Combination of large cation and coordinating additive improves carrier transport properties in quasi-2D perovskite solar cells

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvester Sahayaraj ◽  
Eros Radicchi ◽  
Marcin Ziolek ◽  
Mateusz Ścigaj ◽  
Jarosław Serafińczuk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Transport Properties ◽  
Carrier Transport ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Environmental Stability ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Perovskite Materials ◽  
Large Cation ◽  
Carrier Transport Properties

Two-dimensional perovskite materials have attracted considerable attention in the photovoltaic community, primarily due to their superior environmental stability. It mainly originates from the presence of bulky organic spacer cations that...

scholarly journals Major Impediment to Highly Efficient, Stable and Low-Cost Perovskite Solar Cells

Metals ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 964 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yue Zhang ◽  
Haiming Zhang ◽  
Xiaohui Zhang ◽  
Lijuan Wei ◽  
Biao Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Carrier Mobility ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Environmental Stability ◽  
Perovskite Materials ◽  
Hybrid Perovskite ◽  
Silicon Based ◽  
Major Impediment

Organic–inorganic hybrid perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have made immense progress in recent years, owing to outstanding optoelectronic properties of perovskite materials, such as high extinction coefficient, carrier mobility, and low exciton binding energy. Since the first appearance in 2009, the efficiency of PSCs has reached 23.3%. This has made them the most promising rival to silicon-based solar cells. However, there are still several issues to resolve to promote PSCs’ outdoor applications. In this review, three crucial aspects of PSCs, including high efficiency, environmental stability, and low-cost of PSCs, are described in detail. Recent in-depth studies on different aspects are also discussed for better understanding of these issues and possible solutions.

Universal approach toward high-efficiency two-dimensional perovskite solar cells via a vertical-rotation process

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 3093-3101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Yang ◽  
Cheng Liu ◽  
Arup Mahata ◽  
Mo Li ◽  
Cristina Roldán-Carmona ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Charge Transport ◽  
Transport Properties ◽  
Crystal Orientation ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Universal Approach

A universal vertically-rotated (VR) methodology is proposed to rotate the crystal orientation of 2D perovskites, which improves charge transport properties by several orders of magnitude and boosts the efficiency of 2D (n ≤ 4) PSCs to above 17%.

scholarly journals Plasmonic–perovskite solar cells, light emitters, and sensors

2022 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin Ai ◽  
Ziwei Fan ◽  
Zi Jing Wong
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Carrier Transport ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Metallic Surfaces ◽  
Light Emitters ◽  
Light Emitting ◽  
Perovskite Materials ◽  
Improved Performance

AbstractThe field of plasmonics explores the interaction between light and metallic micro/nanostructures and films. The collective oscillation of free electrons on metallic surfaces enables subwavelength optical confinement and enhanced light–matter interactions. In optoelectronics, perovskite materials are particularly attractive due to their excellent absorption, emission, and carrier transport properties, which lead to the improved performance of solar cells, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), lasers, photodetectors, and sensors. When perovskite materials are coupled with plasmonic structures, the device performance significantly improves owing to strong near-field and far-field optical enhancements, as well as the plasmoelectric effect. Here, we review recent theoretical and experimental works on plasmonic perovskite solar cells, light emitters, and sensors. The underlying physical mechanisms, design routes, device performances, and optimization strategies are summarized. This review also lays out challenges and future directions for the plasmonic perovskite research field toward next-generation optoelectronic technologies.

scholarly journals Advances in Dion-Jacobson phase two-dimensional metal halide perovskite solar cells

Nanophotonics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tianqi Niu ◽  
Qifan Xue ◽  
Hin-Lap Yip
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Metal Halide ◽  
Environmental Stability ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Photovoltaic Efficiency ◽  
Functional Behavior ◽  
Low Dimensional

Abstract Low-dimensional metal halide perovskites have emerged as promising alternatives to the traditional three-dimensional (3D) components, due to their greater structural tunability and environmental stability. Dion-Jacobson (DJ) phase two-dimensional (2D) perovskites, which are formed by incorporating bulky organic diammonium cations into inorganic frameworks that comprises a symmetrically layered array, have recently attracted increasing research interest. The structure-property characteristics of DJ phase perovskites endow them with a unique combination of photovoltaic efficiency and stability, which has led to their impressive employment in perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Here, we review the achievements that have been made to date in the exploitation of DJ phase perovskites in photovoltaic applications. We summarize the various ligand designs, optimization strategies and applications of DJ phase PSCs, and examine the current understanding of the mechanisms underlying their functional behavior. Finally, we discuss the remaining bottlenecks and future outlook for these promising materials, and possible development directions of further commercial processes.

scholarly journals Engineering fluorinated-cation containing inverted perovskite solar cells with an efficiency of >21% and improved stability towards humidity

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Wang ◽  
Kasparas Rakstys ◽  
Kevin Jack ◽  
Hui Jin ◽  
Jonathan Lai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Environmental Stability ◽  
Lead Salt ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Lead Iodide ◽  
Mole Percent ◽  
Improved Stability

AbstractEfficient and stable perovskite solar cells with a simple active layer are desirable for manufacturing. Three-dimensional perovskite solar cells are most efficient but need to have improved environmental stability. Inclusion of larger ammonium salts has led to a trade-off between improved stability and efficiency, which is attributed to the perovskite films containing a two-dimensional component. Here, we show that addition of 0.3 mole percent of a fluorinated lead salt into the three-dimensional methylammonium lead iodide perovskite enables low temperature fabrication of simple inverted solar cells with a maximum power conversion efficiency of 21.1%. The perovskite layer has no detectable two-dimensional component at salt concentrations of up to 5 mole percent. The high concentration of fluorinated material found at the film-air interface provides greater hydrophobicity, increased size and orientation of the surface perovskite crystals, and unencapsulated devices with increased stability to high humidity.

scholarly journals Surface Passivation Using N-Type Organic Semiconductor by One-Step Method in Two-Dimensional Perovskite Solar Cells

Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 933
Author(s):  
Helong Wang ◽  
Guanchen Liu ◽  
Chongyang Xu ◽  
Fanming Zeng ◽  
Xiaoyin Xie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Electron Transport ◽  
Surface Passivation ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Charge Recombination ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Environmental Stability ◽  
Electron Transport Layer ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
One Step

Surface passivation, which has been intensively studied recently, is essential for the perovskite solar cells (PSCs), due to the intrinsic defects in perovskite crystal. A series of chemical or physical methods have been published for passivating the defects of perovskites, which effectively suppressed the charge recombination and enhanced the photovoltaic performance. In this study, the n-type semiconductor of [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) is dissolved in chlorobenzene (CB) for the surface passivation during the spin-coating process for depositing the two-dimensional (2D) perovskite film. This approach simplifies the fabrication process of 2D PSCs and benefits the film quality. As a result, the defects of perovskite film are effectively passivated by this method. A better perovskite/PCBM heterojunction is generated, exhibiting an increased film coverage and improved film morphology of PCBM. It is found that this technology results in an improved electron transporting performance as well as suppressed charge recombination for electron transport layer. As a result, PSCs based on the one-step formed perovskite/PCBM heterojunctions exhibit the optimized power conversion efficiency of 15.69% which is about 37% higher than that of regular perovskite devices. The device environmental stability is also enhanced due to the quality improved electron transport layer.

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