Quantification of re-absorption and re-emission processes to determine photon recycling efficiency in perovskite single crystals.

ABSTRACT: Photon recycling, that is, iterative self-absorption and re-emission by the photoactive layer itself, has been speculated to contribute to the high open-circuit voltage in several types of high efficiency solar cells. For organic-inorganic halide perovskites that have yielded highly efficient photovoltaic devices, however, it remains unclear whether the photon recycling effect is significant enough to improve solar cell efficiency. Here we quantitatively evaluate the re-absorption and re-emission processes to determine photon recycling efficiency in hybrid perovskite with its single crystals by measuring the ratio of the re-emitted photons to the initially excited photons, which is realized by modulating their polarization to differentiate them. The photon recycling efficiencies are reveal

SUBMITTER: Fang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5321765 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature