Four-terminal perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells based on large-area perovskite solar cells utilizing low-cost copper semi-transparent electrode

2022 ◽  
Vol 128 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Manas R. Samantaray ◽  
Dhriti S. Ghosh ◽  
Nikhil Chander
2021 ◽  
Vol 38 (10) ◽  
pp. 107801
Author(s):  
Zihan Qu ◽  
Fei Ma ◽  
Yang Zhao ◽  
Xinbo Chu ◽  
Shiqi Yu ◽  
...  

In the last decade, perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have greatly drawn researchers’ attention, with the power conversion efficiency surging from 3.8% to 25.5%. PSCs possess the merits of low cost, simple fabrication process and high performance, which could be one of the most promising photovoltaic technologies in the future. In this review, we focus on the summary of the updated progresses in single junction PSCs including efficiency, stability and large area module. Then, the important progresses in tandem solar cells are briefly discussed. A prospect into the future of the field is also included.


2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (14) ◽  
pp. 2745-2750 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felix Lang ◽  
Marc A. Gluba ◽  
Steve Albrecht ◽  
Jörg Rappich ◽  
Lars Korte ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 51 (79) ◽  
pp. 14696-14707 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Susrutha ◽  
Lingamallu Giribabu ◽  
Surya Prakash Singh

Flexible thin-film photovoltaics facilitate the implementation of solar devices into portable, reduced dimension, and roll-to-roll modules. In this review, we describe recent developments in the fabrication of flexible perovskite solar cells that are low cost and highly efficient and can be used for the fabrication of large-area and lightweight solar cell devices.


Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 386
Author(s):  
Simone M. P. Meroni ◽  
Carys Worsley ◽  
Dimitrios Raptis ◽  
Trystan M. Watson

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have already achieved comparable performance to industrially established silicon technologies. However, high performance and stability must be also be achieved at large area and low cost to be truly commercially viable. The fully printable triple-mesoscopic carbon perovskite solar cell (mCPSC) has demonstrated unprecedented stability and can be produced at low capital cost with inexpensive materials. These devices are inherently scalable, and large-area modules have already been fabricated using low-cost screen printing. As a uniquely stable, scalable and low-cost architecture, mCPSC research has advanced significantly in recent years. This review provides a detailed overview of advancements in the materials and processing of each individual stack layer as well as in-depth coverage of work on perovskite formulations, with the view of highlighting potential areas for future research. Long term stability studies will also be discussed, to emphasise the impressive achievements of mCPSCs for both indoor and outdoor applications.


2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (21) ◽  
pp. 1800538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chengrong Yin ◽  
Jianfeng Lu ◽  
Yachao Xu ◽  
Yikai Yun ◽  
Kai Wang ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (23) ◽  
pp. 20320-20329
Author(s):  
Arti Mishra ◽  
Zubair Ahmad

Abstract The next generation technologies based on perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are targeted to develop a true low cost, low tech, widely deployable, easily manufactured and reliable photovoltaics. After the extremely fast evolution in the last few years on the laboratory-scale, PSCs power conversion efficiency (PCE) reached over 24%. However, the widespread use of PSCs requires addressing the stability and industrial scale production issues. Carbon based monolithic perovskite solar cells (mPSCs) are one of the most promising candidates for the commercialization of the PSCs. mPSCs possess a unique architectural design and pave an easy way to produce large area and cost-effective fabrication of the PSCs. In this article, recent progress in the field of mPSCs, challenges and strategies for their improvement are briefly reviewed. Also, we focus on the predominant implementations of recent techniques in the fabrication of the mPSCs to improve their performance. This review is intended to serve as a future direction guide for the scientists who are looking forward to developing more reliable, cost-effective and large area PSCs.


2019 ◽  
Vol 966 ◽  
pp. 373-377
Author(s):  
Ayi Bahtiar ◽  
Cyntia Agustin ◽  
Euis Siti Nurazizah ◽  
Annisa Aprilia ◽  
Darmawan Hidayat

Power conversion efficiency (PCE) of perovskite solar cells increases very rapidly and more than 22% is already achieved. However, some problems still need to be resolved for mass production and commercialization, including reducing production costs and development of large area solar cells. The best PCE is reached by very small active area, mostly below 0.5 cm2 which is mostly produced by spin-coating technique. Moreover, the perovskite precursor materials, mostly lead (II) iodide (PbI2) and hole-transport materials (HTM) Spiro-OMeTAD are expensive material in perovskite solar cells. Therefore, the use of low-cost perovskite precursors and low-cost HTM materials is one way to reduce the whole production costs of perovskite solar cells. Nowadays, many groups have been developed HTM-free perovskite solar cells using carbon-based mesoscopic solar cells for low cost production and large area perovskite solar cells, although the PCE of large area perovskite solar cells is still half than that very small area prepared by spin-coating technique. Here, we report our recent study to fabricate perovskite solar cells using mesoscopic carbon-based structure consisting of glass/ITO/TiO2/ZrO2/perovskite/carbon with active area larger than 1 cm2 by use of simple screen printing technique in ambient air with high humidity. We also synthesize PbI2 as perovskite precursor material from electrodes of used car battery to reduce the cost of solar cells production. Although, the PCE is still much lower than that reported by other groups, however, our study shows that perovskite solar cells from used car battery and with active area more than 1 cm2 can be fabricated in ambient air with high humidity by use of simple screen printing technique.


Author(s):  
Manas R. Samantaray ◽  
Naba Kr. Rana ◽  
Arun Kumar ◽  
Dhriti S. Ghosh ◽  
Nikhil Chander

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (17) ◽  
pp. 10246-10255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sawanta S. Mali ◽  
Jyoti V. Patil ◽  
Chang Kook Hong

A long-term thermally stable, inexpensively produced, inorganic-hole extraction layer (i-HEL) is the best choice for the commercialization of air-thermo-stable, low-cost, highly-efficient perovskite solar cells (PSCs).


Nanomaterials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 932 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dazheng Chen ◽  
Gang Fan ◽  
Hongxiao Zhang ◽  
Long Zhou ◽  
Weidong Zhu ◽  
...  

Indium thin oxide (ITO)-free planar perovskite solar cells (PSCs) were fabricated at a low temperature (150 °C) in this work based on the transparent electrode of photolithography processed nickel/gold (Ni/Au) mesh and the high conductivity polymer, PH1000. Ultrathin Au was introduced to increase the conductivity of metal mesh, and the optimal hexagonal Ni (30 nm)/Au (10 nm) mesh (line width of 5 μm) shows a transmittance close to 80% in the visible light region and a sheet resistance lower than 16.9 Ω/sq. The conductive polymer PH1000 not only smooths the raised surface of the metal mesh but also enhances the charge collection ability of metal mesh. The fabricated PSCs have the typical planar structure (glass/Ni-Au mesh/PH1000/PEDOT:PSS/MAyFA1−yPbIxCl3−x/PCBM/BCP/Ag) and the champion PSC (0.09 cm2) obtains a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 13.88%, negligible current hysteresis, steady current density and PCE outputs, and good process repeatability. Its photovoltaic performance and stability are comparable to the reference PSC based on the ITO electrodes (PCE = 15.70%), which demonstrates that the Ni/Au mesh transparent electrodes are a promising ITO alternative to fabricate efficient PSCs. The relatively lower performance of Ni/Au based PSC results from the relatively slower charge extraction and stronger charge recombination than the ITO based PSC. Further, we tried to fabricate the large area (1 cm2) device and achieve a PCE over 6% with negligible hysteresis and steady current density and PCE outputs. The improvements of perovskite film quality and interface modification should be an effective approach to further enhance the device performance of Ni/Au based PSCs, and the Ni/Au mesh electrode may find wider applications in PSCs and flexible devices.


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