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High-efficiency piezo-phototronic solar cells by strain-induced polarization

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Toward high power-conversion efficiency (PCE) of a two-dimensional (2D) material solar cell requires carrier and light-management technologies. By strain-induced polarization of piezotronic and piezo-phototronic effect, under the standard AM1.5G solar spectrum, the maximum theoretical PCE is 54.4% of SnS among the 2D piezoelectric semiconductors, such as SnS, MoS2, GeS, WS2, WSe2, and MoSe2. PCEs of solar cells with 2D WS2 and MoS2 are boosted to 48.1% and 42.8%, respectively. Strain-induced polarization will not only increase the built-in field, but also simplify bandgap gradients by inexpensive strain regulation. In this article, we propose the tandem and parallel piezo-phototronic solar cell (PSC) with single-type 2D piezoelectric semiconductor materials. This work provides a novel way to develop an ultrahigh efficiency 2D material solar cell.

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High-performance piezotronic and piezo-phototronic solar cells have been developed by strain-induced polarization. Nonuniform strain can effectively enhance piezoelectric polarization to improve power-conversion efficiency (PCE) of piezotronic solar cells. Toward high PCE of a two-dimensional (2D) material solar cell requires carrier and light-management technologies. By the strain-induced polarization of piezotronic and piezo-phototronic effect, cell PCEs based on 2D WS2 and MoS2 are boosted to 48.1% and 42.8%, respectively. Strain-induced polarization will not only increase the built-in field, but also simplify bandgap gradients by inexpensive strain regulation. In this article, we propose the tandem and parallel piezo-phototronic solar cell with single-type 2D piezoelectric semiconductor materials. This work not only provides a novel way to develop an ultrahigh efficiency 2D material solar cell, but also overcome the limitation of Shockley–Queisser for single material solar cells.

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By strain-induced polarization of piezotronic and piezo-phototronic effect, the maximum theoretical PCE is 54.4% of SnS among the 2D piezoelectric semiconductors, such as SnS, MoS2, GeS, WS2, WSe2, and MoSe2. PCE of a solar cell with 2D WS2 and MoS2 are boosted to 48.1% and 42.8%, respectively. Strain-induced polarization will not only increase built-in field, but also simplify bandgap gradients by inexpensive strain regulation. In this article, we propose the tandem and parallel piezo-phototronic solar cell with single-type 2D piezoelectric semiconductor materials.

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The authors are thankful for the support from the Major Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 52192612, 52192610). The authors are thankful for the support from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (Grant No. ZYGX2021YGCX001).

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  1. School of Physics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China

    Yaming Zhang, Jiaheng Nie, Baohua Teng & Yan Zhang

  2. Multidisciplinary Nanotechnology Centre, College of Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, UK

    Lijie Li

  3. Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

    Yan Zhang

  4. College of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

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Zhang, Y., Nie, J., Teng, B. et al. High-efficiency piezo-phototronic solar cells by strain-induced polarization. MRS Bulletin 49, 91–99 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1557/s43577-023-00623-3

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