Certified high-efficiency "large-area" perovskite solar cells module for Fresnel lens-based concentrated photovoltaic

Roy, Anurag; Ding, Bin; Khalid, Maria; Alzahrani, Mussad; Ding, Yong; Tahir, Asif A.; Sundaram, Senthilarasu; Kinge, Sachin; Asiri, Abdullah M.; Slonopas, Andre; Dyson, Paul J.; Nazeeruddin, Mohammad Khaja; Mallick, Tapas K.

Abstract

The future of energy generation is well in tune with the critical needs of the global economy, leading to more green innovations and emissions-abatement technologies. Introducing concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) is one of the most promising technologies owing to its high photo-conversion efficiency (PCE). While most researchers use silicon and cadmium telluride for CPV, we investigate the potential in nascent technologies, such as perovskite solar cell (PSC). This work constitutes a preliminary investigation into a ‘large-area’ PSC module under a Fresnel lens (FL) with a ‘refractive optical concentrator-silicon-on-glass’ base to minimise the PV performance and scalability trade-off concerning the PSCs. The FL-PSC system measured the solar current-voltage characteristics in variable lens-to-cell distances and illuminations. A systematic study of the PSC module temperature was monitored using the COMSOL transient heat transfer mechanism. The FL-based technique for ‘large-area’ PSC architecture is an unfolded technology that further facilitates the potential for commercialisation.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 25, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Feb 2, 2023
• Publication Date: Mar 17, 2023
• Deposit Date: Feb 13, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 13, 2023
• Journal: iScience
• Publisher: Cell Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 26
• Issue: 3
• Article Number: 106079
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.106079
• Keywords: Energy systems, Optical property, Energy materials