Abstract
The use of photoferroic materials that combine ferroelectric and light
harvesting properties in a photovoltaic device is a promising route to
significantly improve the eciency of solar cells. These materials do not
require the formation of a p -n junction and can produce photovoltages
well above the value of the band gap, because of the spontaneous
intrinsic polarization and the formation of domain walls. In this
perspective, we discuss the recent experimental progresses and
challenges for the synthesis of these materials and the theoretical
discovery of novel photoferroic materials using a high-throughput
approach.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 011001 |
Journal | Journal of Physics: Energy |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 1 |
Number of pages | 11 |
ISSN | 2515-7655 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Keywords
- Photovoltaics
- Photoferroics
- High-throughput screening
- Materials discovery
- Perovskites