Abstract:-

Future solar cells may produce electricity in all weathers. We present here a
cost-effective and high-efficiency graphene based conducting composite
tailored all-weather solar cell that can be actuated with raindrops and sunlight.
Due to the formation of π-electron|cation double-layer pseudocapacitance at
conducting composite/raindrop interface, the delocalized π-electrons on
graphene can migrate along percolating pathways forward at spreading
process and backward at shrinking periods, resulting in charging and
discharging of the pseudocapacitor. The optimized solar cell yields a
photoelectric conversion efficiency of 9.8% under simulated sunlight as well as
current over several microamps and voltage of hundreds of microvolts under
simulated raindrops. This work could extend our knowledge of future all-
weather solar cells.