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In the last decade, graphene has been spotlighted as one of the novel materials for transparent conductive electrodes (TCEs) of solar cells. This paper provides an overview of recent progress for the application of graphene TCEs in solar cells employing representative active materials. This review focuses especially on the structure and characteristics of solar cells employing three majorgroup materials: Si-based materials (crystalline Si, porous Si, Si nanowire, and Si quantum dots), compound (CdTe and GaAs) thin films; organic and perovskite materials. The graphene TCEs are very promising for producing high-efficiency solar cells, but their stabilities are a key issue to overcome for the practical applications. The significance and outlook of the graphene-TCE-based solar cells are finally summarized.
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Shin, D.H., Choi, SH. Use of Graphene for Solar Cells. J. Korean Phys. Soc. 72, 1442–1453 (2018). https://doi.org/10.3938/jkps.72.1442
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