“The way in which we formed the solar cell resulted in a power conversion efficiency that was over 1000 times that of a device using a normal ITO electrode,” said Toshiaki Kato, the corresponding author of the publication and associate professor at the Graduate School of Engineering at Tohoku University. Kato is also a member of the research team.
The researchers incorporated the transparent solar cells into a module and mounted it on a glass window to investigate the range of possible uses for the technology. The researchers used a solar simulator to evaluate the module’s functioning, maintaining a high level of transparency.
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According to the findings, the module generated a power density of roughly 13 milliwatts per square centimeter, which is on par with existing technologies utilizing transparent solar cells.
The group did not remain there any longer. They also investigated the possibility of expanding their solar cell to be used in an actual solar panel.
“We discovered the appropriate design modifications needed to avoid an unexpected voltage drop that accompanies increasing the device area,” Kato said.
