Synergistic cooperation between photovoltaic and thermoelectric effects in solar cells
Ping Fu, Dong Yang, Yihua Chen, Ruixue Lu, Md Azimul Haque, Yucheng Liu, Yaoyao Han, Hui Li, Ruotian Chen, Jie Liu, Wei Qin, Luis Huerta Hernandez, Fengtao Fan, Kaifeng Wu, Derya Baran, Huanping Zhou, Can Li
Abstract
A record power conversion efficiency of 27.17% was achieved in the photovoltaic cells under a temperature gradient of 10 °C, enabled by synergistic cooperation between photovoltaic and thermoelectric effects.
Topics & Concepts
Photovoltaic systemEngineering physicsThermoelectric effectMaterials sciencePhotovoltaicsOptoelectronicsEnvironmental scienceElectrical engineeringEngineeringPhysicsThermodynamicsChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices