Status report on emerging photovoltaics
Abstract
This report provides a snapshot of emerging photovoltaic (PV) technologies. It consists of concise contributions from experts in a wide range of fields including silicon, thin film, III-V, perovskite, organic, and dye-sensitized PVs. Strategies for exceeding the detailed balance limit and for light managing are presented, followed by a section detailing key applications and commercialization pathways. A section on sustainability then discusses the need for minimization of the environmental footprint in PV manufacturing and recycling. The report concludes with a perspective based on broad survey questions presented to the contributing authors regarding the needs and future evolution of PV.
Citation
Anctil , A , Beattie , M N , Case , C , Chaudhary , A , Chrysler , B D , Debije , M G , Essig , S , Ferry , D K , Ferry , V E , Freitag , M , Gould , I , Hinzer , K , Hoppe , H , Inganäs , O , Krishnan Jagadamma , L , Hun Jee , M , Kostuk , R K , Kirk , D , Kube , S , Lim , M , Luther , J M , Mansfield , L , McGehee , M D , Nguyen Minh , D , Nain , P , Reese , M O , Reinders , A , Samuel , I D W , van Sark , W , Savin , H , Sellers , I R , Shaheen , S E , Tang , Z , Toor , F , Vähänissi , V , Wassweiler , E , Warren , E L , Whiteside , V R , Woo , H Y , Xiong , G & Zhu , X 2023 , ' Status report on emerging photovoltaics ' , Journal of Photonics for Energy , vol. 13 , no. 4 , 042301 . https://doi.org/10.1117/1.jpe.13.042301
Publication
Journal of Photonics for Energy
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
1947-7988Type
Journal article
Description
Funding: Annick Anctil acknowledges grant support from the US National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems (CBET): Environmental Sustainability of Photovoltaics in the US (CAREER award no. 2044886). Raymond K. Kostuk and Benjamin D. Chrysler would like to acknowledge that the US NSF and DOE provided funding for the QESST Engineering Research Center (award no. EEC-1041895) for support of their research. Benjamin D. Chrysler would like to acknowledge support from the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (award no. DGE-1143953). Hele Savin and Ville Vähänissi would also like to acknowledge funding provided by the Flagship on Photonics Research and Innovation “PREIN” (#346529) funded by the Research Council of Finland. H. Y. Woo acknowledges financial support from the National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea (2019R1A6A1A11044070). NREL authors Duong Nguyen Minh and Joseph M. Luther also acknowledge support from the Operational Energy Capability Improvement Fund of the US Department of Defense.Collections
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