ferroelectric photovoltaics

Ferroelectric photovoltaics have attracted attention for their unusual photovoltaic effect and controllability. The photogenerated voltage that is independent of bandgap along the polarization direction can be generated in ferroelectric materials, undoubtedly making up for the lack of solar cells.
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Photoferroelectric perovskite solar cells: Principles, advances

Many evidences showed that the perovskite materials have both ferroelectric and photovoltaic properties, offering a special system called photoferroelectric materials. A built-in electric field established in these materials due to the ferroelectric property is more helpful for the separation of e-h pairs and enhancing the power conversion

Photovoltaics in Ferroelectric Materials: Origin, Challenges and

Abstract This chapter contains sections titled: Physics of the Photovoltaic Effect in Ferroelectrics Opportunities and Challenges of Photoferroelectrics Conclusions Acknowledgements Photovoltaics in Ferroelectric Materials: Origin, Challenges and Opportunities - Emerging Photovoltaic Materials - Wiley Online Library

An overview on ferroelectric photovoltaic materials

Overall, we establish a new approach for realizing metal-free ferroelectric photovoltaics, and it will pave the way for the exploration of multifunctional chiral molecular ferroelectrics. Synergistic Advancements in Bafe2o4 Nanoparticles: Unveiling Enhanced Structural, Magnetic, Dielectric, and Optical Properties Through Silver (Ag) Doping for

Applications of ferroelectrics in photovoltaic devices

Ferroelectric materials exhibiting anomalous photovoltaic properties are one of the foci of photovoltaic research. We review the foundations and recent progress in ferroelectric materials for photovoltaic applications, including the physics of ferroelectricity, nature of ferroelectric thin films, characteristics and underlying mechanism of the ferroelectric

Ferroelectric Photovoltaic Materials and Devices

Ferroelectric materials have been a focus of much research over the last few decades for their unique piezoelectric and optoelectronic properties. Conventional solar cells have been devised based on the photovoltaic effect of semiconductor p–n junctions, with their photogenerated voltage being influenced by the bandgap of the semiconductors, limiting their

Giant photovoltaic response in band engineered ferroelectric perovskite

Among ferroelectric ABX 3 perovskites, the tetragonal BTO shows poor PV response due to localized Ti d orbital forming the conduction band edge (CBE) states 12, whereas CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3 shows

Reaching the Potential of Ferroelectric Photovoltaics

FERROELECTRIC PHOTOVOLTAICS Historically, ferroelectric materials were developed for dielectric and piezoelectric applications (e.g., capacitors, medical ultrasound, transducers),12 so the majority of established ferroelectric materials have large bandgaps, E g > 3 eV.13 This precedence is one reason why the efficiencyof ferroelectric

β-CuGaO2 as a Strong Candidate Material for Efficient Ferroelectric

We propose a recently discovered material, namely, β-CuGaO2 [T. Omata et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 3378] as a strong candidate material for efficient ferroelectric photovoltaics (FPVs). According to first-principles predictions exploiting hybrid density functional, β-CuGaO2 is ferroelectric with a remarkably large remanent polarization of 83.80 μC/cm2, even exceeding

Perovskite oxides for visible-light-absorbing ferroelectric and

Most known ferroelectric photovoltaic materials have very wide electronic bandgaps (that is, they absorb only high-energy photons) but here a family of perovskite oxides is described that have

Thinning ferroelectric films for high-efficiency photovoltaics based

Achieving high power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) in ferroelectric photovoltaics (PVs) is a longstanding challenge. Although recently ferroelectric thick films,

A photoferroelectric material is more than the sum of its parts

One of the selling points for ferroelectric photovoltaics is the extremely large, above-bandgap open-circuit voltage, which points to a fundamentally different, polarization-related charge

Enhancing ferroelectric photovoltaic effect by polar order

Ferroelectric materials for photovoltaics have sparked great interest because of their switchable photoelectric responses and above-bandgap photovoltages that violate conventional photovoltaic theory. However, their re-latively low photocurrent and power conversion efficiency limit their potential application in solar cells. To im-

What is the ferroelectric photovoltaic effect?

To overcome these limitations, another mechanism was discovered in noncentrosymmetric materials, such as ferroelectrics and is called the ferroelectric photovoltaic effect (FEPV), which differs from the conventional junction-based interfacial PV effect in semiconductors, such as p–n junction or Schottky junction.

Bulk and domain-wall effects in ferroelectric photovoltaics

Abstract. We investigate the photovoltaic (PV) effects in ferroelectrics based on the polar structure in domains and the intrinsic symmetry breaking of ferroelastic domain walls

Exploring ferroelectric and photovoltaic attributes of Pna21

Traditional ferroelectric perovskite oxides are often limited by their wide band gaps, which restrict their efficient use of visible light. Pna2 1-LaWN 3, an innovative perovskite nitride featuring a polar structure, has been investigated for its electronic structure, ferroelectric properties, and photovoltaic performance through Density Functional Theory (DFT) analysis.

Solar energy: Ferroelectric photovoltaics | Semantic Scholar

A novel nanostructured ferroelectric photovoltaic material, consisting of the ferroelectric lead zirconate titanate (PZT) film and Ag(2) O semiconductor nanoparticles of comparatively narrow bandgap, Expand. 110. Save. Monocrystalline perovskite wafers/thin films for photovoltaic and transistor applications.

Ferroelectric Photovoltaic Materials and Devices

Ferroelectric photovoltaics have attracted attention for their unusual photovoltaic effect and controllability. The photogenerated voltage that is independent of bandgap along the polarization direction can be generated in ferroelectric materials, undoubtedly making up for the lack of solar cells. Ferroelectric materials have been used in a

Enhancement of photovoltage by electronic structure evolution

The bulk photovoltaic effect (BPVE) 1,2,3,4,5 in ferroelectric materials has been intensively investigated because of properties such as above bandgap photovoltage generation or the possibility of

Ferroelectric ZnSnS3 thin films: growth and measurement of photovoltaic

The photovoltaic (PV) effect in ferroelectric (FE) materials has been known for many decades, but only a limited number of studies are available in the literature. Due to ever-increasing global concern of environmental degradation from conventional energy sources, the research for clean and sustainable energy has been directed to some extent to

Ferroelectric Photovoltaic Materials and Devices

This paper reviews a variety of ferroelectric photovoltaic materials, the mechanism of ferroelectric photovoltaics, approaches for improving ferroelectric photovoltaic performance, and the applications and future

Ferroelectric Photovoltaic Materials and Devices

Ferroelectric materials have been a focus of much research over the last few decades for their unique piezoelectric and optoelectronic properties. Conventional solar cells have been devised based on the photovoltaic effect of semiconductor p–n junctions, with their photogenerated voltage being influenced by the bandgap of the semiconductors, limiting their further

What makes ferroelectric photovoltaics different from p-n based solar cells?

Another unique feature of ferroelectric photovoltaics is that, unlike p-n based solar cells, the photovoltage of FePvs is not limited by the material''s bandgap (E g ); open circuit voltages ( VOC) as large as 1600 V have been measured in LiNbO 3.

Ferroelectric photovoltaic effect and resistive switching behavior

The anomalous photovoltaic effect and resistive switching behaviors in ferroelectric materials attract much attention in recent years. Dozens of researches revealed that the two effects coexist and affect each other in electrode/ferroelectric/electrode structures. Therefore, the conductive mechanisms and research progresses of the two effects were

Reaching the Potential of Ferroelectric Photovoltaics

Developing ferroelectric materials with low bandgaps, engineering electrodes to optimize charge extraction, and advancing FePv device architectures are the next steps needed to reach the full potential of ferroelectric photovoltaics.

Insights into the relationship between ferroelectric and photovoltaic

The photovoltaic response in ferroelectric materials is called "the bulk photovoltaic effect" (BPVE). The photocurrent of the ferroelectric–photovoltaic device is governed by the light-absorption process, exciton dissociation efficiency, the lifetime of the photogenerated nonequilibrium charges, and charge carrier mobility.

Physical aspects of ferroelectric semiconductors for photovoltaic

Including ferroelectric effects in solar cells introduces a number of significant effects, as the ferroelectric polarization strongly affects the processes that regulate photovoltaic operation. The electrical current and voltage generated in ferroelectric solar cells have in fact two origins ( Ruppel et al., 1982 ).

When was photovoltaic effect discovered in ferroelectric materials?

The discovery of photovoltaic effect in ferroelectric materials can be traced back to more than 50 years ago (1 – 3). In contrast to classical semiconductor solar cells, photoexcited carriers in ferroelectric materials are spontaneously separated due to the inversion symmetry breaking.

What is ferroelectric PV?

The field of ferroelectric PV is evolving and not yet completely understood compared to the semiconductor-based PV technology. PV materials and devices, commonly known as solar cells, convert sunlight into electrical energy. Generation of electricity in a clean, quiet, and reliable way is one of the major attractions of PV technology.

Thin-film ferroelectric materials and their applications

Strain engineering can be used to control the properties of thin-film ferroelectric materials, which are promising for electronic, thermal, photovoltaic and transduction applications. This Review

Bulk and domain-wall effects in ferroelectric photovoltaics

We investigate the photovoltaic (PV) effects in ferroelectrics based on the polar structure in domains and the intrinsic symmetry breaking of ferroelastic domain walls (DWs). A comprehensive analysis for $mathrm{BiFe}{mathrm{O}}_{3}$ films with the single-domain and 71ifmmode^circelsetextdegreefi{} domain structures reveals a major contribution of the

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