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    Preparaci贸n y caracterizaci贸n de celdas solares nanoestructuradas basadas en colorantes org谩nicos

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    Se prepararon celdas solares sensibilizadas por colorantes org谩nicos (CSSCO) utilizando di贸xido de titanio nanoporoso, colorante de rutenio y electrolitos basados en LiI o NaI y triioduro, utilizando t茅cnicas corrientes de sinterizaci贸n a bajas temperaturas y prescindiendo de procesos en alto vac铆o. Las caracterizaciones el茅ctricas de estas celdas arrojan eficiencias de hasta 4 % con densidades de corriente de cortocircuito de hasta 10 mA/cm2 y tensiones de vac铆o de hasta 850 mV que dependen del espesor de la capa de di贸xido de titanio nanoporoso. Mediante modelado simple se detect贸 un limitante considerable del rendimiento en la resistencia serie de las celdas. En un rango que cubre un orden de magnitud de la concentraci贸n de triioduro, no se detectaron cambios importantes en el factor de idealidad y la tensi贸n de circuito abierto de las celdas.Solar cells based on organic dyes were prepared using nanoporous titanium dioxide, ruthenium dye and electrolytes based on LiI, NaI and threeiodide, by sintering at low temperatures and avoiding high vacuum processes. The electrical characterizations of the prepared cells yield efficiencies of up to 4 %, short circuit current densities of up to 10 mA/cm2 and open circuit voltages of up to 850 mV, depending on the thickness of the nanoporous titanium dioxide layer. Using a simple model, the series resistance of the cells was found to be a major efficiency鈥搇imiting factor. Varying an order of magnitude in the threeiodide concentrations does not imply significant changes in diode ideality or in the open circuit voltage.Asociaci贸n Argentina de Energ铆as Renovables y Medio Ambiente (ASADES

    Preparaci贸n y caracterizaci贸n de celdas solares nanoestructuradas basadas en colorantes org谩nicos

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    Se prepararon celdas solares sensibilizadas por colorantes org谩nicos (CSSCO) utilizando di贸xido de titanio nanoporoso, colorante de rutenio y electrolitos basados en LiI o NaI y triioduro, utilizando t茅cnicas corrientes de sinterizaci贸n a bajas temperaturas y prescindiendo de procesos en alto vac铆o. Las caracterizaciones el茅ctricas de estas celdas arrojan eficiencias de hasta 4 % con densidades de corriente de cortocircuito de hasta 10 mA/cm2 y tensiones de vac铆o de hasta 850 mV que dependen del espesor de la capa de di贸xido de titanio nanoporoso. Mediante modelado simple se detect贸 un limitante considerable del rendimiento en la resistencia serie de las celdas. En un rango que cubre un orden de magnitud de la concentraci贸n de triioduro, no se detectaron cambios importantes en el factor de idealidad y la tensi贸n de circuito abierto de las celdas.Solar cells based on organic dyes were prepared using nanoporous titanium dioxide, ruthenium dye and electrolytes based on LiI, NaI and threeiodide, by sintering at low temperatures and avoiding high vacuum processes. The electrical characterizations of the prepared cells yield efficiencies of up to 4 %, short circuit current densities of up to 10 mA/cm2 and open circuit voltages of up to 850 mV, depending on the thickness of the nanoporous titanium dioxide layer. Using a simple model, the series resistance of the cells was found to be a major efficiency鈥搇imiting factor. Varying an order of magnitude in the threeiodide concentrations does not imply significant changes in diode ideality or in the open circuit voltage.Asociaci贸n Argentina de Energ铆as Renovables y Medio Ambiente (ASADES

    Preparaci贸n y caracterizaci贸n de celdas solares nanoestructuradas basadas en colorantes org谩nicos

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    Se prepararon celdas solares sensibilizadas por colorantes org谩nicos (CSSCO) utilizando di贸xido de titanio nanoporoso, colorante de rutenio y electrolitos basados en LiI o NaI y triioduro, utilizando t茅cnicas corrientes de sinterizaci贸n a bajas temperaturas y prescindiendo de procesos en alto vac铆o. Las caracterizaciones el茅ctricas de estas celdas arrojan eficiencias de hasta 4 % con densidades de corriente de cortocircuito de hasta 10 mA/cm2 y tensiones de vac铆o de hasta 850 mV que dependen del espesor de la capa de di贸xido de titanio nanoporoso. Mediante modelado simple se detect贸 un limitante considerable del rendimiento en la resistencia serie de las celdas. En un rango que cubre un orden de magnitud de la concentraci贸n de triioduro, no se detectaron cambios importantes en el factor de idealidad y la tensi贸n de circuito abierto de las celdas.Solar cells based on organic dyes were prepared using nanoporous titanium dioxide, ruthenium dye and electrolytes based on LiI, NaI and threeiodide, by sintering at low temperatures and avoiding high vacuum processes. The electrical characterizations of the prepared cells yield efficiencies of up to 4 %, short circuit current densities of up to 10 mA/cm2 and open circuit voltages of up to 850 mV, depending on the thickness of the nanoporous titanium dioxide layer. Using a simple model, the series resistance of the cells was found to be a major efficiency鈥搇imiting factor. Varying an order of magnitude in the threeiodide concentrations does not imply significant changes in diode ideality or in the open circuit voltage.Asociaci贸n Argentina de Energ铆as Renovables y Medio Ambiente (ASADES

    Solar Energy in Argentina

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    There is a large gap between the vast solar resources and the magnitude of solar energy deployment in Argentina. In the case of photovoltaics, the country only reached the 1000 GWh electricity generated yearly landmark in 2020. Solar thermal technology is even less developed, in part due to the low natural gas prices resulting from political strategies that aim to soften the impact of an unstable economy on family budgets. This review describes this gap by summarizing the current state of Argentine solar energy. We summarize the fundamental legal and strategic tools which are available for solar energy deployment, survey the penetration of solar energy into the country?s energy landscape, identify national contributions to the local value chain, and review past and present research and development achievements. Both photovoltaic and solar thermal technologies show a historical fluctuation between local technology development and imported technology and know-how. Finally, a discussion on the main ingredients required to abridge Argentina?s solar gap indicates that stronger, consistent long-term strategies are required in Argentina in order to take advantage of the present window of opportunity, and to play a considerable role in the global energy transition.Fil: Bragagnolo, Julio A.. Universidad Tecnol贸gica Nacional; ArgentinaFil: Taretto, Kurt Rodolfo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cient铆ficas y T茅cnicas. Centro Cient铆fico Tecnol贸gico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaci贸n y Desarrollo en Ingenier铆a de Procesos, Biotecnolog铆a y Energ铆as Alternativas. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Instituto de Investigaci贸n y Desarrollo en Ingenier铆a de Procesos, Biotecnolog铆a y Energ铆as Alternativas; ArgentinaFil: Navntoft, Christian. Universidad Tecnol贸gica Nacional; Argentin

    Comparison of device models for organic solar cells: Band-to-band vs. tail states recombination

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    The efficiency-limiting recombination mechanism in bulk-heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells is a current topic of investigation and debate in organic photovoltaics. In this work, we simulate state-of-the-art BHJ solar cells using two different models. The first model takes into account band-to-band recombination and field dependent carrier generation. The second model assumes a Shockley-Read-Hall (SRH) recombination mechanism via tail states and field independent carrier generation. Additionally, we include in both cases optical modelling and, thus, position-dependent exciton generation and non-ideal exciton collection. We explore both recombination mechanisms by fitting light and dark current-voltage (JV) characteristics of BHJ cells of five materials: P3HT, MDMO-PPV, MEH-PPV, PCDTBT and PF10TBT, all blended with fullerene derivatives. We show that although main device parameters such as short circuit current, open circuit voltage, fill factor and ideality factor are accurately reproduced by both Langevin and tail recombination, only tail recombination reproduces also the ideality factor of dark characteristics accurately. Nevertheless, the model with SRH recombination via tail states needs the inclusion of external circuitry to account for the heavy shunt present in all the blends, except P3HT:PCBM, when illuminated. Finally, we propose a means to find analytical expressions for the short circuit current by assuming a linear relation between the recombination rate and the concentration of free minority carriers. The model reproduces experimental data of P3HT cells at various thickness values using realistic parameters for this material. Dark JV measurement (circles) of a PCDTBT:PC 70BM solar cell (Park et al., Nature Photon. 3, 297 (2009) [1]), the fit with the model including recombination via tail states (solid line) and the fit with the model reported by (Koster et al., Phys. Rev. B 72, 085205 (2005) [2]) that includes bimolecular band-to-band recombination and charge transfer state (CTS) dissociation. The inset shows the JV curves under white light.Fil: Soldera, Marcos Maximiliano. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Facultad de Ingenier铆a. Departamento de Electrot茅cnica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cient铆ficas y T茅cnicas. Centro Cient铆fico Tecnol贸gico Conicet - Patagonia Confluencia; ArgentinaFil: Taretto, Kurt Rodolfo. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Facultad de Ingenier铆a. Departamento de Electrot茅cnica; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cient铆ficas y T茅cnicas. Centro Cient铆fico Tecnol贸gico Conicet - Patagonia Confluencia; ArgentinaFil: Kirchartz, Thomas. Imperial College London; Reino Unid

    Optical and electrical optimization of all-perovskite pin type junction tandem solar cells

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    A definitive breakthrough of perovskite solar cells towards large scale industrialization is believed to be the demonstration of higher efficiencies than conventional silicon technology, suggesting the exploration of perovskite tandem cell configurations. Since high efficiency tandem solar cells require careful optimization of photoactive as well as contact and additional functional layers, we propose an optical-electrical model to obtain the optimum layer thicknesses and the attainable electrical output parameters of two-terminal perovskite-perovskite tandem solar cells. The optical model takes into account the coherent propagation of light through the layer stack comprising two perovskite semiconductors and the corresponding contact layers, while the electrical model assumes two series-connected analytical current/voltage equations for pin solar cells. This model allows to assess the impact of the main physical parameters on each perovskite layer without requiring the high specificity needed in more rigorous numerical simulations. Efficiencies above 34 % are predicted considering available perovskites with non-optimum bandgap and contact materials already proven in efficient laboratory solar cells. The requisite to attain such efficiencies is that recombination at the interfaces between the perovskite and contact materials is kept low in both bottom and top cells. Furthermore, within the assumption of non-optimum bandgaps of currently available perovskites, the simulation results suggest that efficiencies around 37 % are possible when adopting contact materials with smaller absorption, more adequate refraction indices, and lower resistivity.Fil: Soldera, Marcos Maximiliano. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cient铆ficas y T茅cnicas. Centro Cient铆fico Tecnol贸gico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaci贸n y Desarrollo en Ingenier铆a de Procesos, Biotecnolog铆a y Energ铆as Alternativas. Grupo Vinculado Instituto de Ingenier铆a Qu铆mica | Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Instituto de Investigaci贸n y Desarrollo en Ingenier铆a de Procesos, Biotecnolog铆a y Energ铆as Alternativas. Grupo Vinculado Instituto de Ingenier铆a Qu铆mica; Argentina. Technische Universit盲t Dresden; AlemaniaFil: Koffman Frischknecht, Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cient铆ficas y T茅cnicas. Centro Cient铆fico Tecnol贸gico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaci贸n y Desarrollo en Ingenier铆a de Procesos, Biotecnolog铆a y Energ铆as Alternativas. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Instituto de Investigaci贸n y Desarrollo en Ingenier铆a de Procesos, Biotecnolog铆a y Energ铆as Alternativas; ArgentinaFil: Taretto, Kurt Rodolfo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cient铆ficas y T茅cnicas. Centro Cient铆fico Tecnol贸gico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaci贸n y Desarrollo en Ingenier铆a de Procesos, Biotecnolog铆a y Energ铆as Alternativas. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Instituto de Investigaci贸n y Desarrollo en Ingenier铆a de Procesos, Biotecnolog铆a y Energ铆as Alternativas; Argentin

    Modelado de celdas solares org谩nicas de heterojuntura distribuida

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    Presentamos un modelo para simular el comportamiento de celdas solares org谩nicas de heterojuntura distribuida. El modelo tiene en cuenta la presencia de los pares electr贸n-hueco enlazado como precursores de los portadores libres y el transporte de los excitones fotogenerados. La aplicaci贸n del mismo permiti贸 ajustar curvas de tensi贸n-corriente y predecir la dependencia de la fotocorriente en funci贸n del espesor de la capa activa para celdas preparadas y medidas por otros autores. Los par谩metros relevantes para el ajuste fueron restringidos a tres para mantener la simplicidad del modelo, los cuales son la movilidad de excitones dentro del material absorbente, la densidad efectiva de estados del orbital molecular desocupado m谩s bajo del material absorbente y el ocupado m谩s alto del material aceptor; y la constante de recombinaci贸n de los pares electr贸n-hueco enlazados.This paper introduces a model to simulate the behaviour of bulk heterojunction organic solar cells. The model takes into account the presence of bound electron-hole pairs as a previous state for free charge carriers, and also the transport of photogenerated excitons. Experimental current-voltage curves measured by other authors are fitted applying this model by matching three parameters, namely the exciton mobility within the absorber polymer, the recombination constant of bound electron-hole pairs, and the effective density of states in the molecular orbitals of the absorber. In the same way, current vs. active layer thickness data from the literature are appropriately reproduced by the model.Asociaci贸n Argentina de Energ铆as Renovables y Medio Ambiente (ASADES

    Modelado de celdas solares org谩nicas de heterojuntura distribuida

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    Presentamos un modelo para simular el comportamiento de celdas solares org谩nicas de heterojuntura distribuida. El modelo tiene en cuenta la presencia de los pares electr贸n-hueco enlazado como precursores de los portadores libres y el transporte de los excitones fotogenerados. La aplicaci贸n del mismo permiti贸 ajustar curvas de tensi贸n-corriente y predecir la dependencia de la fotocorriente en funci贸n del espesor de la capa activa para celdas preparadas y medidas por otros autores. Los par谩metros relevantes para el ajuste fueron restringidos a tres para mantener la simplicidad del modelo, los cuales son la movilidad de excitones dentro del material absorbente, la densidad efectiva de estados del orbital molecular desocupado m谩s bajo del material absorbente y el ocupado m谩s alto del material aceptor; y la constante de recombinaci贸n de los pares electr贸n-hueco enlazados.This paper introduces a model to simulate the behaviour of bulk heterojunction organic solar cells. The model takes into account the presence of bound electron-hole pairs as a previous state for free charge carriers, and also the transport of photogenerated excitons. Experimental current-voltage curves measured by other authors are fitted applying this model by matching three parameters, namely the exciton mobility within the absorber polymer, the recombination constant of bound electron-hole pairs, and the effective density of states in the molecular orbitals of the absorber. In the same way, current vs. active layer thickness data from the literature are appropriately reproduced by the model.Asociaci贸n Argentina de Energ铆as Renovables y Medio Ambiente (ASADES

    Modelado de celdas solares org谩nicas de heterojuntura distribuida

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    Presentamos un modelo para simular el comportamiento de celdas solares org谩nicas de heterojuntura distribuida. El modelo tiene en cuenta la presencia de los pares electr贸n-hueco enlazado como precursores de los portadores libres y el transporte de los excitones fotogenerados. La aplicaci贸n del mismo permiti贸 ajustar curvas de tensi贸n-corriente y predecir la dependencia de la fotocorriente en funci贸n del espesor de la capa activa para celdas preparadas y medidas por otros autores. Los par谩metros relevantes para el ajuste fueron restringidos a tres para mantener la simplicidad del modelo, los cuales son la movilidad de excitones dentro del material absorbente, la densidad efectiva de estados del orbital molecular desocupado m谩s bajo del material absorbente y el ocupado m谩s alto del material aceptor; y la constante de recombinaci贸n de los pares electr贸n-hueco enlazados.This paper introduces a model to simulate the behaviour of bulk heterojunction organic solar cells. The model takes into account the presence of bound electron-hole pairs as a previous state for free charge carriers, and also the transport of photogenerated excitons. Experimental current-voltage curves measured by other authors are fitted applying this model by matching three parameters, namely the exciton mobility within the absorber polymer, the recombination constant of bound electron-hole pairs, and the effective density of states in the molecular orbitals of the absorber. In the same way, current vs. active layer thickness data from the literature are appropriately reproduced by the model.Asociaci贸n Argentina de Energ铆as Renovables y Medio Ambiente (ASADES

    Dise帽o y desarrollo de un sistema de caracterizaci贸n de celdas fotovoltaicas por mapeo de fotocorriente

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    El siguiente trabajo describe el dise帽o de un sistema autom谩tico para la caracterizaci贸n de celdas solares mediante mediciones de fotocorriente basadas la t茅cnica de corriente inducida por un haz de luz o LBIC (Light Beam Induced Current). El sistema implementado consta de una mesa de microposicionamiento en los ejes x e y con una resoluci贸n m谩xima de 2 渭m, de un diodo l谩ser con elementos de enfoque como fuente de iluminaci贸n puntual y un medidor de fotocorriente. El proceso completo de medici贸n de fotocorriente en funci贸n de la posici贸n se realiza electr贸nicamente de manera autom谩tica y es configurado completamente por un operador desde una computadora mediante el ingreso de par谩metros espec铆ficos en una interfaz gr谩fica dise帽ada. Se presentan ensayos y mediciones realizadas con el dispositivo terminado sobre celdas solares de silicio multicristalino industriales, hallando distintos tipos de defectos e inhomogeneidades electr贸nicas.The present work describes the design, development and implementation of an automatic system for the characterization of solar cells by the Light Beam Induced Current (or LBIC) technique. The implemented system consists of a laser head capable to be positioned along x and y axes with a maximum resolution of 2 渭m, a laser diode as a source of punctual lighting provided with focusing components, and a photocurrent meter. The whole process of measuring is performed in an automatic way and controlled by a microcontroller. The measuring procedure is configured completely by an operator from a computer through the entry of specific parameters in a specifically designed graphical interface. We present measurements made with the finished device on industrial multicristalline silicon photovoltaic cells, finding different types of electronic inhomogeneities and defects in the cells.Asociaci贸n Argentina de Energ铆as Renovables y Medio Ambiente (ASADES
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