.4 Optical calculations for perovskite solar cells
5.5 Conclusion
References
6 Organic hole-transporting materials for perovskite solar cells: Progress and prospects
6.1 Introduction to perovskite solar cells
6.2 Device architecture and mechanism of perovskite solar cells
6.3 Organic hole-transporting materials
6.3.1 Carbazole and triphenylamine core-based hole-transporting materials
6.3.2 Phenothiazine core-based organic hole-transporting materials
6.3.3 Naphthol, thiophene, and pyrene core-based small molecule hole-transporting materials
6.4 Conclusions and further perspectives
Acknowledgments
References
III. Alternative photovoltaic materials
7 Advanced fabrication strategies to enhance the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Classification of solar cells: Materials and technologies
7.3 A brief history of dye-sensitized solar cells
7.4 Dye-sensitized solar cells: Working principles
7.5 Solar irradiation
7.6 Concentrated light irradiation on dye-sensitized solar cells
7.7 Strategies to improve interfacial electron kinetics
7.8 Photoanode improvement of state-of-the-art dye-sensitized solar cells
7.9 Improvement(s) over state-of-the-art dye sensitizers
7.10 Improvement(s) over state-of-the-art dye sensitizer electrolytes
7.11 Improvement(s) over state-of-the-art dye-sensitized solar cell counter-electrodes
7.12 Overall relative scope of performance improvement of dye-sensitized solar cells.
7.13 Nanostructured materials for performance improvement of dye-sensitized solar cells
7.14 Effect of light scattering
7.15 Improved dye-sensitized solar cell device performance: Fabrication approaches
7.16 Summary and future scope
Acknowledgments
References
8 Development of active layer materials for solution-processable organic photovoltaics
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Solution-processed bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaics
8.3 Electron donors optimized for fullerene-based acceptors
8.4 Nonfullerene electron acceptors
8.5 Considerations for commercialization
8.6 Summary and conclusions
References
9 Copper zinc tin sulfide thin-film solar cells: An overview
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Structure
9.3 Synthesis methods of copper zinc tin sulfide nanoparticles and thin films
9.3.1 Sol-gel method
9.3.2 Chemical bath deposition
9.3.3 Spray pyrolysis
9.3.4 Spin-coating
9.3.5 Solvothermal method
9.3.6 Thermal evaporation technique
9.4 Copper zinc tin sulfide-based thin-film solar cell deposition techniques
9.4.1 Vacuum-based approaches
9.4.1.1 Sputtering techniques
9.4.1.2 Evaporation techniques
9.4.1.3 Pulsed laser deposition methods
9.4.1.4 Nonvacuum-based approaches
9.4.1.5 Spray pyrolysis deposition technique
9.4.1.6 Electrodeposition technique
9.4.1.7 Sol-gel deposition technique
9.4.1.8 Solvothermal method
9.5 Comparison of performance of vacuum- and nonvacuum-based solar cells
9.5.1 Copper zinc tin sulfide vacuum-processed solar cells
9.5.2 Copper zinc tin sulfide nonvacuum-processed solar cells
9.6 Future scope
9.7 Conclusion
References
IV. Green and sustainable aspects of photovoltaics
10 Nature-inspired and computer-aided approaches to enable improved photovoltaic materials, more efficient processing, and.
10.1 Introduction: Nature-inspired and computer-aided insights
10.2 Sustainability, green technologies, and biomimicry
10.2.1 Background and overview
10.2.2 Green materials and processing: Earth-abundant, eco-friendly, and sustainable
10.2.3 Lessons learned from nature: Biomimicry and bio-inspired approaches
10.3 Computer-aided approaches to improved photovoltaics
10.4 Metal-organic framework materials for enhanced solar cells
10.4.1 Metal-organic framework materials: Introduction and synthesis
10.4.2 Metal-organic framework materials: Further details and photovoltaic applications
10.4.3 Use of metal-organic framework materials in dye-sensitized solar cells
10.4.4 Use of metal-organic framework materials in perovskite solar cells
10.5 Future paradigms: Novel materials and device fabrication for photovoltaics
10.5.1 Single-source precursor routes to solar cell materials
10.5.2 Photovoltaics-integrated devices and integrated power sources
10.5.3 Low-cost manufacturing: Materials, methods, modeling, and practical concerns
10.6 Summary and conclusions
References
11 Green chemical synthesis of photovoltaic materials
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Green methods for synthesis of semiconductor materials
11.2.1 Green hydrothermal and solvothermal synthesis
11.2.2 Microwave-assisted chemical synthesis
11.2.3 Mechanosynthesis: Ball milling
11.2.4 Sonochemical synthesis
11.2.5 Photo-assisted synthesis or photocatalysis
11.2.6 Magnetic field-assisted chemical synthesis
11.3 Biosynthesis
11.3.1 Synthesis via microorganisms
11.3.2 Synthesis using biomass extracts
11.4 Photovoltaic materials through green synthesis
11.5 Considerations for greener fabrication of solar cells
11.5.1 Perovskite solar cells
11.5.2 Dye-sensitized solar cells.