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Transparent integrated pyroelectric-photovoltaic structure for photo-thermo hybrid power generation

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  • Malkeshkumar Patel

    (Multidisciplinary Core Institute for Future Energies (MCIFE)
    Incheon National University)

  • Hyeong-Ho Park

    (Korea Advanced Nanofab Center (KANC))

  • Priyanka Bhatnagar

    (Multidisciplinary Core Institute for Future Energies (MCIFE)
    Incheon National University)

  • Naveen Kumar

    (Multidisciplinary Core Institute for Future Energies (MCIFE)
    Incheon National University)

  • Junsik Lee

    (Multidisciplinary Core Institute for Future Energies (MCIFE)
    Incheon National University)

  • Joondong Kim

    (Multidisciplinary Core Institute for Future Energies (MCIFE)
    Incheon National University)

Abstract

Thermal losses in photoelectric devices limit their energy conversion efficiency, and cyclic input of energy coupled with pyroelectricity can overcome this limit. Here, incorporating a pyroelectric absorber into a photovoltaic heterostructure device enables efficient electricity generation by leveraging spontaneous polarization based on pulsed light-induced thermal changes. The proposed pyroelectric-photovoltaic device outperforms traditional photovoltaic devices by 2.5 times due to the long-range electric field that occurs under pulse illumination. Optimization of parameters such as pulse frequency, scan speed, and illumination wavelength enhances power harvesting, as demonstrated by a power conversion efficiency of 11.9% and an incident-photon-to-current conversion efficiency of 200% under optimized conditions. This breakthrough enables reconfigurable electrostatic devices and presents an opportunity to accelerate technology that surpasses conventional limits in energy generation.

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  • Malkeshkumar Patel & Hyeong-Ho Park & Priyanka Bhatnagar & Naveen Kumar & Junsik Lee & Joondong Kim, 2024. "Transparent integrated pyroelectric-photovoltaic structure for photo-thermo hybrid power generation," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-14, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-47483-2
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47483-2
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