Citation: Yan Nanfu, Zhao Chaowei, You Shengyong, Zhang Yuefeng, Li Weiwei. Recent progress of thin-film photovoltaics for indoor application[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2020, 31(3): 643-653. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2019.08.022 shu

Recent progress of thin-film photovoltaics for indoor application

Yan Nanfu ^a ,
Zhao Chaowei ^a,*, ,
You Shengyong ^a ,
Zhang Yuefeng ^a ,
Li Weiwei ^a,b,c,*,

a.
Institute of Applied Chemistry, Jiangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanchang 330096, China
b.
State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
c.
Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 10090, China

zhaochaowei1988@126.com

liweiwei@iccas.ac.cn

Received Date: 16 July 2019
Revised Date: 10 August 2019
Accepted Date: 15 August 2019
Available Online: 16 August 2019

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Indoor photovoltaics have attracted increasing attentions owing to their great potential in supplying energy for low power devices under indoor light in our daily life. The third generation thin-film solar cells, including dye-sensitized solar cells, perovskite solar cells and organic solar cells, have made rapid progress from the aspect of materials design to photovoltaic performance. This review provides an overview on the recent advances in the development of indoor photovoltaic technologies based on the third generation solar cells. The design principles of advanced thin-film indoor photovoltaics were also summarized according to the characteristics of indoor light and the advantages of the third generation solar cells. Finally, after summarizing the current research progress, the perspective on this topic is provided.
- Indoor photovoltaics,
- Dye-sensitized solar cells,
- Perovskites solar cells,
- Organic solar cells,
- Power conversion efficiency
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