@article{0f778101f7bf4df58ff3b7bb3afd424d,
title = "Direct integration of a supercapacitor into the backside of a silicon photovoltaic device",
abstract = "We demonstrate a route to integrate active material for energy storage directly into a silicon photovoltaic (PV) device, and the synergistic operation of the PV and storage systems for load leveling. Porous silicon supercapacitors with 84% Coulombic efficiency are etched directly into the excess absorbing layer material in a commercially available polycrystalline silicon PV device and coupled with solid-state polymer electrolytes. Our work demonstrates the simple idea both that the PV device can charge the supercapacitor under an external load and that a constant current load can be maintained through periods of intermittent illumination, demonstrating the concept of an all-silicon integrated solar supercapacitor.",
author = "Westover, {Andrew S.} and Keith Share and Rachel Carter and Cohn, {Adam P.} and Landon Oakes and Pint, {Cary L.}",
year = "2014",
month = may,
day = "26",
doi = "10.1063/1.4880211",
language = "English",
volume = "104",
journal = "Applied Physics Letters",
issn = "0003-6951",
publisher = "American Institute of Physics",
number = "21",
}
