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.

Citation

Roy, A., Ding, B., Khalid, M., Alzahrani, M., Ding, Y., Tahir, A. A., …Mallick, T. K. (2023). Certified high-efficiency "large-area" perovskite solar cells module for Fresnel lens-based concentrated photovoltaic. iScience, 26(3), Article 106079. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.106079

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 24, 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