Brief review of emerging photovoltaic absorbers

Zakutayev, Andriy

doi:10.1016/j.cogsc.2017.01.002

Title: Brief review of emerging photovoltaic absorbers

Journal Article · 08 February 2017 · Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogsc.2017.01.002 · OSTI ID:1353420

Zakutayev, Andriy ^[1]

National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Photovoltaic solar cells have recently made significant commercial progress and are on track toward meeting more than 1% of global energy demand. However, further research is needed on photovoltaic technologies that face no scalability constraints in generating more than 10% of the world's electricity. This 2017 article briefly reviews emerging photovoltaic absorber materials, focusing on research progress over the past 2-3 years. Particular emphasis is given to emerging solar cell absorbers -- for example, SnS, Sb₂Se₃, Cu₂SnS₃, and CuSbSe₂ -- related to established solar cell technologies such as CdTe, Cu(In,Ga)Se₂, and CH₃NH₃PbI₃. Lastly, the general publication and performance trends are discussed, and the promising future research directions are pointed out.

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Research Organization:: NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States))

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Solar Energy Technologies Office (EE-4S)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1353420

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA--5K00-67927

Journal Information:: Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, Journal Name: Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry Journal Issue: C Vol. 4; ISSN 2452-2236

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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