Potential challenges and approaches to develop the large area efficient monolithic perovskite solar cells (mPSCs)

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.

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

Applied Physics A ◽

10.1007/s00339-021-05234-w ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 128 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Manas R. Samantaray ◽

Dhriti S. Ghosh ◽

Nikhil Chander

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Low Cost ◽

Perovskite Solar Cells ◽

Transparent Electrode ◽

Large Area ◽

Tandem Solar Cells

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Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Analysis of Hole Transporting Material Free Mesoporous and Planar Perovskite Solar Cells

Nanomaterials ◽

10.3390/nano10091635 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (9) ◽

pp. 1635

Author(s):

Sumayya M. Abdulrahim ◽

Zubair Ahmad ◽

Jolly Bahadra ◽

Noora J. Al-Thani

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy ◽

Impedance Spectroscopy ◽

Electrochemical Impedance ◽

Perovskite Solar Cells ◽

Cost Effective ◽

Hole Transport ◽

Large Area ◽

The Future ◽

Hole Transporting Material

The future photovoltaic technologies based on perovskite materials are aimed to build low tech, truly economical, easily fabricated, broadly deployable, and trustworthy solar cells. Hole transport material (HTM) free perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are among the most likely architectures which hold a distinctive design and provide a simple way to produce large-area and cost-effective manufacture of PSCs. Notably, in the monolithic scheme of the HTM-free PSCs, all layers can be printed using highly reproducible and morphology-controlled methods, and this design has successfully been demonstrated for industrial-scale fabrication. In this review article, we comprehensively describe the recent advancements in the different types of mesoporous (nanostructured) and planar HTM-free PSCs. In addition, the effect of various nanostructures and mesoporous layers on their performance is discussed using the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) technique. We bring together the different perspectives that researchers have developed to interpret and analyze the EIS data of the HTM-free PSCs. Their analysis using the EIS tool, the limitations of these studies, and the future work directions to overcome these limitations to enhance the performance of HTM-free PSCs are comprehensively considered.

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Low cost and stable quinoxaline-based hole-transporting materials with a D–A–D molecular configuration for efficient perovskite solar cells

Chemical Science ◽

10.1039/c8sc00731d ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (27) ◽

pp. 5919-5928 ◽

Cited By ~ 63

Author(s):

Hao Zhang ◽

Yongzhen Wu ◽

Weiwei Zhang ◽

Erpeng Li ◽

Chao Shen ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Electron Acceptor ◽

Low Cost ◽

Photovoltaic Performance ◽

Perovskite Solar Cells ◽

Molecular Configuration ◽

Hole Transporting ◽

The Stability ◽

Hole Transporting Materials ◽

Weak Electron

Molecular hole-transporting materials containing a weak electron acceptor core can simultaneously improve the stability and photovoltaic performance of perovskite solar cells.

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Boosting the efficiency and the stability of low cost perovskite solar cells by using CuPc nanorods as hole transport material and carbon as counter electrode

Nano Energy ◽

10.1016/j.nanoen.2015.11.034 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 20 ◽

pp. 108-116 ◽

Cited By ~ 177

Author(s):

Fuguo Zhang ◽

Xichuan Yang ◽

Ming Cheng ◽

Weihan Wang ◽

Licheng Sun

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Counter Electrode ◽

Low Cost ◽

Perovskite Solar Cells ◽

Hole Transport ◽

The Stability

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Call for papers on special issue “Perovskite photovoltaics and optoelectronic devices”

Materials International ◽

10.33263/materials21.049049 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 049-049

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Large Scale ◽

Perovskite Solar Cells ◽

Optoelectronic Devices ◽

Scale Production ◽

Special Issue ◽

Device Structure ◽

Stability Performance ◽

Large Scale Production ◽

The Stability

Aim & Scope: Metal halide perovskitehave been regarded as promising classes of materials for photovoltaics and optoelectronic devices, owing to the unique characteristics, such as long charge carrier diffusion lengths, precise tunable bandgaps, high light absorption coefficients, and high defect tolerance. Research on perovskite in the fields including photovoltaics, light-emitting diodes, lasers, X-ray imaging, and photodetectors has been gaining increasingly interest over the past years. Up to now, the efficiency of perovskite solar cells has grown from 3.8% in single-junction solar cells in 2009 to more than 25%, catching up the efficiency level of commercial silicon cells. Up to now, the key issues of perovskite photovoltaics and optoelectronic devices have become the stability, performance and large-scale production. This requires optimization of the film morphology, interface, device structure and the fabrication process. A lot work has been done on this issue and has made remarkable progress. We kindly invite you to submit a manuscript(s) for this Special Issue. Full papers, communications, and reviews are all welcome.

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A novel and cost effective CZTS hole transport material applied in perovskite solar cells

CrystEngComm ◽

10.1039/c8ce01337c ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 20 (47) ◽

pp. 7677-7687 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Siddhant B. Patel ◽

Amar H. Patel ◽

Jignasa V. Gohel

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Low Cost ◽

Perovskite Solar Cells ◽

Cost Effective ◽

Hole Transport ◽

Ambient Condition ◽

Nano Particles

CZTS nano-particles are synthesized under ambient condition and applied as low-cost and sustainable inorganic HTM in Perovskite solar cells.

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Recent advances in flexible perovskite solar cells

Chemical Communications ◽

10.1039/c5cc03666f ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 51 (79) ◽

pp. 14696-14707 ◽

Cited By ~ 62

Author(s):

B. Susrutha ◽

Lingamallu Giribabu ◽

Surya Prakash Singh

Keyword(s):

Thin Film ◽

Solar Cells ◽

Solar Cell ◽

Low Cost ◽

Perovskite Solar Cells ◽

Large Area ◽

Roll To Roll ◽

Recent Developments ◽

Reduced Dimension ◽

Thin Film Photovoltaics

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.

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Large area, waterproof, air stable and cost effective efficient perovskite solar cells through modified carbon hole extraction layer

Materials Today Chemistry ◽

10.1016/j.mtchem.2016.12.003 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 ◽

pp. 53-63 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Sawanta S. Mali ◽

Hyungjin Kim ◽

Hyun Hoon Kim ◽

Gwang Ryeol Park ◽

Sang Eun Shim ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

Perovskite Solar Cells ◽

Cost Effective ◽

Large Area

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Triple-Mesoscopic Carbon Perovskite Solar Cells: Materials, Processing and Applications

Energies ◽

10.3390/en14020386 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 386

Author(s):

Simone M. P. Meroni ◽

Carys Worsley ◽

Dimitrios Raptis ◽

Trystan M. Watson

Keyword(s):

Solar Cells ◽

High Performance ◽

Low Cost ◽

Perovskite Solar Cells ◽

Future Research ◽

Large Area ◽

Long Term Stability ◽

Comparable Performance ◽

Indoor And Outdoor

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.

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