Indoor photovoltaics, the next big trend in solution-processed solar cells

Li, Benxuan, Hou, Bo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9918-8223 and Amaratunga, Gehan A. J. 2021. Indoor photovoltaics, the next big trend in solution-processed solar cells. InfoMat 3 (5) , pp. 445-459. 10.1002/inf2.12180

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Abstract

Indoor photovoltaics (IPVs) have attracted considerable interest for their potential to power small and portable electronics and photonic devices. The recent advancemes in circuit design and device optimizations has led to the power required to operate electronics for the internet of things (IoT), such as distributed sensors, remote actuators, and communication devices, being remarkably reduced. Therefore, various types of sensors and a large number of nodes can be wireless or even batteryless powered by IPVs. In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview of the recent developments in IPVs. We primarily focus on third‐generation solution‐processed solar cell technologies, which include organic solar cells, dye‐sensitized solar cells, perovskite solar cells, and newly developed colloidal quantum dot indoor solar cells. Besides, the device design principles are also discussed in relation to the unique characteristics of indoor lighting conditions. Challenges and prospects for the development of IPV are also summarized, which, hopefully, can lead to a better understanding of future IPV design as well as performance enhancement.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Physics and Astronomy
Additional Information:	This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License
Publisher:	Wiley
ISSN:	2567-3165
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	9 April 2021
Date of Acceptance:	2 December 2020
Last Modified:	04 May 2023 21:38
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/140411

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