TY - JOUR
T1 - Nanomaterials in 2-dimensions for flexible solar cell applications–a review
AU - Agyei-Tuffour, Benjamin
AU - Mensah-Darkwa, Kwadwo
AU - Ampong, Daniel Nframah
AU - Addae, Elizabeth Adzo
AU - Gbadam, Gerald Selasie
AU - Darko, Clarisa Naa Shormeh
AU - Akyaw, Afia Owusua
AU - Adjah, John
AU - Asare, Joseph
AU - Li, Guixiang
AU - Goosen, Neill J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Author(s). This open access article is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 license.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - This review presents the progress, challenges and prospects of ultrathin flexible photovoltaic devices based on 2-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials. These devices have shown very high performance in bending stabilities for up to ~90% of their power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) after multiple bending deformations. They are thin film PVs with lightweight and mechanically robust structures that allow use in the continual advancing solar cell applications. In this paper, comprehensive assessments of 2D nanomaterials, their syntheses methods, performance, degradation, mechanical and opto-electronic characterization in flexible photovoltaic (PV) cells are highlighted. Semi-conductor materials such as conjugated donor and acceptor polymers, small donor/acceptor molecules and organometal halide perovskites for use as active layers in such flexible solar cell structures are reviewed. The challenges and prospects associated with the adoption of 2D nanomaterials in flexible solar cells are presented. The review highlights the need to transition laboratory results on 2D nanomaterials based flexible solar cells into scale up and commercialized products despite the existing and also opens research areas for researchers to explore and achieve robust and high-efficient solar devices.
AB - This review presents the progress, challenges and prospects of ultrathin flexible photovoltaic devices based on 2-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials. These devices have shown very high performance in bending stabilities for up to ~90% of their power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) after multiple bending deformations. They are thin film PVs with lightweight and mechanically robust structures that allow use in the continual advancing solar cell applications. In this paper, comprehensive assessments of 2D nanomaterials, their syntheses methods, performance, degradation, mechanical and opto-electronic characterization in flexible photovoltaic (PV) cells are highlighted. Semi-conductor materials such as conjugated donor and acceptor polymers, small donor/acceptor molecules and organometal halide perovskites for use as active layers in such flexible solar cell structures are reviewed. The challenges and prospects associated with the adoption of 2D nanomaterials in flexible solar cells are presented. The review highlights the need to transition laboratory results on 2D nanomaterials based flexible solar cells into scale up and commercialized products despite the existing and also opens research areas for researchers to explore and achieve robust and high-efficient solar devices.
KW - 2-D nanomaterials
KW - device stability
KW - flexible solar cells
KW - power conversion efficiency
KW - syntheses techniques
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U2 - 10.1080/23311916.2022.2143034
DO - 10.1080/23311916.2022.2143034
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85143417918
SN - 2331-1916
VL - 9
JO - Cogent Engineering
JF - Cogent Engineering
IS - 1
M1 - 2143034
ER -