Emerging inorganic solar cell efficiency tables (Version 1)
Abstract
This paper presents the Efficiency Tables of materials considered as emerging inorganic absorbers for photovoltaic solar cell technologies. The materials collected in these Tables are selected based on their progress in recent years, and their demonstrated potential as future photovoltaic absorbers. The first part of the paper consists of the guidelines for the inclusion of the different technologies in this paper, the verification means used by the authors, and recommendation for measurement best practices. The second part details the highest world-class certified solar cell efficiencies, and the highest non-certified cases (some independently confirmed). The third part highlights the new entries including the record efficiencies, as well as new materials included in this version of the Tables. The final part is dedicated to review a specific aspect of materials research that the authors consider of high relevance for the scientific community. In this version of the Efficiency Tables, we are including an overview of the latest progress in theoretical methods for modelling of new photovoltaic absorber materials expected to be synthesized and confirmed in the near future. We hope that this Emerging Inorganic Solar Cell Efficiency Tables (Version 1) paper, as well as its future versions, will advance the field ofmore »
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- Research Org.:
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1564393
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1526201
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/JA-5K00-73616
Journal ID: ISSN 2515-7655
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- Resource Type:
- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- JPhys Energy
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: JPhys Energy Journal Volume: 1 Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 2515-7655
- Publisher:
- IOP Publishing
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 14 SOLAR ENERGY; thin film inorganic photovoltaics; emerging photovoltaic technologies; conversion efficiency; solar energy
Citation Formats
Wong, Lydia H., Zakutayev, Andriy, Major, Jonathan D., Hao, Xiaojing, Walsh, Aron, Todorov, Teodor K., and Saucedo, Edgardo. Emerging inorganic solar cell efficiency tables (Version 1). United Kingdom: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1088/2515-7655/ab2338.
Wong, Lydia H., Zakutayev, Andriy, Major, Jonathan D., Hao, Xiaojing, Walsh, Aron, Todorov, Teodor K., & Saucedo, Edgardo. Emerging inorganic solar cell efficiency tables (Version 1). United Kingdom. doi:10.1088/2515-7655/ab2338.
Wong, Lydia H., Zakutayev, Andriy, Major, Jonathan D., Hao, Xiaojing, Walsh, Aron, Todorov, Teodor K., and Saucedo, Edgardo. Mon .
"Emerging inorganic solar cell efficiency tables (Version 1)". United Kingdom. doi:10.1088/2515-7655/ab2338.
@article{osti_1564393,
title = {Emerging inorganic solar cell efficiency tables (Version 1)},
author = {Wong, Lydia H. and Zakutayev, Andriy and Major, Jonathan D. and Hao, Xiaojing and Walsh, Aron and Todorov, Teodor K. and Saucedo, Edgardo},
abstractNote = {This paper presents the Efficiency Tables of materials considered as emerging inorganic absorbers for photovoltaic solar cell technologies. The materials collected in these Tables are selected based on their progress in recent years, and their demonstrated potential as future photovoltaic absorbers. The first part of the paper consists of the guidelines for the inclusion of the different technologies in this paper, the verification means used by the authors, and recommendation for measurement best practices. The second part details the highest world-class certified solar cell efficiencies, and the highest non-certified cases (some independently confirmed). The third part highlights the new entries including the record efficiencies, as well as new materials included in this version of the Tables. The final part is dedicated to review a specific aspect of materials research that the authors consider of high relevance for the scientific community. In this version of the Efficiency Tables, we are including an overview of the latest progress in theoretical methods for modelling of new photovoltaic absorber materials expected to be synthesized and confirmed in the near future. We hope that this Emerging Inorganic Solar Cell Efficiency Tables (Version 1) paper, as well as its future versions, will advance the field of emerging photovoltaic solar cells by summarizing the progress to date and outlining the future promising research directions.},
doi = {10.1088/2515-7655/ab2338},
journal = {JPhys Energy},
number = 3,
volume = 1,
place = {United Kingdom},
year = {2019},
month = {7}
}
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