Recent advancement in the performance of solar cells by incorporating transition metal dichalcogenides as counter electrode and photoabsorber

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (8) ◽  
pp. 3058-3079 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Zahir Iqbal ◽  
Shahid Alam ◽  
Mian Muhammad Faisal ◽  
Sana Khan
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Transition Metal ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Transition Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Recent Advancement ◽  
Metal Dichalcogenides

Role of graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides as hole transport layer and counter electrode in solar cells

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 1464-1487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Zahir Iqbal ◽  
Jameel‐Un Nabi ◽  
Saman Siddique ◽  
Hafiz Taimoor Ahmed Awan ◽  
Syed Shabhi Haider ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Transition Metal ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Transition Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Hole Transport ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Hole Transport Layer ◽  
Metal Dichalcogenides

scholarly journals Interface Engineering for Perovskite Solar Cells Based on 2D-Materials: A Physics Point of View

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (19) ◽  
pp. 5843
Author(s):  
Rosaria Verduci ◽  
Antonio Agresti ◽  
Valentino Romano ◽  
Giovanna D’Angelo
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Transition Metal ◽  
2D Materials ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Transition Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Precursor Solution ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Physical Mechanisms ◽  
Metal Dichalcogenides

The last decade has witnessed the advance of metal halide perovskites as a promising low-cost and efficient class of light harvesters used in solar cells (SCs). Remarkably, the efficiency of lab-scale perovskite solar cells (PSCs) reached a power conversion efficiency of 25.5% in just ~10 years of research, rivalling the current record of 26.1% for Si-based PVs. To further boost the performances of PSCs, the use of 2D materials (such as graphene, transition metal dichalcogenides and transition metal carbides, nitrides and carbonitrides) has been proposed, thanks to their remarkable optoelectronic properties (that can be tuned with proper chemical composition engineering) and chemical stability. In particular, 2D materials have been demonstrated as promising candidates for (i) accelerating hot carrier transfer across the interfaces between the perovskite and the charge extraction layers; (ii) improving the crystallization of the perovskite layers (when used as additives in the precursor solution); (iii) favoring electronic bands alignment through tuning of the work function. In this mini-review, we discuss the physical mechanisms underlying the increased efficiency of 2D material-based PSCs, focusing on the three aforementioned effects.

Highly-efficient heterojunction solar cells based on two-dimensional tellurene and transition metal dichalcogenides

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (13) ◽  
pp. 7430-7436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Wu ◽  
Huanhuan Ma ◽  
Yunzhi Gao ◽  
Wei Hu ◽  
Jinlong Yang
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Transition Metal ◽  
Charge Separation ◽  
Transition Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Band Alignment ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Heterojunction Solar Cells ◽  
Highly Efficient ◽  
Metal Dichalcogenides

Tellurene and TMDs show desirable type II band alignment for constructing highly-efficient heterojunction solar cells with strong charge separation and enhanced sunlight absorption.

Salt-Assisted High-Throughput Synthesis of Single- and Few-Layer Transition Metal Dichalcogenides and Their Application in Organic Solar Cells

Small ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (22) ◽  
pp. 4651-4657 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liyong Niu ◽  
Kan Li ◽  
Hongyu Zhen ◽  
Ying-San Chui ◽  
Wenjun Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Transition Metal ◽  
High Throughput ◽  
Organic Solar Cells ◽  
Transition Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Layer Transition ◽  
Metal Dichalcogenides

scholarly journals Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide-based counter electrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells

RSC Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (45) ◽  
pp. 28234-28290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Singh ◽  
Ki Seok Kim ◽  
Geun Young Yeom ◽  
Hari Singh Nalwa
Keyword(s):  
Transition Metal ◽  
Counter Electrode ◽  
Transition Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells ◽  
Dye Sensitized Solar Cell ◽  
Transition Metal Dichalcogenide ◽  
Counter Electrodes ◽  
Dye Sensitized ◽  
Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Sensitized Solar Cells

Dye-sensitized solar cell using counter electrode based on transition metal dichalcogenides.

scholarly journals High-specific-power flexible transition metal dichalcogenide solar cells

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Koosha Nassiri Nazif ◽  
Alwin Daus ◽  
Jiho Hong ◽  
Nayeun Lee ◽  
Sam Vaziri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Transition Metal ◽  
Fermi Level ◽  
Transition Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Specific Power ◽  
Transition Metal Dichalcogenide ◽  
Fermi Level Pinning ◽  
High Specific Power ◽  
Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Transfer Method

AbstractSemiconducting transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are promising for flexible high-specific-power photovoltaics due to their ultrahigh optical absorption coefficients, desirable band gaps and self-passivated surfaces. However, challenges such as Fermi-level pinning at the metal contact–TMD interface and the inapplicability of traditional doping schemes have prevented most TMD solar cells from exceeding 2% power conversion efficiency (PCE). In addition, fabrication on flexible substrates tends to contaminate or damage TMD interfaces, further reducing performance. Here, we address these fundamental issues by employing: (1) transparent graphene contacts to mitigate Fermi-level pinning, (2) MoOx capping for doping, passivation and anti-reflection, and (3) a clean, non-damaging direct transfer method to realize devices on lightweight flexible polyimide substrates. These lead to record PCE of 5.1% and record specific power of 4.4 W g−1 for flexible TMD (WSe2) solar cells, the latter on par with prevailing thin-film solar technologies cadmium telluride, copper indium gallium selenide, amorphous silicon and III-Vs. We further project that TMD solar cells could achieve specific power up to 46 W g−1, creating unprecedented opportunities in a broad range of industries from aerospace to wearable and implantable electronics.

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