We present an investigation on a power pack combining a CH3NH3PbI3-based solar cell with a polypyrrole-based supercapacitor and evaluate its performance as an energy pack. The package achieved an energy storage efficiency of 10%, which is much higher than that of other systems combining a PV cell with a supercapacitor. We find a high output voltage of 1.45 V for the device under AM 1.5G illumination when the CH3NH3PbI3-based solar cell is connected in series with a polypyrrole-based supercapacitor. This system affords continuous output of electric power by using CH3NH3PbI3-based solar cell as an energy source mitigating transients caused by light intensity fluctuations or the diurnal cycle.
Type
research article
Web of Science ID
WOS:000349940500074
Authors
Xu, Xiaobao
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Li, Shaohui
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Zhang, Hua
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Shen, Yan
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Cheng, Yi-Bing
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Publication date
2015
Publisher
Published in
Volume
9
Issue
2
Start page
1782
End page
1787
Peer reviewed
REVIEWED
EPFL units
Available on Infoscience
April 13, 2015
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