Lead-free perovskite-inspired absorbers for indoor photovoltaics
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Journal Article
Abstract
With the exponential rise in the market value and number of devices part of the Internet of Things (IoT), the demand for indoor photovoltaics (IPV) to power autonomous devices is predicted to rapidly increase. Lead‐free perovskite‐inspired materials (PIMs) have recently attracted significant attention in photovoltaics research, due to the similarity of their electronic structure to high‐performance lead‐halide perovskites, but without the same toxicity limitations. However, the capability of PIMs for indoor light harvesting has not yet been considered. Herein, two exemplar PIMs, BiOI and Cs3Sb2ClxI9‐x are examined. It is shown that while their bandgaps are too wide for single‐junction solar cells, they are close to the optimum for indoor light harvesting. As a result, while BiOI and Cs3Sb2ClxI9‐x devices are only circa 1%‐efficient under 1‐sun illumination, their efficiencies increase to 4–5% under indoor illumination. These efficiencies are within the range of reported values for hydrogenated amorphous silicon, i.e., the industry standard for IPV. It is demonstrated that such performance levels are already sufficient for millimeter‐scale PIM devices to power thin‐film‐transistor circuits. Intensity‐dependent and optical loss analyses show that future improvements in efficiency are possible. Furthermore, calculations of the optically limited efficiency of these and other low‐toxicity PIMs reveal their considerable potential for IPV, thus encouraging future efforts for their exploration for powering IoT devices.
Date Issued
2020-11-03
Date Acceptance
2020-10-19
Citation
Advanced Energy Materials, 2020, 11 (1), pp.1-12
ISSN
1614-6832
Publisher
Wiley-VCH Verlag
Start Page
1
End Page
12
Journal / Book Title
Advanced Energy Materials
Volume
11
Issue
1
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© 2020 The Authors. Advanced Energy Materials published by Wiley‐VCH GmbH.
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Downing College, Cambridge
Royal Academy of Engineering
Royal Academy Of Engineering
Isaac Newton Trust
Identifier
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aenm.202002761
Grant Number
RF\201718\17101
RF\201718\17101
Minute 19.07(d)
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Technology
Chemistry, Physical
Energy & Fuels
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Physics, Applied
Physics, Condensed Matter
Chemistry
Materials Science
Physics
antimony‐
based perovskite derivatives
bismuth oxyiodide
indoor photovoltaics
Internet of Things
perovskite‐
inspired absorbers
OPEN-CIRCUIT VOLTAGE
SOLAR-CELLS
IODIDE
RECOMBINATION
PERFORMANCE
EFFICIENCY
PASSIVATION
DEVICES
LAYER
STATE
0303 Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry
0912 Materials Engineering
0915 Interdisciplinary Engineering
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 2002761
Date Publish Online
2020-11-03