Solar utilization beyond photosynthesis

J Lv, J **e, AGA Mohamed, X Zhang, Y Feng… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Natural photosynthesis is an efficient biochemical process which converts solar energy into
energy-rich carbohydrates. By understanding the key photoelectrochemical processes and …

Photonic structures in radiative cooling

M Lee, G Kim, Y Jung, KR Pyun, J Lee… - Light: Science & …, 2023 - nature.com
Radiative cooling is a passive cooling technology without any energy consumption,
compared to conventional cooling technologies that require power sources and dump waste …

Non-fullerene acceptor with asymmetric structure and phenyl-substituted alkyl side chain for 20.2% efficiency organic solar cells

Y Jiang, S Sun, R Xu, F Liu, X Miao, G Ran, K Liu, Y Yi… - Nature Energy, 2024 - nature.com
For organic solar cells (OSCs), bridging the gap with Shockley–Queisser limit necessitates
simultaneously reducing the energy loss for a high open-circuit voltage, improving light …

Reducing nonradiative recombination in perovskite solar cells with a porous insulator contact

W Peng, K Mao, F Cai, H Meng, Z Zhu, T Li, S Yuan… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Inserting an ultrathin low-conductivity interlayer between the absorber and transport layer
has emerged as an important strategy for reducing surface recombination in the best …

Inhibition of halide oxidation and deprotonation of organic cations with dimethylammonium formate for air-processed p–i–n perovskite solar cells

H Meng, K Mao, F Cai, K Zhang, S Yuan, T Li, F Cao… - Nature Energy, 2024 - nature.com
The manufacturing of perovskite solar cells under ambient conditions is desirable, yet the
efficiency of p–i–n perovskite solar cells fabricated in air still lags behind those made in an …

Control of the phase evolution of kesterite by tuning of the selenium partial pressure for solar cells with 13.8% certified efficiency

J Zhou, X Xu, H Wu, J Wang, L Lou, K Yin, Y Gong… - Nature Energy, 2023 - nature.com
The control of the phase evolution during the selenization of kesterite Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4
(CZTSSe) is crucial for efficient solar cells. Here, we regulate the phase-evolution kinetics of …

Suppressing element inhomogeneity enables 14.9% efficiency CZTSSe solar cells

Y Li, C Cui, H Wei, Z Shao, Z Wu, S Zhang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Kesterites, Cu2ZnSn (SxSe1− x) 4 (CZTSSe), solar cells suffer from severe open‐
circuit voltage (VOC) loss due to the numerous secondary phases and defects. The …

Solar-driven hydrogen production: recent advances, challenges, and future perspectives

H Song, S Luo, H Huang, B Deng, J Ye - ACS Energy Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Solar H2 production is considered as a potentially promising way to utilize solar energy and
tackle climate change stemming from the combustion of fossil fuels. Photocatalytic …

Review on chemical stability of lead halide perovskite solar cells

J Zhuang, J Wang, F Yan - Nano-micro letters, 2023 - Springer
Lead halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have become a promising next-generation
photovoltaic technology due to their skyrocketed power conversion efficiency. However, the …

Lessons learned from spiro-OMeTAD and PTAA in perovskite solar cells

FM Rombach, SA Haque, TJ Macdonald - Energy & Environmental …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Organic semiconductors have become essential parts of thin-film electronic devices,
particularly as hole transport layers (HTLs) in perovskite solar cells (PSCs) where they …