Lead Sulfide Quantum Dots as a Bifunctional Layer for Efficient and Stable All‐Inorganic Cesium Lead Iodide Perovskite Solar Cells

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (45) ◽  
pp. 13143-13148
Author(s):  
Xihong Ding ◽  
Molang Cai ◽  
Xiaoyan Liu ◽  
Yong Ding ◽  
Xuepeng Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Dots ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Lead Sulfide ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Lead Iodide ◽  
Lead Sulfide Quantum Dots

scholarly journals Chemi-Structural Stabilization of Formamidinium Lead Iodide Perovskite by Using Embedded Quantum Dots for High-Performance Solar Cells

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofia Masi ◽  
Carlos Echeverría-Arrondo ◽  
Salim K.P. Muhammed ◽  
Thi Tuyen Ngo ◽  
Perla F. Méndez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Dots ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Band Gap ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Perovskite Phase ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Relative Size ◽  
Lead Iodide ◽  
Structural Stabilization ◽  
Halide Perovskites

<b>The extraordinary low non-radiative recombination and band gap versatility of halide perovskites have led to considerable development in optoelectronic devices. However, this versatility is limited by the stability of the perovskite phase, related to the relative size of the different cations and anions. The most emblematic case is that of formamidinium lead iodine (FAPI) black phase, which has the lowest band gap among all 3D lead halide perovskites, but quickly transforms into the non-perovskite yellow phase at room temperature. Efforts to optimize perovskite solar cells have largely focused on the stabilization of FAPI based perovskite structures, often introducing alternative anions and cations. However, these approaches commonly result in a blue-shift of the band gap, which limits the maximum photo-conversion efficiency. Here, we report the use of PbS colloidal quantum dots (QDs) as stabilizing agent for the FAPI perovskite black phase. The surface chemistry of PbS plays a pivotal role, by developing strong bonds with the black phase but weak ones with the yellow phase. As a result, stable FAPI black phase can be formed at temperatures as low as 85°C in just 10 minutes, setting a record of concomitantly fast and low temperature formation for FAPI, with important consequences for industrialization. FAPI thin films obtained through this procedure preserve the original low band gap of 1.5 eV, reach a record open circuit potential (V<sub>oc</sub>) of 1.105 V -91% of the maximum theoretical V<sub>oc</sub>- and preserve high efficiency for more than 700 hours. These findings reveal the potential of strategies exploiting the chemi-structural properties of external additives to relax the tolerance factor and optimize the optoelectronic performance of perovskite materials.</b>

scholarly journals Chemi-Structural Stabilization of Formamidinium Lead Iodide Perovskite by Using Embedded Quantum Dots for High-Performance Solar Cells

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofia Masi ◽  
Carlos Echeverría-Arrondo ◽  
Salim K.P. Muhammed ◽  
Thi Tuyen Ngo ◽  
Perla F. Méndez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Dots ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Band Gap ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Perovskite Phase ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Relative Size ◽  
Lead Iodide ◽  
Structural Stabilization ◽  
Halide Perovskites

<b>The extraordinary low non-radiative recombination and band gap versatility of halide perovskites have led to considerable development in optoelectronic devices. However, this versatility is limited by the stability of the perovskite phase, related to the relative size of the different cations and anions. The most emblematic case is that of formamidinium lead iodine (FAPI) black phase, which has the lowest band gap among all 3D lead halide perovskites, but quickly transforms into the non-perovskite yellow phase at room temperature. Efforts to optimize perovskite solar cells have largely focused on the stabilization of FAPI based perovskite structures, often introducing alternative anions and cations. However, these approaches commonly result in a blue-shift of the band gap, which limits the maximum photo-conversion efficiency. Here, we report the use of PbS colloidal quantum dots (QDs) as stabilizing agent for the FAPI perovskite black phase. The surface chemistry of PbS plays a pivotal role, by developing strong bonds with the black phase but weak ones with the yellow phase. As a result, stable FAPI black phase can be formed at temperatures as low as 85°C in just 10 minutes, setting a record of concomitantly fast and low temperature formation for FAPI, with important consequences for industrialization. FAPI thin films obtained through this procedure preserve the original low band gap of 1.5 eV, reach a record open circuit potential (V<sub>oc</sub>) of 1.105 V -91% of the maximum theoretical V<sub>oc</sub>- and preserve high efficiency for more than 700 hours. These findings reveal the potential of strategies exploiting the chemi-structural properties of external additives to relax the tolerance factor and optimize the optoelectronic performance of perovskite materials.</b>

Ferroelectric domains in methylammonium lead iodide perovskite solar cells

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holger Röhm ◽  
Tobias Leonhard ◽  
Michael J. Hoffmann ◽  
Alexander Colsmann
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Lead Iodide ◽  
Ferroelectric Domains ◽  
Methylammonium Lead Iodide

Fundamental Efficiency Limit of Lead Iodide Perovskite Solar Cells

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Pazos-Outon ◽  
T. Patrick Xiao ◽  
Eli Yablonovitch
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Lead Iodide

scholarly journals Effects of 5-Ammonium Valeric Acid Iodide as Additive on Methyl Ammonium Lead Iodide Perovskite Solar Cells

Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 2512
Author(s):  
Daming Zheng ◽  
Changheng Tong ◽  
Tao Zhu ◽  
Yaoguang Rong ◽  
Thierry Pauporté
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Single Crystal Silicon ◽  
Mesoporous Structure ◽  
Valeric Acid ◽  
Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy ◽  
Lead Iodide ◽  
Crystal Silicon ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Hole Transporting

During the past decade, the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) has risen rapidly, and it now approaches the record for single crystal silicon solar cells. However, these devices still suffer from a problem of stability. To improve PSC stability, two approaches have been notably developed: the use of additives and/or post-treatments that can strengthen perovskite structures and the use of a nontypical architecture where three mesoporous layers, including a porous carbon backcontact without hole transporting layer, are employed. This paper focuses on 5-ammonium valeric acid iodide (5-AVAI or AVA) as an additive in methylammonium lead iodide (MAPI). By combining scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), time-resolved photoluminescence (TRPL), current–voltage measurements, ideality factor determination, and in-depth electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) investigations on various layers stacks structures, we discriminated the effects of a mesoscopic scaffold and an AVA additive. The AVA additive was found to decrease the bulk defects in perovskite (PVK) and boost the PVK resistance to moisture. The triple mesoporous structure was detrimental for the defects, but it improved the stability against humidity. On standard architecture, the PCE is 16.9% with the AVA additive instead of 18.1% for the control. A high stability of TiO2/ZrO2/carbon/perovskite cells was found due to both AVA and the protection by the all-inorganic scaffold. These cells achieved a PCE of 14.4% in the present work.

scholarly journals Effects of CsSnxPb1−xI3 Quantum Dots as Interfacial Layer on Photovoltaic Performance of Carbon-Based Perovskite Solar Cells

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi Zhang ◽  
Zhiyuan He ◽  
Xuanhui Luo ◽  
Rangwei Meng ◽  
Mengwei Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Dots ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Photovoltaic Performance ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Photogenerated Electron ◽  
Depletion Region ◽  
Band Alignment ◽  
Back Surface ◽  
The One ◽  
Carbon Based

AbstractIn this work, inorganic tin-doped perovskite quantum dots (PQDs) are incorporated into carbon-based perovskite solar cells (PSCs) to improve their photovoltaic performance. On the one hand, by controlling the content of Sn2+ doping, the energy level of the tin-doped PQDs can be adjusted, to realize optimized band alignment and enhanced separation of photogenerated electron–hole pairs. On the other hand, the incorporation of tin-doped PQDs provided with a relatively high acceptor concentration due to the self-p-type doping effect is able to reduce the width of the depletion region near the back surface of the perovskite, thereby enhancing the hole extraction. Particularly, after the addition of CsSn0.2Pb0.8I3 quantum dots (QDs), improvement of the power conversion efficiency (PCE) from 12.80 to 14.22% can be obtained, in comparison with the pristine device. Moreover, the experimental results are analyzed through the simulation of the one-dimensional perovskite/tin-doped PQDs heterojunction.

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