Wide Bandgap Perovskite Photovoltaic Cells for Stray Light Recycling in a System Emitting Broadband Polarized Light. Issue 36 (7th August 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Martínez‐Denegri, Guillermo; Ferreira, Catarina G.; Ruiz‐Preciado, Marco A.; Fassl, Paul; Kramarenko, Mariia; Paetzold, Ulrich W.; Martorell, Jordi
• Is Part Of: Advanced energy materials. Volume 12:Issue 36(2022)
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• Publication Date: 2022-08-07
• Subjects: energy efficiency -- light recycling -- perovskites -- polarization -- wide bandgap; Energy harvesting -- Materials -- Periodicals; Energy conversion -- Materials -- Periodicals; Energy storage -- Materials -- Periodicals; Photovoltaics -- Periodicals; Fuel cells -- Periodicals; Thermoelectric materials -- Periodicals; 621.31
• DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202201473
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1614-6832

Abstract

Abstract: Perovskite based photovoltaic (PV) cells are unique in combining low open‐circuit voltage losses with a broad bandgap tunability. This makes them an ideal PV cell to recycle photons back into electrical power in a variety of illumination systems or light emitting devices. Here, advantage of these features is taken and wide bandgap (WBG) perovskite PV cells are incorporated in devices suitable for display illumination and demonstrate a high yield in stray light recycling back into electricity with up to a 37.5% power conversion efficiency. The specific device considered is a modified half‐cylinder photonic plate designed to emit diffused broadband polarized light using a nonabsorbing reflective polarizer based on a random dielectric layer distribution. It is experimentally demonstrated that light recycling using appropriately tuned WBG perovskite PV cells becomes very efficient when implemented in systems where the light is emitted from narrowband sources, even if the emission spans a broad wavelength range. Abstract : Perovskite photovoltaics are ideal to efficiently recycle stray light that normally is wasted in certain illumination devices. A proof of that is demonstrated here, where the optical and photovoltaic characterization of the elements that compose an innovative light recycling design to emit polarized diffused light are presented.