scholarly journals Up-Scalable Fabrication of SnO2 with Multifunctional Interface for High Performance Perovskite Solar Modules

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guoqing Tong ◽  
Luis K. Ono ◽  
Yuqiang Liu ◽  
Hui Zhang ◽  
Tongle Bu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Tin Dioxide ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Defect Density ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Solar Module ◽  
Ion Doping ◽  
Engineering Strategy ◽  
Higher Carrier Mobility

AbstractTin dioxide (SnO2) has been demonstrated as one of the promising electron transport layers for high-efficiency perovskite solar cells (PSCs). However, scalable fabrication of SnO2 films with uniform coverage, desirable thickness and a low defect density in perovskite solar modules (PSMs) is still challenging. Here, we report preparation of high-quality large-area SnO2 films by chemical bath deposition (CBD) with the addition of KMnO4. The strong oxidizing nature of KMnO4 promotes the conversion from Sn(II) to Sn(VI), leading to reduced trap defects and a higher carrier mobility of SnO2. In addition, K ions diffuse into the perovskite film resulting in larger grain sizes, passivated grain boundaries, and reduced hysteresis of PSCs. Furthermore, Mn ion doping improves both the crystallinity and the phase stability of the perovskite film. Such a multifunctional interface engineering strategy enabled us to achieve a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 21.70% with less hysteresis for lab-scale PSCs. Using this method, we also fabricated 5 × 5 and 10 × 10 cm2 PSMs, which showed PCEs of 15.62% and 11.80% (active area PCEs are 17.26% and 13.72%), respectively. For the encapsulated 5 × 5 cm2 PSM, we obtained a T80 operation lifetime (the lifespan during which the solar module PCE drops to 80% of its initial value) exceeding 1000 h in ambient condition.

scholarly journals Strategies for High-Performance Large-Area Perovskite Solar Cells toward Commercialization

Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 295
Author(s):  
Tianzhao Dai ◽  
Qiaojun Cao ◽  
Lifeng Yang ◽  
Mahmoud Aldamasy ◽  
Meng Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Growth Control ◽  
Single Crystal Silicon ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Crystal Silicon ◽  
Control Interface

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have received a great deal of attention in the science and technology field due to their outstanding power conversion efficiency (PCE), which increased rapidly from 3.9% to 25.5% in less than a decade, comparable to single crystal silicon solar cells. In the past ten years, much progress has been made, e.g. impressive ideas and advanced technologies have been proposed to enlarge PSC efficiency and stability. However, this outstanding progress has always been referred to as small-area (<0.1 cm2) PSCs. Little attention has been paid to the preparation processes and their micro-mechanisms for large-area (>1 cm2) PSCs. Meanwhile, scaling up is an inevitable way for large-scale application of PSCs. Therefore, we firstly summarize the current achievements for high efficiency and stability large-area perovskite solar cells, including precursor composition, deposition, growth control, interface engineering, packaging technology, etc. Then we include a brief discussion and outlook for the future development of large-area PSCs in commercialization.

A vacuum flash–assisted solution process for high-efficiency large-area perovskite solar cells

Science ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 353 (6294) ◽  
pp. 58-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiong Li ◽  
Dongqin Bi ◽  
Chenyi Yi ◽  
Jean-David Décoppet ◽  
Jingshan Luo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Performance ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Solution Process ◽  
Maximum Efficiency ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Large Size ◽  
Metal Halide Perovskite ◽  
Practical Development

Metal halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) currently attract enormous research interest because of their high solar-to-electric power conversion efficiency (PCE) and low fabrication costs, but their practical development is hampered by difficulties in achieving high performance with large-size devices. We devised a simple vacuum flash–assisted solution processing method to obtain shiny, smooth, crystalline perovskite films of high electronic quality over large areas. This enabled us to fabricate solar cells with an aperture area exceeding 1 square centimeter, a maximum efficiency of 20.5%, and a certified PCE of 19.6%. By contrast, the best certified PCE to date is 15.6% for PSCs of similar size. We demonstrate that the reproducibility of the method is excellent and that the cells show virtually no hysteresis. Our approach enables the realization of highly efficient large-area PSCs for practical deployment.

scholarly journals Iodine reduction for reproducible and high-performance perovskite solar cells and modules

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. eabe8130
Author(s):  
Shangshang Chen ◽  
Xun Xiao ◽  
Hangyu Gu ◽  
Jinsong Huang
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Performance ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Electronic Materials ◽  
Substantial Reduction ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
High Yield ◽  
Operation Conditions ◽  
Record Value ◽  
Precursor Powders

Perovskite-based electronic materials and devices such as perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have notoriously bad reproducibility, which greatly impedes both fundamental understanding of their intrinsic properties and real-world applications. Here, we report that organic iodide perovskite precursors can be oxidized to I2 even for carefully sealed precursor powders or solutions, which markedly deteriorates the performance and reproducibility of PSCs. Adding benzylhydrazine hydrochloride (BHC) as a reductant into degraded precursor solutions can effectively reduce the detrimental I2 back to I−, accompanied by a substantial reduction of I3−-induced charge traps in the films. BHC residuals in perovskite films further stabilize the PSCs under operation conditions. BHC improves the stabilized efficiency of the blade-coated p-i-n structure PSCs to a record value of 23.2% (22.62 ± 0.40% certified by National Renewable Energy Laboratory), and the high-efficiency devices have a very high yield. A stabilized aperture efficiency of 18.2% is also achieved on a 35.8-cm2 mini-module.

scholarly journals Ambient Air Temperature Assisted Crystallization for Inorganic CsPbI2Br Perovskite Solar Cells

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (11) ◽  
pp. 3398
Author(s):  
Yi Long ◽  
Kun Liu ◽  
Yongli Zhang ◽  
Wenzhe Li
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Air Temperature ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Defect Density ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Dark Phase ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Ambient Air Temperature ◽  
Air Atmosphere

Inorganic cesium lead halide perovskites, as alternative light absorbers for organic–inorganic hybrid perovskite solar cells, have attracted more and more attention due to their superb thermal stability for photovoltaic applications. However, the humid air instability of CsPbI2Br perovskite solar cells (PSCs) hinders their further development. The optoelectronic properties of CsPbI2Br films are closely related to the quality of films, so preparing high-quality perovskite films is crucial for fabricating high-performance PSCs. For the first time, we demonstrate that the regulation of ambient temperature of the dry air in the glovebox is able to control the growth of CsPbI2Br crystals and further optimize the morphology of CsPbI2Br film. Through controlling the ambient air temperature assisted crystallization, high-quality CsPbI2Br films are obtained, with advantages such as larger crystalline grains, negligible crystal boundaries, absence of pinholes, lower defect density, and faster carrier mobility. Accordingly, the PSCs based on as-prepared CsPbI2Br film achieve a power conversion efficiency of 15.5% (the maximum stabilized power output of 15.02%). Moreover, the optimized CsPbI2Br films show excellent robustness against moisture and oxygen and maintain the photovoltaic dark phase after 3 h aging in an air atmosphere at room temperature and 35% relative humidity (R.H.). In comparison, the pristine films are completely converted to the yellow phase in 1.5 h.

Improving Contact and Passivation of Buried Interface for High‐Efficiency and Large‐Area Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells

2021 ◽  
pp. 2109968
Author(s):  
Xiaojia Xu ◽  
Xiaoyu Ji ◽  
Rui Chen ◽  
Fangyuan Ye ◽  
Shuaijun Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Large Area

Antimony trifluoride incorporated SnO2 for high-efficiency planar perovskite solar cells

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Zhang ◽  
Hui Li ◽  
Jing Zhuang ◽  
Yigang Luan ◽  
Sixuan Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Electron Transport ◽  
Tin Dioxide ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Electron Transport Layer ◽  
Antimony Trifluoride ◽  
First Time

The low-cost material antimony trifluoride (SbF3) was doped into the commonly used tin dioxide (SnO2) for the first time, and the SbF3-doped SnO2 as an electron transport layer (ETL) was...

High Efficiency High Stable Large Area Perovskite Solar Module Including 2D Strategy and Polymeric Hole Transport Material

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narges Yaghoobi Nia ◽  
Mahmoud Zendehdel ◽  
Barbara Paci ◽  
Amanda Generosi ◽  
Zhaoxiang Zheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Efficiency ◽  
Hole Transport ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Solar Module

scholarly journals Hollow rice grain-shaped TiO2 nanostructures for high-efficiency and large-area perovskite solar cells

2019 ◽  
Vol 191 ◽  
pp. 389-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaoyang Ma ◽  
Tao Ye ◽  
Tingting Wu ◽  
Zhe Wang ◽  
Zhixun Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Rice Grain ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Tio2 Nanostructures

Stable perovskite solar cells with efficiency exceeding 24.8% and 0.3-V voltage loss

Science ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 369 (6511) ◽  
pp. 1615-1620 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingyu Jeong ◽  
In Woo Choi ◽  
Eun Min Go ◽  
Yongjoon Cho ◽  
Minjin Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Efficiency ◽  
Noncovalent Interactions ◽  
Energy Levels ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Structure Property ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Long Term Stability ◽  
Voltage Loss ◽  
Hole Transporting ◽  
Hole Transporting Material

Further improvement and stabilization of perovskite solar cell (PSC) performance are essential to achieve the commercial viability of next-generation photovoltaics. Considering the benefits of fluorination to conjugated materials for energy levels, hydrophobicity, and noncovalent interactions, two fluorinated isomeric analogs of the well-known hole-transporting material (HTM) Spiro-OMeTAD are developed and used as HTMs in PSCs. The structure–property relationship induced by constitutional isomerism is investigated through experimental, atomistic, and theoretical analyses, and the fabricated PSCs feature high efficiency up to 24.82% (certified at 24.64% with 0.3-volt voltage loss), along with long-term stability in wet conditions without encapsulation (87% efficiency retention after 500 hours). We also achieve an efficiency of 22.31% in the large-area cell.

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