Bio‐based materials for solar cells

Author:

Miettunen Kati1ORCID,Hadadian Mahboubeh1ORCID,García Joaquín Valdez1ORCID,Lawrynowicz Alicja1ORCID,Akulenko Elena1ORCID,Rojas Orlando J.23ORCID,Hummel Michael4,Vapaavuori Jaana5ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Technology University of Turku Turku Finland

2. Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia Canada

3. Department of Chemistry and Wood Science University of British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia Canada

4. Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, School of Chemical Engineering Aalto University Espoo Finland

5. Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, School of Chemical Engineering Aalto University Espoo Finland

Abstract

AbstractPlant‐based materials are emerging as an alternative to conventional components in advanced energy applications. Among these, energy harvesting from sunlight is highly attractive and, in fact, represents the fastest growing energy technology. This review addresses the broad field of solar cell science since plant‐based components can be utilized in almost all solar technologies, and in certain photovoltaic technologies, they can fulfill most of the roles in photovoltaic devices. There is strengthened recent interest in developing sustainable materials options as well as new functionalities being developed for bio‐based materials. This contribution describes the different options for plant‐derived materials in photovoltaics and discusses their deployment feasibility. We focus on performance, lifetime, and embedded energy, all of which are critical to achieve—economically and sustainably–competitive photovoltaic devices. We address the tendency in the current literature for greenwashing, given that not all plant‐based solutions are environmentally‐sound at the device level. On the other hand, plant‐based materials can offer functionalities that cannot be reached with currently used materials.This article is categorized under: Sustainable Energy > Solar Energy Emerging Technologies > Materials Sustainable Energy > Bioenergy

Funder

NordForsk

H2020 European Research Council

Luonnontieteiden ja Tekniikan Tutkimuksen Toimikunta

Suomen Kulttuurirahasto

Publisher

Wiley

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