Effects of spectral coupling on perovskite solar cells under diverse climatic conditions

Abstract

a b s t r a c tThe high conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cells has opened a potential market for solar cells based on low cost manufacturing techniques which could change the photovoltaic (PV) production road map. Although the 9% efficient 10 cm x 10 cm perovskite mini module has been reported, in depth analysis of the longevity of perovskite modules is required before being introduced to the market. Apart from the impressive demonstrated conversion efficiencies, these cells need to be tested under real climatic conditions in order to understand the integrity of their performance. This article briefly outlines significant spectral dependence at selected locations with varying parameters such as air mass, aerosol optical depth and precipitable water. Perovskite solar cells have shown significant dependence on the incident spectrum due to their strong absorption in the visible region. The influences of spectral variations on the performance of perovskite solar cells were studied under different atmospheric conditions. The demonstrated spectral losses by the perovskite solar cells in different climatic conditions are vital for the perovskite solar cell community to further improve their stability.

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“…Numerous studies have investigated the spectral effect on CPV multijunction cells and systems (Faine et al, 1991;Philipps et al, 2010;Araki and Yamaguchi, 2003;Chan et al, 2013;Fernández et al, 2014;Kinsey and Edmondson, 2009;Xiaoting and Barnett, 2012). A few similar studies were also conducted for some non-concentrating PV cells and modules (Senthilarasu et al, 2015;Kinsey, 2015;Alonso-Abella et al, 2014;Gottschalg et al, 2005;Hirata and Tani, 1995). These studies usually used simulated spectra from the SMARTS clear sky radiative transfer model (Gueymard, 1995) or from similar programs.…”

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“…The blue spectral region is where attenuation of AM is higher and where majority of absorption bands occur. This demonstrates the strict condition imposed by air mass on the performance of PSC (Senthilarasu et al, 2015).…”

“…To be more precise, the thickness of the liquid water that would be formed if all the vapor in the zenith direction were condensed at the surface of a unit area is also described as the thickness of the liquid water. The improvement in PSC performance by increasing perceptible water, which results in the enhancement of absorption of solar radiation near the infrared spectra, can be observed (Senthilarasu et al, 2015).…”

“…The narrow absorption band in the blue wavelength region of the spectrum will be more affected under the turbidity condition. If the aerosol concentration in the atmosphere is low, the spectral losses will be lower than the air mass condition and there will be no effect on the PSC performance (Senthilarasu et al, 2015).…”

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“…The spectral effects on the performance of different PV devices have been studied as a function of the average photon energy by several authors [10]- [12]. A different approach has also been used by others authors concerning the spectral factor (SF) variation under different climate conditions at different locations [13]- [16]. The study of the spectral effects on the performance of concentrator photovoltaic devices based on multijunction solar cells has also recently been addressed.…”