Solar power generation electrode

How to reduce solar panel photovoltaic efficiency decrement in conventional solar-water electricity generators?

To eliminate the solar panel photovoltaic efficiency decrement in conventional hybrid solar-water electricity generators and improve the water energy harvesting efficiency, we developed a hybrid electricity generator with common-electrode architecture (HEG-CEA), in which the solar panel shares the positive electrode with the DEG.

Are antimony-based solar cells a step forward?

The results represent a step forward in the development of antimony-based solar cells. Dong et al. achieve Sb2 (S,Se)3 solar cells with 10.7% efficiency by increasing charge generation with a textured electrode and reducing charge recombination and transport loss with a conformal electron-selective layer.

What is common-electrode architecture?

In summary, the common-electrode architecture endows the hybrid solar water electricity generator with mutual enhancement on solar and water energy harvesting.

How to make a HEG-CEA Solar panel?

The HEG-CEA could be conveniently manufactured by depositing a fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP) film on a solar panel ( Figs. 1 b and 1 c) followed by installing a very tiny aluminum electrode (1 mm × 50 mm × 50 µm) on it. Notably, the output is not sensitive to the width of the aluminum electrode ( Fig. S1 ).