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Increasing efficiency of perovskite solar cells using low concentrating photovoltaic systems

Baig, Hasan
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Kanda, Hiroyuki  
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Asiri, Abdullah M.
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February 1, 2020
Sustainable Energy & Fuels

Perovskite solar cell (PSC) technology is the flag bearer for the future of photovoltaics allowing unlimited possibilities for its application. This technology is currently limited by issues related to its scale-up, stability and the composition of the materials used in its preparation. Using small sized solar cells with higher efficiency under solar concentration is gaining traction as a methodology for scaling up this technology and broadening its applications. However, this has only been reported in devices with size <1 mm2 neglecting the series resistance of the device. Here, we report the performance of a 9 mm(2) PSC at varying solar concentration levels and correlate it with the series resistance of the solar cell. The n-i-p structured device using a triple cation perovskite absorber with a mesoporous titanium oxide/SnO2 layer as the electron transporting layer and Spiro-OMeTAD as the hole transporting material achieved a peak efficiency of 21.6% under 1.78 Suns as compared to the 21% obtained under 1 Sun (1000W m(-2)) and AM1.5G. We further boosted the power output up to 15.88 mW under 10.7 Suns compared to the 1.88 mW obtained under 1 Sun; however this results in an actual efficiency drop of the PSC owing to the device series resistance. Further, we investigated the impact of the increasing solar cell temperature at higher concentration levels and identified the influence of series resistance on the performance of the PSC. Our work identifies the potential of concentrating photovoltaics and highlights the challenges and makes recommendations for future development.

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research article
DOI
10.1039/c9se00550a
Web of Science ID

WOS:000528920000046

Author(s)
Baig, Hasan
Kanda, Hiroyuki  
Asiri, Abdullah M.
Nazeeruddin, Mohammad Khaja  
Mallick, Tapas
Date Issued

2020-02-01

Published in
Sustainable Energy & Fuels
Volume

4

Issue

2

Start page

528

End page

537

Subjects

Chemistry, Physical

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Energy & Fuels

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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

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Chemistry

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Energy & Fuels

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Materials Science

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halide perovskites

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performance

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This is an open access article under a Creative Commons Attribution license.

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