Temporal-spatial-energy resolved advance multidimensional techniques to probe photovoltaic materials from atomistic viewpoint for next-generation energy solutions

Solar cell technologies have attracted great attention considering their potential to meet the global energy demand in a sustainable fashion. There have been extensive research efforts to increase the efficiency of conventional and newly developed photovoltaic (PV) materials, while looking for new c...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Energy & environmental science 2021-09, Vol.14 (9), p.476-482
Main Authors: Kumar, Vishal, Nisika, Kumar, Mukesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Commercialization
Energy demand
External stimuli
Mapping
Material properties
Optical properties
Photovoltaic cells
Photovoltaics
Solar cells
Solar energy
Sustainable fashion
Temporal resolution
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Solar cell technologies have attracted great attention considering their potential to meet the global energy demand in a sustainable fashion. There have been extensive research efforts to increase the efficiency of conventional and newly developed photovoltaic (PV) materials, while looking for new candidates to maximize the solar conversion efficiency. In this direction, advanced characterization tools capable of analysing material properties multi-dimensionally are continuously being developed, enabling researchers to fundamentally understand various aspects of material properties. This has equipped researchers with various tools to simultaneously engineer the structural, morphological, electrical, chemical and optical properties of materials to improve the performance of devices. Herein, we present the recent advances in the development of multidimensional characterization tools capable of probing material properties with high spatial, energy and temporal resolution simultaneously. Numerous advantages associated with mapping material properties under in situ / operando conditions to unveil various aspects of material properties in parallel are disclosed. In addition, the integration of various characterization tools to visualize the evolution of carrier dynamics under the influence of various external stimuli is discussed in detail. Together with discussing the advantages of multidimensional mapping tools over conventional tools, various outlooks for realizing next-generation characterization tools are provided to facilitate the commercialization and development of next-generation solar cell modules. Advanced characterization tools capable of probing material properties multi-dimensionally at high spatial, temporal and energy resolutions are presented.
ISSN:1754-5692
1754-5706
DOI:10.1039/d1ee01165k