Solution‑Processed Thin Film Transparent Photovoltaics:Present Challenges and Future DevelopmentOA
Electrical energy is essential for modern society to sustain economic growths.The soaring demand for the electrical energy,together with an awareness of the environmental impact of fossil fuels,has been driving a shift towards the utilization of solar energy.However,traditional solar energy solutions often require extensive spaces for a panel installation,limiting their practicality in a dense urban environment.To overcome the spatial constraint,researchers have developed transparent photovoltaics(TPV),enabling windows and facades in vehicles and buildings to generate electric energy.Current TPV advancements are focused on improving both transparency and power output to rival commercially available silicon solar panels.In this review,we first briefly introduce wavelength-and non-wavelengthselective strategies to achieve transparency.Figures of merit and theoretical limits of TPVs are discussed to comprehensively understand the status of current TPV technology.Then we highlight recent progress in different types of TPVs,with a particular focus on solution-processed thin-film photovoltaics(PVs),including colloidal quantum dot PVs,metal halide perovskite PVs and organic PVs.The applications of TPVs are also reviewed,with emphasis on agrivoltaics,smart windows and facades.Finally,current challenges and future opportunities in TPV research are pointed out.
Tianle Liu;Munerah M.S.Almutairi;Jie Ma;Aisling Stewart;Zhaohui Xing;Mengxia Liu;Bo Hou;Yuljae Cho
UM-SJTU Joint Institute,Shanghai Jiao Tong University,Shanghai 200240,People’s Republic of ChinaSchool of Physics and Astronomy,Cardiff University,Cardiff CF243AA,Wales,UKUM-SJTU Joint Institute,Shanghai Jiao Tong University,Shanghai 200240,People’s Republic of ChinaSchool of Physics and Astronomy,Cardiff University,Cardiff CF243AA,Wales,UKDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering,Yale University,New Haven,CT 06511,USADepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering,Yale University,New Haven,CT 06511,USA Energy Sciences Institute,Yale University,West Haven,CT 06516,USASchool of Physics and Astronomy,Cardiff University,Cardiff CF243AA,Wales,UKUM-SJTU Joint Institute,Shanghai Jiao Tong University,Shanghai 200240,People’s Republic of China Future Photovoltaics Research Center,Global Institute of Future Technology,Shanghai Jiao Tong University,Shanghai 200240,People’s Republic of China
Transparent semiconductorsSolution-processable transparent solar cellEmerging solar cell materialsBuildingintegrated photovoltaics
《Nano-Micro Letters》 2025 (2)
P.566-600,35
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant number W2432035)financial support from the EPSRC SWIMS(EP/V039717/1)Royal Society(RGS\R1\221009 and IEC\NSFC\211201)Leverhulme Trust(RPG-2022-263)Ser Cymru programme–Enhancing Competitiveness Equipment Awards 2022-23(MA/VG/2715/22-PN66)the financial support from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Higher Education.
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