Graphene Materials for Third Generation Solar Cell Technologies

Graphene Materials for Third Generation Solar Cell Technologies

Onoriode P. Avbenake

Photovoltaic technology is the most sustainable source of renewable energy because sunlight radiation is free and readily available. Therefore, the materials required accessing this energy source, cost and the efficiency of conversion from solar to electricity is the topic of interest in continued research. Graphene as a sp2-hybridized 2-dimensional carbon with unique crystal and electronic properties comprising high charge carrier mobility, optical transparency, inexpensive, excellent mechanical strength and flexibility with chemical stability and inertness among others is a suitable material for application in various units of the different architectures in third generation solar cells. It can be applied as a semiconductor layer, electrolyte and counter-electrode in dye-sensitized solar cells; electrode, perovskite, electron and hole transporting layers in perovskite solar cells; and electrode, hole transporting layer and electron acceptor and donor in organic solar cells; in addition to graphene/silicon Schottky junction. Following the application of graphene in various units of the third generation architecture, the power conversion efficiency has increased from 1.9% to over 22%, with ongoing research expected to develop a more stable design with longevity comparable to commercially available silicon-based p-n junction.

Keywords
Solar Cells, Graphene, Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs), Perovskite Solar Cells (PSCs), Organic Solar Cells (OPV), Schottky Junction

Published online 11/15/2020, 33 pages

Citation: Onoriode P. Avbenake, Graphene Materials for Third Generation Solar Cell Technologies, Materials Research Foundations, Vol. 88, pp 29-61, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644901090-2

Part of the book on Materials for Solar Cell Technologies I

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