Advances in organic and perovskite photovoltaics enabling a greener Internet of Things
Advances in organic and perovskite photovoltaics enabling a greener Internet of Things
Organic and perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have made significant strides in the last couple of years achieving high power conversion efficiencies (18% and 29%, respectively) and exceptional stability. Ultra-flexible and environmentally stable organic and PSCs can effectively operate under various illumination settings. Herein, novel device concepts that comprise photovoltaic cells alone or in tandem with batteries or supercapacitors, acting as the main power supply to another microelectronic component, enabling self-powered electronics for the Internet of Things (IoT) are reviewed. Emphasis is placed on the specific requirements posed by such applications to pave the way to large scale commercialization. The importance of supporting a greener IoT ecosystem by eliminating toxic materials and solvents in the device fabrication process is highlighted.
Internet of Things, circular economy, flexible electronics, green technologies, organic photovoltaic cells, perovskite solar cells, recyclability
Panidi, Ioulianna
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Georgiadou, Dimitra
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Schoetz, Theresa
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Prodromakis, Themistoklis
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3 June 2022
Panidi, Ioulianna
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Georgiadou, Dimitra
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Schoetz, Theresa
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Prodromakis, Themistoklis
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Panidi, Ioulianna, Georgiadou, Dimitra, Schoetz, Theresa and Prodromakis, Themistoklis
(2022)
Advances in organic and perovskite photovoltaics enabling a greener Internet of Things.
Advanced Functional Materials, 32 (23), [2200694].
(doi:10.1002/adfm.202200694).
Abstract
Organic and perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have made significant strides in the last couple of years achieving high power conversion efficiencies (18% and 29%, respectively) and exceptional stability. Ultra-flexible and environmentally stable organic and PSCs can effectively operate under various illumination settings. Herein, novel device concepts that comprise photovoltaic cells alone or in tandem with batteries or supercapacitors, acting as the main power supply to another microelectronic component, enabling self-powered electronics for the Internet of Things (IoT) are reviewed. Emphasis is placed on the specific requirements posed by such applications to pave the way to large scale commercialization. The importance of supporting a greener IoT ecosystem by eliminating toxic materials and solvents in the device fabrication process is highlighted.
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Accepted/In Press date: 18 March 2022
e-pub ahead of print date: 9 April 2022
Published date: 3 June 2022
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Funding Information:
All authors wish to acknowledge the support of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Program Grant (EP/R024642/1) and the Royal Academy of Engineering under the Chairs in Emerging Technologies scheme. J.P. also acknowledges financial support from EPSRC (Grant No. EP/V057839/1). D.G.G. also acknowledges support from the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship Grant (MR/V024442/1).
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© 2022 The Authors. Advanced Functional Materials published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.
Keywords:
Internet of Things, circular economy, flexible electronics, green technologies, organic photovoltaic cells, perovskite solar cells, recyclability
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