RESEARCH PROGRESS ON SOLAR CELLS BASED ON SYNERGISTIC HARVESTING OF RAINDROP AND SOLAR ENERGY

Guo Jiangtao; Yang Wen; Lin Jing; Yuan Yue; Yang Peizhi

doi:10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2024-0197

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Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (6) : 251-259. DOI: 10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2024-0197

RESEARCH PROGRESS ON SOLAR CELLS BASED ON SYNERGISTIC HARVESTING OF RAINDROP AND SOLAR ENERGY

Guo Jiangtao, Yang Wen, Lin Jing, Yuan Yue, Yang Peizhi

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This article reviewed the development progress of hybrid energy harvesting solar cells in recent years. A systematic summary of hybrid energy harvesting solar cells was conducted from the working principle of solid-liquid triboelectric nanogenerator, the structure optimization of hybrid energy harvesting solar cells, and the synergistic harvesting strategies of raindrop and solar energy. The effect of friction layer modification on the performance of hybrid energy harvesting solar cells was emphatically analyzed, and the multi-effect harvesting strategies of hybrid energy harvesting solar cells were discussed. Finally, the existing problems in hybrid energy harvesting solar cells were identified, and their future development trends were discussed.

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photovoltaics / solar cell efficiency / triboelectricity / triboelectric nanogenerator / carbon neutrality

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Guo Jiangtao, Yang Wen, Lin Jing, Yuan Yue, Yang Peizhi. RESEARCH PROGRESS ON SOLAR CELLS BASED ON SYNERGISTIC HARVESTING OF RAINDROP AND SOLAR ENERGY[J]. Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica. 2025, 46(6): 251-259 https://doi.org/10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2024-0197

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